INDIANAPOLIS — Southwest Airlines plans to drop its tradition of more than 50 years and start assigning seats and selling premium seating for customers who want more legroom. The airline said Thursday that it has been studying seating options and is making the changes because passenger preferences have shifted. The moves could also generate revenue and boost […]
Southwest Airlines is canceling more Boeing 737 MAX flights. The airline said 300 flights a day are being canceled through April 13th. This comes after American Airlines cancelled all of its flights involving the grounded aircraft at least until early April. The 737 MAX has been grounded worldwide since March after two deadly crashes overseas […]
Southwest Airlines will be cancelling over 40 flights for engine inspections. The nationwide cancellations will allow the company to inspect engine fan blades. The move comes after a deadly incident last week when a woman was partially sucked out of plane window when an engine exploded on a flight. Investigators are looking to see if […]
Captain Louis Freeman holds many African-American firsts, but he will go down in history as the first black pilot to be hired by a major American commercial carrier. Capt. Freeman was hired by Southwest Airlines in 1980. He was later made the first black chief pilot of any major airline in 1992. Capt. Freeman began […]