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What’s the difference between a Low-Cost Carrier and an Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier?

Budget-friendly air travel has opened up the skies to millions of passengers worldwide, largely thanks to the rise of low-cost and ultra-low-cost carriers. While…

Aviation safety

FAA investigating Southwest low approach in Tampa

The FAA is investigating a low approach by a Southwest Airlines 737-8 MAX in Tampa. The aircraft descended to just 150 feet nearly fives…

Aviation safety

Tower warns Southwest of low altitude on approach

Southwest Airlines flight 4069 descended to ~525 feet AGL 9 miles from the airport Air traffic control received a low altitude alert and notified…

Aviation safety

Southwest flight makes “excessive descent” during go around in Hawaii

A Southwest Airlines flight from Honolulu to Lihue made an “excessive descent” during a go around at Lihue, flying as low as 400 feet…

Airline news

The Southwest Airlines fleet in 2024

Southwest Airlines (WN/SWA) was founded in 1967 by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King. Initially conceptualized to serve as an intrastate airline connecting major cities…

Major incident

Person struck and killed by landing Southwest 737 in Austin

A person was struck and killed by a landing Southwest Airlines 737 at Austin Airport on 7 May. The person was on Runway 17R…

Major incident

Flightradar24 Data Related to Southwest Airlines Flight 1380

On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines flight 1380 from New York to Dallas suffered an uncontained engine failure of the number 1 (left hand)…

Special event

Out with the Old, in with the MAX at Southwest

On Friday, 29 September Southwest Airlines retired the last 30 737-300 ‘Classics’ in its fleet ahead of the 737 MAX’s entry into service today….

WN-SWA

What’s the difference between a Low-Cost Carrier and an Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier?

FAA investigating Southwest low approach in Tampa

Tower warns Southwest of low altitude on approach

Southwest flight makes “excessive descent” during go around in Hawaii

The Southwest Airlines fleet in 2024

Person struck and killed by landing Southwest 737 in Austin

Flightradar24 Data Related to Southwest Airlines Flight 1380

Out with the Old, in with the MAX at Southwest

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