• Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic airline company in the United States, with a fleet size of 508 and over 60 destinations.

  An engine light came on shortly after Southwest Airlines flight 273 took off from the McCarran airport in Las Vegas on February 12, 2009. The flight returned to the airport and landed safely around 3:30 p.m. The cause of the engine light appears to have been a fire in one of the engines.Fox 5 (LV): Plane On Fire Lands Safely (February 12, 2009) KTNV ABC (LV): Southwest Flight with engine fire lands at McCarran (February 12, 2009) Star-Telegram: Southwest plane returns to Vegas after fire scare (February 12, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Stock symbol: LUV (NYSE)
  2. Annual revenue (2006): $9.1 billion
  3. Founders: Herbert D. Kellehar, Rollin King
  4. Year established: 1971
  5. Industry: Airlines
  6. Phone: (800) I-FLY-SWA
  7. HQ: Dallas, Texas
  8. President: Colleen Barrett
  9. Chairman and CEO: Gary Kelly
  10. CFO: Laura Wright
  11. Staff: 32,664
  12. Frequent flyer program: Rapid Rewards

• Key Dates

  1. 1971: Southwest launches with service to Dallas, Houston and San Antonio
  2. 1974: One millionth passenger flies Southwest
  3. 1977: Company goes public
  4. 1982: Continual expansion now includes Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and others
  5. 1989: Revenue breaks $1 billion
  6. 1993: Expands to East Coast
  7. 1995: Southwest.com launches
  8. 2004: Introduces online boarding passes

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