Southwest Airlines

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

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)
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
9. 2010: Fleetwide Wi-fi will become available

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Southwest Airlines News
- Row 44's in-flight Internet service gets off the ground
  
  Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines Co. and Alaska Airlines began offering Row 44's Internet service. It isn't first time that wireless Internet has been ... (November 23, 2009)
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- Southwest Airlines changes board election rules
  
  DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast ... (November 20, 2009)
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- Fees aid airlines, but travelers' costs too vague
  
  Even Southwest Airlines, which advertises heavily that it doesn't charge for checked bags, received 1 percent to 2 percent of its revenue from fees for ... (November 23, 2009)
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- 'Chockablock Full' Jets Rile Fliers as Fees Pare Airline Losses
  
  Southwest Airlines Co., for example, filled 79.4 percent of its seats in October, up from 70.4 percent a year earlier. “Airplanes are going to be ... (November 23, 2009)
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Southwest Airlines Questions

Does anyone know if I can take a rolling bag and laptop bag as carryons on a Southwest flight? 1 Answer

I've carried-on a rolling bag and laptop on Southwest many times. Unless they've changed their rules, you should be able to do so. Check their rolling bag size ... read more

Do you like to fly Delta or Southwest airline? 2 Answers

Southwest for almost all the same reasons. They are some of the cheapest fares. If you check and they have "wanna get away" prices you hit the jackpot. And I th... read more

Does recent problems with airplane engines, such as Southwests flight 273, make you afraid of flying? 5 Answers

Flying is in fact far safer than driving...So, I'm not afraid at all to fly. If you think about it, when you fly you have up, down, left and right to avoid oth... read more

When will Southwest Airlines get Wifi? 3 Answers

As others have said, Southwest is currently testing WiFi. I *believe* they currently have 4 planes fitted for WiFi, that they're rotating through their schedul... read more

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