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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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Southwest's Gary Kelly Goes Rogue
BNET
- 2009-12-09
You have got to love Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly. While United, American and Delta airlines predicted rosy skies with rising profits and business travel in 2010, Kelly decides to say, "Business travel still lags. I'm not expecting strong economic growth in 2010, and likewise I'm not expecting a rebound...
Southwest Airlines Reports Higher Traffic in November
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-12-07
Zacks.com submits: Last week Southwest Airlines LUV reported that its November traffic has jumped 11.7% over the same month last year. Load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled with passengers, in September rose to 76.5% from 63.2% in the prior-year period. Southwest said paying customers flew...
Southwest Airlines, Virgin America do particularly well in Zagat survey
BNET
- 2009-11-24
To go along with the airport ratings, we've got Zagat's survey results for airlines. Southwest Airlines finished at the top in four categories, and Virgin America was top-rated in three. Winning in two categories were Continental Airlines , JetBlue Airways , Singapore Airlines , Virgin Atlantic (Flying...
Loud toddler kicked off Southwest Airlines flight
BNET
- 2009-11-02
Various media have reported in recent days that a San Jose toddler and his mother were taken off an Oct. 26 flight departing Amarillo for San Jose because the toddler was screaming too loud. Subsequently, the airline apologized to the family, sort of, as the ...
Fares drop as low as $25 each way as Southwest, AirTran roll out fare sales
BNET
- 2009-10-27
Southwest and AirTran each launched broad fare sales this morning, with fares dropping to as low as $25 each way on some Southwest flights. Both airlines' sales cover flights into February, though there are the usual blackout dates around the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day holidays. Long-time fare-watcher Tom Parsons...
Southwest to serve new Florida airport, will be reimbursed for losses
BNET
- 2009-10-21
Southwest Airlines yesterday announced it will launch service at the new Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport next May, operating at least two daily flights to four undisclosed destinations. The airport, slated to open May 18, is being built on land donated by St. Joe Co., Florida's second-largest landowner and a...
Southwest first to serve new northwest Florida airport
BNET
- 2009-10-21
Southwest Airlines has become the first carrier to commit to a service launch from an airport under construction near Panama City, Florida. Carrier CEO Gary Kelly today during the annual Southwest media day explained the airline plans launch service in May 2010 using a three-year revenue guarantee from Florida real...
Southwest?s Ratings Go South
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-19
Zacks.com submits: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its ratings on Southwest Airlines Co. LUV, lowering the debt ratings to 'BBB' from 'BBB+’ and placing it with negative implications. However, Southwest has retained its investment grade rating. The downgrade reflects lower operating cash flow caused by record...
Southwest Airlines Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-15
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We’ll take our first question from Duane Pfennigwerth with Raymond James. Duane Pfennigwerth - Raymond James Good morning. Just in terms of the revenue comparisons in the fourth quarter, at least on the numbers that we have, it seems like October was a pretty...
Southwest Airlines Beats on Lower Comps
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-15
Zacks.com submits: Southwest Airlines LUV reported an operating income of 3 cents per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 2 cents per share. This was lower than the profit of 9 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. Passenger revenues decreased 7.8% to $2.6 billion from...
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