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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation: 481111
Recent Events
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Southwest to fly out of P.C. to Baltimore, Orlando, Houston and Nashville
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Southwest Airlines November Traffic rises 11.7%, Load Factor climbs
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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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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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Travel Roundup: Air France Investigators Probe Airbus A330, Online Agencies Waive Fees Forever, New Border IDs Needed Today and More
BNET
- 2009-06-01
Lost Air France Flight 447 causes experts to probe Airbus A330 -- Although turbulence during an equatorial storm could have caused Air France Flight 447 to be lost, other causes are still being investigated. Industry investigators are looking into the aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, for any possible clues. Some pilots already dislike the plane's reliance on computers, citing...
Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association announces re-election of president
- 2008-10-27
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association has announced the re-election of Captain Carl Kuwitzky for a second two-year term as president of the union. Kuwitzky received 82% of the vote in the election. He is currently based at Dallas Love Field and has...
Southwest Airlines to operate from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
- 2008-10-02
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has reported plans to start operating from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport MSP in Minnesota. The airline will start service from the airport in March 2009. Specific service details have not yet been announced, but Southwest Airlines stated that...
Southwest Airlines to implement priority security lanes
- 2008-10-02
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has announced plans to introduce priority security lane access at select airports later this month. The priority lanes, branded "Fly By", will be available for use by Southwest's Business Select and Rapid Reward A-List customers. The lanes will...
Naverus Sponsors Second Annual Performance-Based Navigation Summit
- 2008-09-19
Event to Highlight Real-World Applications of PBN SEATTLE -- Naverus, the leading developer of RNP Required Navigation Performance, announced today its sponsorship of the PBN Summit 2008 on November 10th and 11th at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle. The PBN Summit offers a unique opportunity for key...
TSA tests SecureScreen project on Southwest Airlines pilots
- 2008-09-18
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A pilot from Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) will be the first aircrew member to be screened by the US Transportation Security Administration TSA using an advanced biometric screening system. The demonstration project, which has TSA approval, is called SecureScreen. It uses biometrics for...
New strategy VP for Southwest Airlines
- 2008-08-26
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has announced the recent appointment of Kathleen Wayton and vice president, strategy and change leadership. Wayton will be responsible for the development and implementation of the company's strategic plan and will also lead change and improvement projects, oversee...
Transforming Corner-Office Strategy into Frontline Action
Harvard Business Review
- 2008-08-08
Southwest Airlines keeps soaring. Its stock price rose a compounded 21,000% between 1972 and 1992 and leapt 300% between 1995 and 2000. Why does Southwest succeed while so many other airlines fail? Because it sticks...
Company Watch -
- 2008-04-14
Apr 14, 2008 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways forecast first-quarter passenger RASM to increase 6%-6.5% from the 9.2 cents it reported in the first three months of 2007, while CASM excluding fuel will rise 0.5%-1% year-over-year from 6.24 cents. Apr 11, 2008 AirTran Airways...
Company Watch - AirTran Airways
- 2008-04-14
Apr 14, 2008 AirTran Airways forecast first-quarter passenger RASM to increase 6%-6.5% from the 9.2 cents it reported in the first three months of 2007, while CASM excluding fuel will rise 0.5%-1% year-over-year from 6.24 cents. Apr 11, 2008 AirTran Airways said it would add one daily roundtrip...
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