US federal agencies investigate close call between Southwest Boeing 737 and private jet at San Diego airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating a recent close call at San Diego International Airport between...
CAE to train over 700 new pilots for Southwest Airlines’ Destination 225° programme
CAE and Southwest Airlines sign 10-year cadet pilot training programme
For more information, visit www.cae.com/southwestairlinesCAE announced today the launch of a cadet pilot...
Dozens of Boeing 737 MAX grounded over potential electrical flaw
Boeing has recommended to 16 customers that they address a potential electrical issue in a specific group of 737 MAX aeroplanes prior to further...
Passenger punching a Southwest Airlines staffer at Atlanta Airport arrested
A passenger that was thrown off a Southwest Airlines aircraft at Atlanta airport, Georgia, United States, punched a ground staffer and was subsequently arrested. According...
Southwest Airlines extends flight cancellations on Boeing 737 MAX through 2 September
After American Airlines, another U.S. carrier has extended flight cancellations on the grounded Boeing 737 MAX as Southwest Airlines continues to await guidance from...
Passenger opens emergency exit door on Southwest Airlines flight and jumps out; sheriff’s office confirms mental health emergency
In the evening of 26 November, a passenger that boarded a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registered N8851Q) at New Orleans Louis Armstrong...
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 2000 flights between Friday and Sunday
Southwest Airlines had to cancel 1,800 flights last weekend. That would have to do with bad weather, but also with staff shortages.On Sunday, the...
BOC Aviation signs sale-and-leaseback agreement with Southwest Airlines for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
BOC Aviation Limited has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Southwest Airlines for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. All 10 aircraft are powered by...
Southwest Airlines flight attendant loses two teeth after altercation with a passenger
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant lost two teeth on Sunday morning (23 May) after she was hit (attacked) by a passenger. The female passenger...
Southwest Airlines pilots sue Boeing for misleading them about 737 MAX airworthiness
Texas-based Southwest Airlines pilots announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit against Boeing, accusing the planemaker of "deliberately misleading" them about the 737...
Southwest Airlines to add award-winning cargo services to Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International Airport
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced that it’ll be adding its award-winning Cargo services to its new operation at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)...
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 loses engine cowling: aircraft returns, no injuries
On 7 April, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 (registered N8668A) experienced an open cowling on engine 2 during take-off from runway 25 at Denver...
Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737’s clip wings at Newark Airport
On 2 March, the tail of a parked Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 (N493WN) got struck by the wing of a taxiing Boeing 737 (*)...
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 hits and kills an individual walking on the runway during landing
On 7 May, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (registered N401WN) operated domestic flight WN1392 between Dallas and Austin, United States. Shortly after landing at...
A very close call between a Southwest Boeing 737 and a FedEx Boeing 767 at Austin Airport, Texas
On 4 February 2023 at 06:40 local time (UTC-6), a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 registered N7827A was cleared to take off from Runway 18L...
Southwest is taking delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX today
Southwest is taking delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX todayAmidst all the chaos in Houston for Southwest, the airline is taking delivery of...
Southwest Airlines founder and chairman Emeritus Herbert D. Kelleher passed away
Southwest Airlines mourns Founder and Chairman Emeritus Herbert D. Kelleher (1931-2019)We are deeply saddened to share that Southwest Airlines Founder and Chairman Emeritus Herbert...
New incident at Boeing: the engine cover of a Southwest Airlines plane falls during takeoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqwgMoGkb88A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to return to the Denver airport Sunday morning after a part of its engine came loose. The part...
Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service as from 2Q 2021
The Boeing 737 MAX will not enter commercial service sooner than the second quarter of 2021, airline CEO Gary Kelly said. Yesterday, U.S. Federal...
Southwest Airlines fined a record $140 million for 2022 winter holiday chaos
Southwest Airlines faces a historic $140 million fine from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) due to its operational breakdown during the 2022 holiday...