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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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UAL and US Air Merger Talks Advance: Sources
By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UAL Corp (UAUA) and US Airways Group Inc (LCC) are in advanced merger talks prompted by Continental Airlines Inc's (CAL) decision this weekend to walk away from similar talks with UAL, sources with knowledge of...
United in Merger Spotlight With US Air and Continental
By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air Lines (DAL)...
United in Merger Spotlight With US Air, Continental
By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air...
Delta and Northwest Try to Reassure Congress on Merger
By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corp (NWA) sought to reassure Congress on Thursday that their planned merger would not hurt service, cut jobs, or blunt competition. Richard Anderson of Delta...
FAA Says U.S. Airlines Must Monitor Their Own Safety
By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will tighten oversight of airline safety after aircraft groundings at big carriers, but will not absolve airlines of responsibility for monitoring their own safety, the FAA's top official said on...
Continental, Southwest Earnings Hurt By Fuel Costs
By Mark McSherry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Continental Airlines Inc (CAL) and Southwest Airlines Co (LUV), two of the healthiest major U.S. carriers, said on Thursday that record-high fuel costs led to disappointing quarterly earnings and they cut growth plans. Continental's loss and...
Southwest Air Net Falls
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) pulled back on growth plans and posted lower quarterly earnings on Thursday as a weak U.S. economy and record fuel costs took a toll on the leading U.S. discount carrier. First-quarter net profit fell to...
Holiday Celebrations Southwest Style
Many returned to their offices today after the Thanksgiving holiday to see the predictable appearance of twinkling lights and poinsettia plants in the lobby. The holiday season is upon us, and therefore so is the season of holiday office events. If you're a manager who's less than thrilled about planning...
Now Boarding: Southwest Airlines Goes International
Southwest Airlines has built its reputation -- and profit leadership -- on a low-cost domestic carrier strategy. Now, Southwest is closer than ever to offering international flights. Gary Kelly, the company's chief executive, spoke earlier this week in Baltimore and gave some detail into their international expansion strategy. Two distinct...
Recruit Like the Pros
At companies like Google, Starbucks, and FedEx, talent scouts have unique ways to identify the very best hires Google: The Talent Show At its offices all over the world, Google holds events designed to help the company connect with local talent. One, targeted at...
Disabled and Willing
UnumProvident, the country's largest disability insurance provider and No. 17 on the Careers list, goes to great lengths to help employees return to work - or remain on the job - after a disability-related absence. Full-time disability management consultants offer solutions ranging from foot rests and magnified computer screens to...
Southwest Airlines: How and When, Not if
After the Balanced Scorecard is complete most companies tie budgets and compensation plans to it and then establish it as the basis of their monthly management meetings. The conversation centers on understanding the variance of actual results to targeted results for each Measure. By drilling down into the causes and...
Bank of (Middle) America
Kerry Killinger and his colleagues at Washington Mutual Inc. don't model themselves after Citigroup or Bank of America. Instead, they look for inspiration to Wal-Mart, Target, and Southwest Airlines -- giant companies that somehow manage to keep costs low and service high and meet the needs of the middle class....
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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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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
214 792-4000
NAICS Code
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation: 481111
