March 10, 2020
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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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November 11, 2019
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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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July 18, 2019
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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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July 9, 2019
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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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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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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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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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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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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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September 21, 2018
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Southwest Airlines plans to build its first aircraft maintenance facility in the northeast in Maryland.
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