BNET Industries
Market Cap:$8.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$9.9B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Southwest Airlines was incorporated in Texas and commenced Customer Service on June 18, 1971, with three Boeing 737 aircraft serving three Texas cities - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. Today, Southwest operates more than 500 Boeing 737 aircraft between 64 cities. Southwest topped the monthly domestic originating passenger rankings for the first time in May 2003. Yearend results for 2007 marked Southwest?s 35th consecutive year of profitability. Southwest became a major airline in 1989 when it exceeded the billion-dollar revenue mark. Southwest is the United States? most successful low-fare, high frequency, point-to-point carrier. Southwest operates more than 3,300 flights a day coast to coast, making it the largest U.S. carrier based on domestic departures.
Number of Employees 35,000
Contact Information
2702 Love Field Dr
PO Box 36611
Dallas, Texas 75235-1908
(214) 792-4000
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NAICS Code Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation: 481111
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Trying to Understand Airline Executive Compensation
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Southwest Launches New Fare Sale
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Southwest Airlines Green Plane
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Southwest launches BWI-to-Milwaukee service
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Southwest pilots ratify contract
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American exec named Lambert airport director
News & Analysis
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Philly Road Warrior | Coming: Higher fares, more crowded flights
- 2007-12-10
Airline analysts and e-mail-loving passengers should be celebrating some travel news that broke last week. Not so happy may be anybody who worries about aviation safety. That is, everybody. Analysts, the folks who work for Wall Street investment houses trying to determine whether to buy or sell airline stocks, were...
Summer travelers have airlines flying high
- 2007-07-17
DALLAS -- It has been a busy summer travel season for the major airlines, with some carriers posting record occupancy loads on their planes. Airline profits for the April-June period are expected to be higher than a year ago when the carriers begin reporting second- quarter results...
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- 2007-01-17
M2 PRESSWIRE-17 January 2007-Web Karma LLC: Earnings Stocks for Today JPM LCRY LOGI LRCX LUV NTRSC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17012007 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM) is scheduled to report earnings today with analyst looking for $0.93 J.P. Morgan Chase...
Airlines turning corner?
- 2006-07-20
DALLAS -- Two of the nation's largest airlines gave signs Wednesday that the industry is turning the corner after five years of heavy losses by packing planes and raising fares at the start of the summer travel season. Southwest Airlines Co. and the parent of American Airlines, the...
Southwest tallies a profit; American, Northwest falter
- 2005-01-20
DALLAS -- The divide between the airline industry's winners and losers was on stark display Wednesday as Southwest Airlines reported a fourth-quarter profit despite high fuel prices and low fares, while American Airlines and Northwest Airlines lost more than $800 million. Still, there is evidence that the chasm...
Reports see 'profitless recovery' ahead for nation's airline sector.
- 2004-12-08
By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 8--If energy prices weren't so high, the airline industry's earnings would be at altitudes not seen since the Internet bubble days. But planes need fuel and crude oil prices, ...
Southwest's Philadelphia options improve as airline posts higher net profit.
- 2004-10-15
By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15--Southwest Airlines' plans to expand at Philadelphia International Airport -- both what it has already announced and what could happen if US Airways disappears -- took center stage yesterday when...
Major Airlines Saw Revenue Rise Slightly in May.
- 2004-06-19
By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 19--Major airlines' revenue rose slightly in May, adding to concern on Wall Street that the industry's recovery won't ever get off the ground. The largest carriers saw their...
Airline Analysts Predict No Profits Until 2006.
- 2004-05-05
By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 5--Signs of revenue recovery remain elusive for major airlines, putting into doubt whether traditional carriers can turn a profit this year or even next year, analysts said Tuesday. ...
Airline Recovery Sluggish; High Oil Prices, Poor Results Disappoint Analysts.
- 2004-03-23
By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 23--Paging the airline industry recovery: Please pick up a white courtesy telephone. So far, there's no answer. And that has Wall Street jittery about airline stocks,...
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