Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
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Read More »March 10, 2020 Comments Off on Airlines slash flights, freeze hiring as virus cuts travel
Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
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Read More »November 11, 2019 Comments Off on Safety officials probing records of work on Southwest jets
Federal regulators have threatened to ground dozens of Southwest Airlines jets if the airline can't confirm that the planes, which it bought used from foreign operators, meet all safety standards.
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Read More »July 18, 2019 Comments Off on Southwest cancellations will rise due to grounded Boeing jet
Southwest Airlines is again pushing back the date it expects to be able to fly the grounded Boeing 737 Max jet, meaning more flight cancellations.
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Read More »July 9, 2019 Comments Off on Lightning strikes Southwest flight from Baltimore
Federal aviation officials say a Southwest Airlines passenger flight from Baltimore was struck by lightning during its journey to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Read More »June 19, 2019 Comments Off on Pilots criticize Boeing for mistakes on its grounded jet
Airline union leaders and a famed former airline pilot said Wednesday that Boeing made mistakes while developing the 737 Max, and the biggest was not telling anybody about new flight-control software so that pilots could train for it.
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Read More »June 13, 2019 Comments Off on Southwest pushes back expected return of troubled Boeing jet
Southwest Airlines is delaying expectations for return of the Boeing 737 Max, which remains grounded after two deadly crashes.
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Read More »April 12, 2019 Comments Off on Southwest removes 737 Max from flight schedule until August
Southwest is removing flights with the troubled Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its schedule through Aug. 5, a period that includes the peak of the airline’s busy summer travel season. The company did not specify how many flights would be ...
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Read More »March 14, 2019 Comments Off on FAA relents, says it grounded 737 Max jets based on new data
As country after country grounded Boeing's 737 Max jets after a deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia, U.S. air safety regulators remained resolute in their refusal to do so — until Wednesday.
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Read More »February 20, 2019 Comments Off on Southwest grapples with new labor and revenue problems
Southwest Airlines is lashing out at the union representing its mechanics, suggesting that they are purposely grounding planes in order to gain leverage in new contract negotiations.
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Read More »September 21, 2018 Comments Off on Southwest Airlines plans maintenance facility at BWI Marshall
Southwest Airlines plans to build its first aircraft maintenance facility in the northeast in Maryland.
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