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Southwest Airlines stories: 33 news summaries

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Southwest Faces Record Fines

Airline found several cracks after skipping required safety checks

Mar 6, 08 4:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Southwest Airlines faces at least $3 million in fines sought by the FAA for failing to inspect 46 older Boeing 737-300 jets for structural flaws identified in a 2004 safety directive, reports the Wall Street Journal. The expected penalty would be the largest imposed on an airline in 20 years.... More »

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FAA • safety • inspection • Southwest Airlines • Boeing 737-300 • airworthiness • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee • Department of Transportation • fine • maintenance

Fare War Breaks Out at LAX

Thanks to Virgin America, ticket prices dip as fuel prices soar

Mar 3, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Even as fuel prices soar, Los Angeles airline passengers are enjoying an old-fashioned fare war sparked by newcomer Virgin America, the LA Times reports. Sir Richard Branson's brainchild has drawn United, Alaska, Southwest, and even longtime LAX holdout JetBlue into a feud that's seen one-way fares as low as $44.... More »

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San Francisco • airline industry • JetBlue • Los Angeles • United Airlines • Seattle • Southwest Airlines • airfare • Alaska Airlines • Virgin America • New Yrok

Airline Sleuths Dig Up Data to Save Lives

Flight record scans reveal hidden risks, prevent crashes

Jan 13, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Airlines and air safety investigators have a new way to snoop for clues that can help avoid future accidents, the Washington Post reports. While they once depended on crash remains for evidence, they have now gone digital, pursuing daily probes of thousands of computer records and pilots' reports to dig... More »

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FAA • US Airways • airline • data mining • airline safety • air travel • Southwest Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board

United Woes Pile Up 3 Days After Storm

Carrier blames pilot shortage for cancellations; pilots blame staff cuts

Dec 27, 07 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - United Airlines cancellations yesterday continued to pile up for a third straight day, as the world's second biggest carrier blamed a Sunday storm that slammed its Chicago hub and a shortage of pilots. But the pilots' union pointed the finger at staffing cuts, saying, "The weather wouldn't have mattered... More »

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United Airlines • American Airlines • air travel • Southwest Airlines • O'Hare International Airport

Too Skimpy
for Plane,
Just Right
for Playboy

Woman nearly kicked off flight bares all

Nov 17, 07 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Kyla Ebbert's outfits just keeping getting skimpier. The 23-year-old California woman who nearly got booted from a Southwest Airlines flight because she wore clothes deemed too revealing has now posed for Playboy in the nude. "They're very tastefully done," she said of the photos. Southwest holds no grudges.... More »

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airline • air travel • Southwest Airlines • clothing • Kyla Ebbert • Playboy • Dr Phil • Today show

Southwest
Unveils Perks
for Biz Flyers

Carrier guarantees priority boarding,
throws in a cocktail

Nov 7, 07 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Southwest unveiled today a raft of new initiatives designed to shore up revenue, including new pricing plans that benefit business travelers. The discount carrier’s new “business select” program will price seats $10-30 higher than regular fares. In exchange, Southwest, which doesn’t assign seats on its flights, will... More »

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airline industry • energy prices • Southwest Airlines • discount carriers • business travelers • Gary Kelly

Airline Profits Soar on Hellish 3Q

Consumer groups
are furious

Oct 19, 07 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The worst summer in a decade for the air traveler turned into the most lucrative for the airline industry. Carriers' profits soared on overbooking that led to cramped conditions and a quarter of all flights arriving late, the LA Times reports. Consumer groups are furious. "They're making money hand... More »

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Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • air travel • Southwest Airlines • Continental Airlines

Southwest Tinkers With Seating

Airline will introduce boarding queue, keep free-choice seating

Sep 19, 07 6:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Southwest Airlines will keep its trademark open-seating policy but will assign a boarding order to cut down on passengers queuing up far in advance of boarding. Southwest currently boards its airplanes in a sequence of three groups, with passengers free to pick their seat. While Southwest fans enjoy the freedom,... More »

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flight • airline industry • JetBlue • air travel • Southwest Airlines • Gary Kelly

Short Skirt Doesn't Fly
at Southwest

'Family' airline asked co-ed to change
out of revealing attire

Sep 8, 07 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A San Diego co-ed (and Hooters employee) nearly got kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for showing too much skin. A  flight attendant called Kyla Ebbert to the front of the plane and asked her to change out of her 'revealing attire' or take a later flight. Ebbert brokered a... More »

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indecency • clothes • airline • Southwest Airlines • attire • short skirt • Kyla Ebbert • Today show

Late Flights Hit All-Time Record

More than a million flights delayed so far

Sep 5, 07 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than a million airline flights on the 20 biggest carriers have been late so far this year— keeping the US airline industry on track for the worst year for delays on record, reports Reuters. The flight most often delayed in the month of July was a Delta route from... More »

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JetBlue • United Airlines • American Airlines • Delta • airline delays • Dept. of Transportation • Southwest Airlines • Business Travel Coalition • Kevin Mitchell

FAA Orders Inspections
of Boeing 737s

Hundreds of jets to be checked for loose nut that caused China Airlines fire

Aug 28, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737s after a loose bolt punctured a China Airlines jet last week, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Southwest, Delta, Continental, AirTran, Alaska Air, ATA and Aloha Airlines have 24 days to check for loose nuts on... More »

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FAA • Southwest • Boeing • fires • airline • Okinawa • explosion • plane • Continental • Delta • China Airlines • Aloha Airlines • AirTran • Alaska Air • ATA • Southwest Airlines

Boarding Next: The Internet

Several major airlines lay groundwork for in-flight service next year

Aug 7, 07 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Several major airlines plan to roll out in-flight Internet service next year, USA Today reports. Carriers have been promising in-flight surfing for years, and now American, Lufthansa, Qantas, and Southwest are working with tech companies to deliver the midair surfing. The travel slump following 9/11 delayed the introduction of the... More »

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travel • Internet • flight • Southwest • Qantas • airline • American Airlines • air travel • Lufthansa • Southwest Airlines

(Newser) - Air fares as low as $13 across the Atlantic are being promised as Ryanair, Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier, challenges the major players—British Airways and Virgin Atlantic—to a price war. Other budget airlines, like Southwest and JetBlue, are expected to jump into the fray, the London Times reports. More »

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travel • Southwest • JetBlue • Ryanair • British Airways • Virgin Atlantic • airline • air travel • Southwest Airlines

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