Mar
15
Southwest Airlines has been a huge topic over the past week with their maintenance discrepancies and flying airplanes past inspection times. Southwest pulled 38 planes out of service this past Wednesday to check for cracks in the plane above and below the passenger windows, and they are being repaired. The planes should be back [...]
Jun
28
Happy Birthday Southwest Airlines!
Today, Southwest Airlines turns 30 since its company went public. It is the biggest low-cost carrier in the US. As Southwest reaches another birthday, the company could turn very vulnerable to the hardships other airlines are having today. One of their biggest protections they have is the fuel hedges. Now these hedges [...]
Jun
19
Southwest Will Go International
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Southwest Airlines has plans to offer European connections through Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) by 2010. They are going to start to offer a partnership with ATA Airlines to offer service to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean by 2009. "We promise to do that," Greg Kelly said. Once Southwest upgrades their computer systems shortly after [...]
Jun
13
Southwest May Put Stop on Growth
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The CEO of Southwest said today that it may have to put a stop to the growth plans for the airline. The revenue of the airline isn’t rising as much as they would like. They have been growing about 8% a year adding more planes and servicing more cities. Now, they can’t raise ticket prices [...]