In our opinion, Southwest has the best balance sheet of all the US-based carriers. As the pandemic has wreaked havoc on air travel demand and airlines’ business model, liquidity became more paramount ...

Daily Memo: Southwest Turns Another Page As It Ditches Fuel Hedging is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week ...

Southwest Airlines is undergoing significant changes ... with potential cost savings from ending fuel hedging and fleet modernization. Southwest’s underperformance caught the well-documented ...

Southwest Airlines is ditching practices that set it apart in the industry, such as free checked bags and open seating. In its finance function, it is getting rid of fuel hedging. Southwest ...

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the potentially dangerous departure, officials said. The incident involving ...

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is "restructuring" its workforce at four airports due to overstaffing, the airline confirmed to WFAA Wednesday. According to a spokesperson from the Dallas-based ...

A Southwest Airlines traveler checks a bag at Midway International Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)(Erin Hooley / AP) Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced ...

In a press release announcing the deal, Frontier was not subtle in its attack on Southwest — which for ... Biffle took pithy potshots. “Some airlines are walking away from what travelers ...

The close call between a Southwest Airlines plan and a private business jet at Chicago Midway Airport was at least partially caused by sun blindness, the NTSB said in a new report. The near ...

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. For years, Southwest Airlines has been the go-to carrier for travelers looking to avoid baggage fees. But that era is coming ...