Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...

The system operates in addition to existing safety measures used by commercial aircraft. “It is a really powerful tool, we believe, to add more barriers to potentially bad outcomes,” Southwest ...

The aviation industry follows strict guidelines for safety measures and operational requirements. However, sometimes unforeseen events require equally unexpected and unorthodox solutions. In May ...

--Southwest Airlines Co. today shared a promise to Employees and Customers that Safety is, and always will be, the carrier' s top priority from check-in to deplaning the aircraft.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly late last week said the airline?s operations were "safer today than we?ve ever been," as federal regulators said they would seek a civil penalty of $10.2 million ...

-In the Air: Southwest continues to use HEPA filters (which remove 99.97 percent of airborne particles, just like in a hospital setting) to purify recirculated cabin air while also introducing fresh ...

Southwest Airlines is flying 49 aircraft despite concerns that they do not comply with mandatory federal safety standards, according to documents released by the Senate Commerce, Science and ...

Facing federal and internal investigations of its maintenance practices, Southwest Airlines grounded 38 jetliners — about 8 percent ...

Southwest Airlines announced it has partnered with the Stanford University School of Medicine to review the carrier's health and safety protocols during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Southwest's ...

Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...