Southwest Airlines Co. today announced a ratified collective bargaining agreement for nearly 18,000 Southwest Airlines Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents. The contract covers the second-highest number of Employees, represented by the Transport Workers Union Local 555 (TWU 555), of t...

Southwest Airlines Co. and the Transport Workers Union Local 555 (TWU 555) today reached a Tentative Agreement for a new labor contract. TWU 555 represents nearly 18,000 Southwest Airlines Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents. Adam Carlisle, Vice President Labor Relations at Southw...

Southwest Airlines Co. and the Transport Workers Union Local 555 has announced they reached a Tentative Agreement for the airline’s Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents. “Our hardworking Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents serve a valuable role in helping Southwest Ai...

Southwest Airlines Co. today is celebrating the completion of a major infrastructure investment to support its long-term vision for its Denver operation with the opening of a new Technical Operations complex at Denver International Airport (DEN). The nearly three-year, $100 million, 130,000 squa...

Southwest Airlines Co. today officially opened a new maintenance facility at William P. Hobby International Airport, highlighting the importance Houston holds for the nation's largest domestic airline and underscoring its commitment to Safety while investing in the Bayou City. The 240,0...

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has opened and begun flight operations in an initial nine-gate section of the new Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have started flying from the new terminal, which features artwork by local Bay Area artists and a museum exhibit abou...

A Southwest Airlines aircraft was hit by a truck containing food on the apron at Pittsburgh International Airport yesterday (17 June), according to reports. The flight was heading to Denver from Pittsburgh, and then continuing on to Seattle. Passengers were all taken off the aircraft and there w...

Passengers flying out of the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) via American Airlines and Southwest Airlines now have the option to tag and check their bags with new ticket-counter self-service kiosks. The new technology is a growing trend toward providing a better passenger experience. The...

Power Stow was recently named as Southwest Airlines’ Equipment Provider of the Year. The award was presented to Power Stow in recognition of meeting or exceeding Southwest Airlines expectations for on time deliveries, equipment reliability, Customer Service, parts support, training and adding val...

Southwest Airlines is to stop serving peanuts on its flights after concerns over its passengers allergies. At the beginning of August, the US-based airline will discontinue peanuts on its flights. Those passengers with nut allergies can be put in life-threatening danger should they be exposed to ...

Southwest Airlines has defended the use of tape to secure the interior broken window of an aircraft, stating that tape is 'FAA-approved' for certain cosmetic damages. Southwest flight 2606 recently suffered a slight broken window next to sitting passengers, as a photo reported by Fox 13 shows. ...

An engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines plane recently causing the fatality of one passenger had passed 7 inspections prior to the flight. Since 2012, there had been tests and inspections on the engine and no faults were found after many visual observations. It was stated that the fan bl...