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• Southwest Airlines Reports 3Q Financials Results

  - 2008-10-16

  FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-16 October 2008-Southwest Airlines Reports 3Q Financials ResultsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Southwest Airlines this week announced its third quarter results. In a release, the company stated: - It reported its 70th consecutive quarterly operating profit. - After special charges totaling $247 million...

  Tags: aircraft, Boeing Co., FINANCE, financial, Manufacturing, revenue, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Aircraft News - North America

  - 2008-09-08

  Sep 8, 2008 Ballistic Recovery Systems, manufacturer of whole-aircraft emergency parachute systems, has entered into an agreement with Martin Jetpacks to supply its emergency parachute recovery system for its ultralight system. BRS says its parachute will enable "the jetpack pilot to be saved during a catastrophic failure even when...

  Tags: aircraft, Boeing Co., Bombardier Inc., Delta, FAA, Manufacturing, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Company Watch - Southwest Airlines

  - 2008-09-08

  Sep 7, 2008 The FAA has been under pressure from Congress to tighten oversight of airlines after a whistleblower case earlier this year uncovered inspection and oversight lapses at Southwest Airlines, which was fined a record USD$10.2 million. Southwest has resisted FAA demands for payment. Sturgell and senior aides...

  Tags: aircraft, FAA, Manufacturing, SALES, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Aircraft News - North America

  - 2008-09-01

  Sep 1, 2008 US FAA said it received a score of 91 out of 100 in a new ICAO audit conducted under the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program. It said average score is 56. Aug 26, 2008 Agents can Agents can create customized land packages, combining tours,...

  Tags: aircraft, Boeing Co., FAA, IAM, Manufacturing, Southwest Airlines Co., strike

• Company Watch - Southwest Airlines

  - 2008-09-01

  Aug 31, 2008 Southwest Airlines informed US FAA this week that it does not intend to pay a $10.2 million safety penalty by tomorrow's deadline, potentially setting the stage for a US Dept. of Justice lawsuit against the carrier. The LCC is being fined for operating 46 737 Classics...

  Tags: FAA, Manufacturing, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Southwest Airlines Cargo a Quest for Quality Award Winner

  - 2008-08-19

  FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-19 August 2008-Southwest Airlines Cargo a Quest for Quality Award WinnerC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Southwest Airlines Cargo took home the gold as Logistics Management ranked the airline number one among all air carrier Quest for Quality award winners. Southwest Airlines earned the highest scores...

  Tags: cargo, logistics, Manufacturing, performance, Quality, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Southwest Airlines and HACU Team for Hispanic Student Travel

  - 2008-08-19

  FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-19 August 2008-Southwest Airlines and HACU Team for Hispanic Student TravelC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Southwest Airlines, in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities HACU, announced the winners of "Lanzate," its annual educational travel award program. With more than 450 entries from...

  Tags: education, FINANCE, Manufacturing, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Airline Finance News - North America

  - 2008-07-14

  7/14/2008 US airlines asked customers on Thursday to lobby Congress on legislation to curb speculation in energy markets, which carriers blame for a 50 percent jump in fuel costs this year. Skyrocketing fuel prices have forced airlines to slash jobs and capacity, raise fares, retire planes and introduce luggage...

  Tags: American Airlines, carrier, Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., finance, Frontier, job, Manufacturing, Midwest, Northwest Airlines Corp., RPM, Southwest Airlines Co., United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc.

• Southwest Fallout Still Being Felt

  - 2008-06-30

  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which handles whistle blower complaints from federal workers, has received 32 allegations from Federal Aviation Administration FAA employees this year, one fewer than the watchdog agency received between 2004-2007. This year's complaints include new disclosures from Bobby Boutris and ...

  Tags: FAA, Manufacturing, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Southwest Airlines adds 40 new services

  - 2008-06-27

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has announced changes to its flight schedule which will result in 31 services being cut but 40 new roundtrip flights being added. The airline is using a new optimisation model to add service in cities such as Denver...

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