Company Watch - Southwest Airlines.Boeing has confirmed that Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. is to take 79 Next Generation 737-700s on which it has options. Southwest, the first and one of the world's most successful low-cost carriers, operates an all-Boeing fleet of 452 737s. Although it is presumed that some older aircraft will be retired the new commitment will take the airline well past the 500 aircraft mark, a truly amazing figure if you compare it with the total production run of some products of the past. In February, Southwest took delivery of the 5,000th Boeing 737 (see picture). Later this summer, Southwest is slated to receive Boeing's 2,000th Next-Generation 737. Boeing has sold more than 6,200 737s to carriers worldwide. http://www.boeing.com http://www.southwest.com Apr 23, 2006 Southwest orders 36 aircraft next year, 30 the following year, 18 in 2009 and 10 in each year from 2010 through 2012. It holds 116 options with delivery positions in 2008-12 and 54 purchase rights for delivery through 2014. CFMI valued the new firm engine orders at $1 billion at list prices. Apr 21, 2006 Southwest, American launch Love Field promotions. Southwest Airlines now offer fliers departing from Dallas Love Field This article is about the airport. For the neighborhood, see Love Field, Dallas, Texas (Neighborhood). Dallas Love Field (IATA: DAL, ICAO: KDAL, FAA LID: DAL two free drinks. The offer is a response to a recent promotion by American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , which gave out tickets to destinations it serves from Love to all fans attending a Dallas Mavericks  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. basketball game. Apr 21, 2006 Southwest hopes to sell international flights. Southwest Airlines hopes to upgrade its reservations system so it can sell tickets to ATA's international destinations. The two carriers are code-sharing partners, and ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment flies to Cancun and Guadalajara, Mexico. Apr 21, 2006 Southwest reports 3.4% profit increase. Southwest Airlines managed to stave off rising unit costs and a 79.6% jump in fuel expenses to record a first-quarter profit of $61 million, up 3.4% over the $59 million earned in the three months ended March 31, 2005. Apr 21, 2006 Profits climb at Southwest, but costs also rise. Southwest Airlines today posted a slight increase in first-quarter profits. The carrier earned $61 million, up from $59 million a year earlier. High fuel prices increased the company's costs. Apr 20, 2006 Southwest Airlines will launch new flights from Philadelphia to Columbus (thrice-daily) and Nashville (twice-daily) from July 2. It will add daily frequencies the same day from PHL to Providence (to six from five) and Orlando International (to seven from six) and from Chicago Midway to San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. (to two from one) and Portland, Ore. Apr 20, 2006 Southwest Airlines will launch new flights from Philadelphia to Columbus (thrice-daily) and Nashville (twice-daily) from July 2. It will add daily frequencies the same day from PHL to Providence (to six from five) and Orlando International (to seven from six) and from Chicago Midway to San Antonio (to two from one) and Portland, Ore. (to two from one). Apr 19, 2006 Flier wins $27.5 million in arrest case, Southwest will appeal. A jury has awarded a woman who said Southwest Airlines flight attendants had her arrested without cause, claiming the attendants were too aggressive in enforcing post-Sept. 11 security. Southwest will appeal the decision and says the workers did not do anything wrong. "We stand by our actions," a spokesman said. Apr 12, 2006 Southwest Airlines' announcement that it plans to serve Washington Dulles International, an airport it rejected last fall as being too expensive, signals that "all major domestic airports are fair game," wrote Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. analyst Michael Linenberg in a research note Friday. Earlier this year, Southwest began service at Denver International Airport This article is about Denver International Airport. For other uses, see KDEN (disambiguation). Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA , historically viewed as being among the most expensive in the US. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Linenberg, the demise of Independence Air, which operated out of IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. , "created an opportunity which the company has seized." Although Southwest's arrival will mean a bit of "heartburn heartburn, burning sensation beneath the breastbone, also called pyrosis. Heartburn does not indicate heart malfunction but results from nervous tension or overindulgence in food or drink. " for United Airlines, which has a major international hub at Dulles with 63% of seats in the market, the analyst thinks the bigger losers could be other LCCs such as JetBlue, which has a 6% seat share at IAD, given that JetBlue and Southwest "target the same passenger segments." Apr 10, 2006 |
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