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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) is in the Travel Industry

Revenue
Dec 31 2007
$9.8B
Profit
Dec 31 2007
$645.0M
Market Cap
May 08 2008
$9.6B

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  • April traffic announced by Southwest Airlines

    AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Traffic figures for the month of April 2008 have been announced by US carrier Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV). The airline said that during April 2008 it flew 6.3bn revenue passenger miles (RPMs), showing an increase of 5.7% as compared to...

    Articles 2008-05-06

  • Southwest Airlines Takes Corporate Blogging to the Next Level

    As one of the first Fortune 500 companies to setup a home in the blogosphere over two years ago, SouthwestAirlines (NYSE: LUV) is making some major upgrades to its blog, Nuts About Southwest . Newfeatures include: Video blog ...

    Articles 2008-05-06

  • Southwest Airlines Takes Corporate Blogging to the Next Level

    As one of the first Fortune 500 companies to setup a home in the blogosphere over two years ago, SouthwestAirlines (NYSE: LUV) is making some major upgrades to its blog, Nuts About Southwest . Newfeatures include: Video blog ...

    Articles 2008-05-06

  • Featured Stocks on today's edition of The Analyst's Review: DAL, NWA, UAUA, JBLU, LUV

    NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Analyst's Review is a daily video program hosted by WallSt.net editor, Henry Truc. The show is available at: http://tv.wallst.net/analyst-review/analyst-review.php. The Analyst's Review features informative interviews with Wall Street analysts on a wide range of topics including actively traded stocks, market...

    Articles 2008-05-06

  • Report: Hispanic Market Growth Continues for Travel Industry

    Latin business traveler, "high-affluent" Hispanics now in marketers' sights Southwest Airlines leads industry in media buys CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a special report on the travel industry published this week by Hispanic Market Weekly, the leading authority on U.S. Hispanic...

    Articles 2008-05-05

  • Southwest Airlines Reports April Traffic

    DALLAS, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 6.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2008, a 5.7 percent increase from the 5.9 billion RPMs flown in April 2007. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 5.3 percent to 8.6 billion from...

    Articles 2008-05-05

  • Planes slow down to save fuel

    NEW YORK -- Drivers have long known that slowing down on the highway means getting more miles to the gallon. Now airlines are trying it, too -- adding a few minutes to flights to save millions on fuel. Southwest Airlines started flying slower about two months ago...

    Articles 2008-05-02

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  • Incorporated: 1967
  • CEO: Mr. Gary C. Kelly
  • Employees: 34,378

Southwest Airlines is a domestic airline that provides point-to-point, low-fare service. Co. serves 411 nonstop city pairs. In addition, Co. leases terminal passenger service facilities at each of the airports it serves, by which it leases land on a long-term basis for its maintenance centers at Dallas Love Field, Houston Hobby, Phoenix Sky Harbor, and Chicago Midway, its training center near Love Field, which houses seven 737 simulators, and its corporate headquarters, also located near Love Field. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. operated 520 Boeing 737 aircraft and provided service to 64 cities in 32 states throughout the U.S.

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Southwest Airlines Co. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Gary C. Kelly

Vice-Chairman

Mr. David W. Biegler

Mr. Louis E. Caldera

Mr. C. Webb Crockett

Dr. William H. Cunningham Ph.D.

Mr. Travis C. Johnson

Ms. Nancy B. Loeffler

Mr. John T. Montford

Contact Information

P.O. Box 36611

Dallas, TX

http://www.southwest.com

214 792-4000

NAICS Code

Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation: 481111
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