Company Watch -- Southwest Airlines.May 21, 2007 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. , following up on its announcement that it will configure its entire fleet for RNP RNP abbr. ribonucleoprotein RNP see ribonucleoprotein. , announced this week an agreement with Naverus to "develop and implement [RNP] tailored approach and departure procedures at each of the airports Southwest serves." Executive VP and Chief of Operations Mike Van de Ven said, "We recently commissioned Naverus to illustrate the benefits of RNP for Southwest Airlines. We discovered how Tailored RNP can be used for more than just terrain-challenged airports. By using it everywhere we'll unlock the tremendous capabilities of modern avionics, maximizing our investment in new aircraft and equipment." May 18, 2007 Southwest Airlines said it initially will serve three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. with 18 daily nonstop flights from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden when it launches service there on Aug. 26. Destinations are Chicago Midway (thrice-daily), San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. (eight-times-daily) and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. (seven-times-daily). It will offer direct or connecting service to 46 other destinations. May 17, 2007 Southwest Airlines[sup.1] 350 ramp workers in Chicago that by Christmas season one-fourth of them were reporting on-the-job injuries. Starting pay for the position: $8.75 an hour. Airlines used to offer prestigious jobs with good wages and coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. flight benefits. Now, in the aftermath of aggressive cutbacks, a growing number of airline jobs are more akin to those at a fast-food restaurant. The pay is low, the work is tough and, in a new twist, airlines are having trouble hanging onto workers and finding new ones. May 16, 2007 Southwest Airlines, which carries more domestic Customers than any other US airline, and Galileo, a leading global distribution system (GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards ) and technology provider, today announced a 10-year, content distribution agreement. Through the agreement, all of Southwest's published fares and inventory, with the exception of Southwest exclusive web fares, will be available late this year to Galileo-connected travel agencies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . May 16, 2007 Southwest Airlines and Naverus announce today that they have signed an agreement to partner on development of an RNP program. RNP (Required Navigation Performance Required Navigation Performance (RNP) is defined by ICAO as "a statement of the navigation performance necessary for operation within a defined airspace". Part of a broader concept called "Performance-based Navigation," RNP is a method of implementing routes and flight paths that ) brings together the accuracy of GPS (Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. ), the capabilities of advanced aircraft avionics, and new flight procedures to achieve safer, more efficient, and environmentally friendly flight operations. May 16, 2007 Southwest founder won't attend annual meeting Southwest Airlines founder Rollin W. King says he won't attend the carrier's annual meeting today. "There's nothing to read into that," King says. Legend has it that King and co-founder Herbert Kelleher drew Southwest's original route map on a napkin, but King says the story isn't true. May 16, 2007 Fare increase falls apart The airline industry's attempt to boost domestic fares by $5 each way collapsed on Monday. All the major carriers that raised fares rolled back the increases after Southwest Airlines declined to match them. Airlines have sought to boost fares to offset soaring fuel prices. May 15, 2007 After six-year break, Southwest to launch San Francisco flights Southwest Airlines on Friday said it will start operating a new schedule of flights from San Francisco International Airport “SFO” redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). For the television series, see . . Southwest said it would start offering 18 daily nonstop flights from the airport in August. May 14, 2007 Southwest signs 10-year pact with Galileo. Southwest Airlines plans to start selling tickets through electronic distribution services firm Galileo. The airline says the 10-year agreement with Galileo will help it reach business travelers who buy tickets through travel agencies. Since 1995, Southwest has participated only in basic booking services offered by Sabre. May 17, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. 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