Dramatic cockpit audio captured the frantic pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight asking for an “immediate return” to Denver and declaring an emergency after an engine cover ripped off shortly ...

The bandwidth of pilots has become much more narrow over the years as airlines have come and gone. There are four major air carriers for U.S. domestic travel: American, Southwest, United Airlines ...

DALLAS, Texas -- Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with union flight attendants, who have lagged behind pilots in winning pay raises from U.S. carriers.

The head of Southwest Airlines’ pilot union sees troubling cracks in the carrier’s operating metrics and has approved a plan to prepare the union in case Southwest responds by seeking to ...

For the first time in its 57-year history, Southwest Airlines is planning to operate overnight flights, the first being from Las Vegas and Hawaii. While no formal date has been set for the launch ...

That was until pilots and their unions at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both reached contract deals with their employers. Since then, pilots have been given raises, increased benefits ...