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Gunfire hit a Southwest Airlines plane as it prepared for takeoff in Dallas

The plane was preparing for departure to Indianapolis when it was hit by gunfire, a Southwest spoke…

Rebecca Rommen   


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Southwest is making big route changes as it prepares to reveal new details of its turnaround plan

Southwest reportedly plans to cut some 340 pilots and flight attendants at its busy Atlanta base as…

Taylor Rains   


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Why a hedge fund made a podcast about a shake-up it's pushing for at Southwest Airlines

Elliott Investment Management built up an 11% stake in Southwest — then started a podcast. It's a g…

Shubhangi Goel   


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Southwest will never be the same again

Southwest has caved to pressure to change its long-standing low-cost playbook in favor of an airlin…

Taylor Rains   


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JetBlue founder and low-cost airline veteran explains how struggling airlines need to adapt to survive right now

Low-cost guru David Neeleman, who has founded five budget carriers since 1984, told BI some airline…

Taylor Rains   


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Meet the trainees paying $136,000 to become the next generation of airline pilots

Skyborne's course in England takes 18 months, demands rigorous study and costs plenty, but is a tic…

Pete Syme   


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Budget airlines like Spirit and Southwest are getting more desperate. You're going to hate it.

Low-cost airlines Spirit, Southwest, Frontier, and JetBlue struggling to turn a profit are scrambli…

Benjamin Zhang   


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Southwest's new premium seats come with a catch for everyone else

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s will get new premium seating with extra legroom, but regular seats o…

Taylor Rains,Benjamin Zhang   


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Airlines are making a miraculous recovery by doubling down on premium seats

American, Delta, and United Airlines are doubling down on high-margin premium cabins and expanding …

Taylor Rains,Benjamin Zhang   


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Southwest Airlines is teaming up with Archer to give passengers electric flying taxis

The partnership between Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation could allow flyers to bypass road tr…

Benjamin Zhang   


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Problems keep piling up for budget airlines like Spirit Airlines — so get set to pay more

Spirit Airlines is reportedly considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as budget carriers seek …

Pete Syme   


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2 major airline CEOs have issued a clear message to Boeing in the past week: Do better

Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said it's been years since Boeing plane deliveries went as expected, and t…

Kelsey Vlamis,Aditi Bharade   


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Southwest ditching its unassigned seat policy shows how budget airlines' business models are getting upended

Low-budget airlines are rethinking their business models as they face an uphill battle for not foll…

Dan DeFrancesco   


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A Southwest Airlines employee was charged with theft after police say he printed $79,000 in flight vouchers at a Missouri airport

An investigation carried out by Southwest found that the employee used past passengers' names to pr…

Rebecca Rommen,Nathan Rennolds   


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Southwest Airlines blames the boiling summer heat for exploding soda cans that have injured 20 flight attendants

The sweltering summer heat has caused an unexpected problem for flight attendants: exploding soda c…

Lauren Edmonds   


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Airlines are waiving cancellation fees and capping fares for Florida travelers during Hurricane Milton

The big four airlines, United, American, Delta, and Southwest, said they were waiving fees for trav…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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Skiplagged, the money-saving website that airlines hate, says it's not going anywhere after losing a $9.4 million lawsuit from American

Skiplagged's CEO told BI the travel website will still sell money-saving "hidden-city" fares, no ma…

Taylor Rains   


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The feds are investigating if airlines are being stingy with your rewards

The Department of Transportation is investigating four major airlines to determine if their rewards…

Grace Eliza Goodwin   


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You can track Taylor Swift's tour by where airline ticket sales surge

"Our demand booms wherever she goes," United Airlines' chief commercial officer said.

Geoff Weiss   


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An engine cover rips off a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, forcing an emergency landing

A panel covering one of the engines on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines tore away mid-fl…

Kenneth Niemeyer