Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines plans to boost staff levels and add to its fleet of de-icing trucks during the winter months as the company takes steps to prevent another holiday meltdown.

Southwest Airlines passengers reportedly vomited and had panic attacks when their plane shook "like crazy" approaching Raleigh, and the flight was diverted to Myrtle Beach.

Southwest Airlines passengers headed to Fort Lauderdale saw the cabin fill with smoke after birds took out one of the engines, forcing the plane to turn back to Cuba.

Southwest Airlines has announced a new pricing model for its onboard internet, with $8 WiFi being purchased from "Takeoff to Landing" beginning on Feb. 21.

Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Southwest Airlines on Thursday, seeking a "full accounting" of how the airline is refunding customers after mass holiday cancellations.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz pushed acting Federal Aviation Administrator Billy Nolen on a near-miss collision between two planes at an airport in Austin, Texas, this month.

The Federal Aviation Administration is forming a safety review team to look into the aviation system following a string of close calls, according to acting administrator Billy Nolen.

Southwest Airlines COO Andrew Watterson faced lawmakers at a hearing Thursday, where Southwest Airlines Pilots Association President Cpt. Casey Murray testified that company leadership "failed to listen" to frontline employees ahead of last December's operational meltdown.

Southwest Airlines COO Andrew Watterson will detail the factors that caused the carrier's operational meltdown in December when nearly 17,000 flights were canceled to the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday.

A Southwest Airlines plane nearly collided with a FedEx cargo plane at the airport in Austin, Texas on Saturday. The FAA and NTSB have opened investigations into the incident.

Southwest Airlines is reportedly cutting the number of hours pilot applicants must have spent flying jets or other turbine-powered aircraft to qualify for jobs.

Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer will testify in front of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee next week to explain what the airline has done following the holiday meltdown

Thousands of flights were disrupted again on Wednesday as a mix of winter weather, including freezing rain and sleet, continued to hammer several states in the South.

Lawmakers have presented a "passenger bill of rights" aimed at raising penalties on airlines for delays and cancelations.

Boeing to crank out 737 Max airplanes to fill backlog of orders from United, Delta, and Southwest caused by the jet being grounded for nearly two years after two deadly crashes.

Flights cancelled in Denver, Dallas, and Austin due to winter weather hits American Airlines and Southwest the hardest. Nearly 800 flights cancelled and 2,000 delayed.

Jeff Bezos' girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, wasn't hired as a Southwest Airlines flight attendant after failing a mandatory weigh-in in 1989. She was 121 pounds but needed to be 115.

Southwest Airlines reported a fourth quarter net loss Thursday, and warned that another loss is expected for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 due to its holiday operational meltdown.

The Department of Transportation is in the initial phase of an investigation of Southwest Airlines over the thousands of flights canceled during the holiday season.

Following Delta Air Lines and United Airlines’ earnings reports last week exceeding expectations, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines will report on Thursday Jan. 26.