6/18/1971: Southwest Airlines Commences Operations
This is the story of the maiden flight of the “love airline,” Southwest Airlines (WN) in 1971.
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Southwest Airlines Unveils Major Cabin Upgrades
- by Kochan Kleps
- May 12, 2022
- 2 minutes read
Southwest Airlines (WN) has unveiled a series of cabin and customer experience upgrades to compete with other full-service U.S. carriers.
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Airlines Respond Quickly to Strike down of Mask Mandate
- by John Huston
- April 18, 2022
- 3 minutes read
They’ll refer to it as the “Day the Dam Broke.” Most major US airlines are dropping their mask requirements after today’s mandate overturn.
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Jobs in Aviation: Inflight Safety Program Manager
- by Noam Ismaaili
- April 17, 2022
- 2 minutes read
While pilots or flight attendants are the most well-known jobs in aviation, there are many individuals working behind the scenes in the air travel industry.
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Thousand of Flights Delayed, Hundred Canceled amid Florida Storms
- by Helwing Villamizar
- April 3, 2022
- 2 minutes read
As thunderstorms in Florida hindered traffic during spring break, airlines canceled hundreds of weekend flights, with thousands more delayed.
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Southwest Airlines Inaugurates Miami Service (+Photos)
- by Brent Foster
- November 16, 2020
- 3 minutes read
MIAMI – Southwest Airlines (WN) today inaugurated a much-anticipated service out of Miami International Airport (MIA) with Airways highlighting the new touchdown in South Florida. The service, running 12 daily flights to Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), and Tampa International Airport (TPA) actually began […]
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The Valiant Leader: Remembering Southwest’s Jim Parker…
- by Airways
- January 28, 2019
- 3 minutes read
LONDON – Earlier this month, we had the loss of Southwest Airlines’ Co-Founder and ex-CEO Herb Kelleher. It seems that tragedy has struck for the second time in the space of a month with the passing of previous CEO James “Jim” Parker. According to Southwest, Parker had died unexpectedly on Jan 26 after dinner “with […]
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Southwest Opens Ft Lauderdale International Gateway Focus City
- by Chris Sloan
- August 8, 2016
- 7 minutes read
NASSAU — Sunday, Southwest Airlines celebrated the opening of its newest international gateway airport at its Ft. Lauderdale / Hollywood (FLL) focus city with a daily round-trip flight to Nassau, Bahamas doing the honors. The airline is initially starting off modestly with the service to Nassau, followed by Santa Clara, Varadero, and Havana, Cuba services […]