BNET Industries
Market Cap:$6.6B
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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation: 481111
Recent Events
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Southwest Airlines Declares 133rd Consecutive Quarterly Dividend
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Concur's Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results Exceed Expectations
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Southwest, TDC inks pact in Dallas
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Blackstone Group buys Southwest Airlines shares
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12 money-saving tips for renting a car
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Blackstone Group buys Southwest Airlines shares
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US Airways, Southwest take different odds on Las Vegas flights
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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
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Southwest settles lawsuit over safety issues
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Southwest Airlines October Traffic Edges Up - Update
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United may soon be feeling heat in Denver
News & Analysis
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Travel Roundup: Southwest Unloads Gates, LAX Reports Declines, Travelers Take Amtrak and More
BNET
- 2008-11-21
Southwest trying to give up boarding gates at BWI -- Southwest Airlines, which is trying to buy spots from AirTran Airways at La Guardia Airport, is also attempting to give up some of its boarding gates at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. A spokeswoman for the company said the decision to downsize...
Southwest Airlines Takes Corporate Blogging to the Next Level
- 2008-05-06
As one of the first Fortune 500 companies to set up a home in the blogosphere over two years ago, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is making some major upgrades to its blog, Nuts About Southwest . New features include: Video...
Southwest Airlines Takes Corporate Blogging to the Next Level
- 2008-05-06
As one of the first Fortune 500 companies to set up a home in the blogosphere over two years ago, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is making some major upgrades to its blog, Nuts About Southwest . New features include: Video...
Blogs start a dialog between travelers, those serving them
- 2008-03-21
Starting this week, passengers cooling their heels at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in five major airports may notice more than storage bins and disposable booties: black stickers emblazoned with "Got Feedback?" and "www.tsa.gov/blog," the Web address of a new blog aimed at explaining TSA policies and eliciting traveler comments. ...
Southwest goes south, turns to CRM for salvation.(News)
- 2008-03-10
Byline: MICHAEL BUSH And ALICE Z. CUNEO Want to get away? Southwest Airlines is probably asking itself that after experiencing one of the most embarrassing moments in its history. The airline had a major PR crisis on its hands last week when the...
THE BLOG BOOST; Marketers are finding optimized blogs provide great placement on search engines as well as cost savings.(NetMarketing)
- 2008-02-11
Byline: Karen J. Bannan When Southwest Airlines 18 months ago launched its employee-written corporate blog (www.blogsouthwest.com), Brian Lusk, the company's manager of customer communications and corporate editor, barely knew what a blog was. Today, Lusk, Southwest's official "blog boy,'' said it's a big...
Company Watch - Southwest Airlines
- 2008-01-28
Jan 28, 2008 Fitch cuts ratings on Southwest Airlines. Fitch Ratings on Thursday cut its ratings on Southwest Airlines debt, citing the carrier's plan to buy back more shares and weak conditions in the airline industry. Fitch, however, left Southwest's debt at an investment-grade level. The ratings of most...
Southwest Airlines to launch broadband Internet on aircraft
- 2008-01-24
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-24 January 2008-Southwest Airlines to launch broadband Internet on aircraftC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has announced that it is to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet access on multiple aircraft, making it the first US carrier to do so. The airline said that, as a result...
Southwest Airlines to launch broadband Internet on aircraft
- 2008-01-24
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Has added Southwest Airlines Co. to their watch list.
- 2008-01-23
M2 PRESSWIRE-23 January 2008-The Maybach Financial Group: Has added Southwest Airlines Co. to their watch listC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23012003 Maybach Financial Group is a syndicate of financial analysts, with a core group representing over 250 years of total...
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