All Southwest Airlines articles – Page 11
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Southwest acknowledges Berkshire Hathaway takeover rumours
Southwest Airlines has acknowledged speculation that Berkshire Hathaway – already one of Southwest's largest investors – has interest in acquiring the carrier.
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FAA grants Southwest approval for Hawaii flights
Southwest Airlines now has permission from the FAA to fly passengers to Hawaii after the government shutdown delayed regulatory approval.
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Southwest plans Hawaii proving flight
Southwest Airlines will conduct a validation flight to Hawaii this week, as it continues to work towards certification to begin passenger service to the islands.
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Southwest to end Mexico City service in March
Southwest Airlines will end service to Mexico City on 30 March, becoming the latest North American airline to exit the Mexican capital.
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Southwest waits out 'maddening' govt shutdown for Hawaii launch
Southwest Airlines says long-anticipated Hawaii service could slip to the second quarter, unless the US government re-opens within a week which could allow for a first quarter launch.
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Airline BusinessOBITUARY: Herb Kelleher, low-cost airline pioneer
When the main road leading to Dallas Love Field airport was designated Herb Kelleher Way in 2011, the Southwest Airlines co-founder himself downplayed the honour in true Kelleher fashion.
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LCC icon Herb Kelleher dies at 87
Low-cost airline pioneer and founder of Southwest Airlines Herb Kelleher has died at the age of 87.
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Southwest 737 skids off Burbank runway
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 slid off the end of the runway while landing at Hollywood Burbank airport in California today, stopping only after plowing into aircraft "arresting" material.
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Southwest ‘close’ to ETOPS certification
Southwest Airlines says it is “close” to attaining extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) certification for planned Hawaii service, even though it remains to be seen if the airline will be able to sell flights by year-end with weeks to go before 2018 wraps.
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American inaugurates first section of $8bn LaGuardia rebuild
American Airlines inaugurated the new eastern concourse at New York LaGuardia today, the first piece in a nearly $8 billion upgrade to the airport.
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Southwest transfers all Paine Field flights to Alaska
Southwest Airlines will no longer begin planned service from Paine Field in Washington state, after transferring its five daily flights at the airport to Alaska Airlines.
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Alaska to operate majority of new Paine Field flights
Alaska Airlines will operate more than half of the 24 planned commercial flights from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, when service commences early next year.
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Southwest to invest in new MRO facility at Baltimore/Washington
Southwest Airlines will co-fund a new $130 million regional maintenance facility at Baltimore/Washington International airport, to better meet its needs at the second busiest airport in its network.
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ANALYSIS: Why fuller 'big data' benefits remain unrealised
United Airlines executive Tom Romanowski envisions a day when the voluminous sensor data generated by modern aircraft flows in real time to his team's data-crunching computers.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Denver airport plays catch up with expansion
Emerging into Denver International airport's Great Hall from the train from the city, one sees a terminal bursting at its seams.
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Southwest expects improved results in second half of 2018
Executives at Southwest Airlines spent much of the company's second quarter earnings call stressing that Southwest is poised for financial improvement in the second half of the year.
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Baltimore airport plans five-gate expansion for Southwest
Baltimore/Washington International airport plans to add five gates to concourse A by 2020 to keep up with Southwest Airlines planned growth.
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Denver airport begins work on 39-gate expansion
Denver International airport has broken ground on construction of a $1.5 billion expansion of its three concourses that will increase the number of gates by nearly a third.
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FAA sets 30-day deadline for checks of high-cycle CFM56 blades
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) requiring more-urgent inspections of highest-cycle blades in CFM International CFM56-7B turbofans.