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Southwest Airlines began revenue flights on June 18, 1971, using three Boeing 737-200 aircraft, and operated the type exclusively during the airline's early history. These aircraft were not originally ordered by Southwest, but rather were delivery slots taken over from Air California, Aloha Airlines, and Pacific Southwest Airlines, [11] including a lone 737-200 Combi which was later traded ...
Southwest Airlines was founded in 1966 by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King, and incorporated as Air Southwest Co. in 1967.Three other airlines (Braniff, Trans-Texas Airways, and Continental Airlines) took legal action to try to prevent the company from its planned strategy of undercutting their prices by flying only within Texas and thus being exempt from regulation by the federal Civil ...
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 with blended wingtips departing Denver, CO. On March 12, 2008, Southwest Airlines voluntarily grounded 44 aircraft to check if they needed further inspection. The FAA claimed that Southwest Airlines flew almost 60,000 flights without fuselage inspections taking place.
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) shares are trading lower on Tuesday. The firm revealed a sale and leaseback deal involving 36 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft will be owned and leased back to ...
This category contains articles related to Southwest Airlines, an airline of the United States based in Texas. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pacific Southwest Airlines fleet Aircraft In service Passengers Notes BAe 146-100: 1 85 Transferred to US Airways and retired in 1988. BAe 146-200: 22 All were transferred to US Airways and later retired in 1991. McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32: 4 100 Former Altair Airlines fleet. All were transferred to US Airways and later retired in 2001 ...
Citing a Simple Flying article, a recent edit by VenFlyer98 indicated that 142 MAX 8 aircraft are on order. However, the table in the article indicates that the airline has scheduled 130 deliveries from 2026–2031, and states that "The airline has eight more firm orders for MAX 8 aircraft due to be delivered this year." That comes to 138.
It acquired two commuter airlines, Pennsylvania Airlines and Suburban Airlines, in 1985. [21] It bought San Diego–based Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) in 1986 and Winston-Salem, North Carolina–based Piedmont Airlines in 1987. [22] The PSA acquisition was completed on April 9, 1988, and the Piedmont acquisition on August 5, 1989. [23]