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In early 2018, two things happened at Southwest Airlines that concerned the U.S. government.
First, the Office of the Inspector General received a hotline complaint regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Southwest Airlines Co. (N…
Read MoreThe Federal Railroad Administration has agreed to hold a public hearing to seek comments from rural Texas county landowners and local officials that would be impacted by a proposed high-speed rail project connecting Dallas and Houston, a Texas congress…
Read MoreA government report flagging safety culture at Southwest Airlines is due to come out as soon as the end of the week, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Office of the Inspector General highlighted several concerns about the safety culture of Sou…
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines currently has the 737 Max off its schedule through June 6, but that will likely be pushed back after Boeing issued new guidance on the plane’s return, the Dallas-based carrier said Jan. 23.
“We will likely extend Max-related flight …
Read MoreA whistleblower claims Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) improperly received expedited approval from regulators to begin long-anticipated flights to Hawaii last year, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper said an unnamed Fed…
Read MoreAndrew Watterson wants Southwest Airlines Co., the second-busiest airline in Houston, to have a boring 2020.
Having the 737 Max out of its network for much of 2019 robbed Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) of the chance to add to its network. Now, the car…
Read MoreToyota announced big changes to its North American manufacturing operations Jan. 17, including a shift in the product lineup of its Texas plant.
Plano, Texas-based Toyota Motor North America, part of Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), will cease productio…
Read MoreIn what was an expected move, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) again pushed back the projected return of the 737 Max to its schedule. The beleaguered plane is now out of Southwest’s network through June 6, the Dallas-based carrier said Jan. 16.
This…
Read MoreDuring one of the biggest commercial aviation events in recent memory, Adam Decaire was on spring break.
Decaire, vice president of network planning at Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), was relaxing with his family in Florida when the government gro…
Read MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $3.92 million fine on Southwest Airlines over weight calculations that were allegedly incorrect, the agency announced Jan. 10.
The FAA said in a statement that between May 1, 2018, and Aug. 9, 2018, D…
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