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Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue.
Southwest CEO’s compensation soars despite December debacle
Southwest Airlines CEO Robert Jordan’s compensation nearly doubled last year after being promoted during a year that ended with massive flight cancellations.
Southwest adding deicing trucks after December breakdown
The CEO of Southwest Airlines pushed back against the view that its December breakdown was caused by a failure to invest enough in crew-scheduling technology.
Senate panel probes holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines
Congress is hearing about the December meltdown at Southwest Airlines.
Tale of 2 airlines: Southwest loss, big profit at American
American Airlines posted a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter, while Southwest Airlines lost money because of massive flight cancellations.
Feds investigating Southwest flight cancellations in December
The federal government is investigating whether Southwest Airlines knowingly scheduling more flights than it could handle in December.
Promotions, not job cuts, follow Southwest’s holiday chaos
Southwest Airlines announced a number of executive promotions, after announcing that last month’s service meltdown will cost up to $825 million.
Southwest starts on reputation repair after cancellations
With its flights running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is now turning its attention to repairing its damaged reputation after it canceled 15,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded.
BWI advances $425M expansion of domestic terminal
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is ramping up work on a $425 million overhaul of its domestic terminal and outdated baggage facilities.
Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday
Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days.
Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
Travelers who counted on Southwest Airlines to get them home suffered through another wave of canceled flights Wednesday.
Southwest cancels more flights, draws federal investigation
Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the U.S.
