Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 suffers birdstrike on take-off, cabin fills with smoke
On 5 March, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registered N8792Q) operated flight WN3932 between Havana, Cuba and Fort Lauderdale, United States. Just...
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 Airlines’ meltdown as New Year approaches: flight cancellations, delays and lack of customer service
The arrival of winter storm Elliott across the United States has highly affected the flight operations of Southwest Airlines. During the Christmas weekend, the...
Couple gets to marry aboard Southwest Airlines flight
Last Tuesday, American couple Pam and Jeremy joked that they should hop on an aircraft and get married in Las Vegas. It wasn't long...
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 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...
Southwest Airlines demands staff to be vaccinated against COVID
Southwest Airlines completed a thorough review of President Biden's COVID Action Plan and determined that the carrier's contracts with the U.S. government require full...
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...
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...
Southwest Airlines adds 100 firm orders and 155 options for the Boeing 737 MAX 7
The airline extends the order book through 2031 while accelerating 737-700 retirements and investing over $10 billion in new and existing firm aircraft orders...
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 has apologised to passenger who was refused boarding because of her top
On 6 October, Kayla Eubanks was ready to board her Southwest Airlines domestic flight between LaGuardia Airport, New York and Chicago (United States). 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 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...
Southwest Airlines pulls Boeing 737 MAX jets from its schedule through 13 April 2020
American low-cost airline Southwest Airlines pulls Boeing 737 MAX jets from its schedule through 13 April 2020. Previously, the largest operator of the MAX...
Investigators recommend Boeing to retrofit the engines of nearly 7,000 aircraft to prevent a repeat of Southwest Airlines’ fatal accident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined during a public board meeting held Tuesday that a fractured fan blade from a CFM International CFM-56-7B engine,...
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...
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...
Catering truck hits Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, truck driver treated in hospital while flight is cancelled
On 17 June, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 (N8608N) was about to leave Pittsburgh for a domestic flight to Seattle when the aircraft got...
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...