Author: Holden Wilen

Business travel has recovered more slowly than leisure, but Southwest expects improvement in the fall.

Lyn Montgomery sat down with the Dallas Business Journal at the union’s office to discuss challenges for flight attendants and the ongoing labor dispute with Southwest Airlines, why she became a flight attendant and what goes into the role that people …

Flight attendants at Dallas-based Southwest have been working under a contract that became amendable four years ago while the sides have failed to come to terms on a new agreement.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, known as BLET, said more than 99% of its members voted to authorize a strike.

In a 5-3 decision, the court ruled Texas Central — the company planning to build the Houston-to-Dallas railway — has eminent domain authority.

Carlos Aguilar, who has led the effort to build a high-speed rail line backed by Japanese technology since December 2016, announced his departure over the weekend on LinkedIn.

The Texas Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling this summer that will determine the fate of the Texas Central high-speed rail project

Paul Treangen, who also serves as president of the Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, worries the state will miss out on a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to assist shortline railroads.

Southwest executives said during the annual shareholders meeting May 18 they are waiting on the union to finish polling its members to determine what issues still need negotiating.