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Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 with its bright blue and white livery is parked in the sunshine.

Press Release: Southwest’s first lounges to debut in AUS, BWI, HNL, BNA

Southwest Airlines Co. today unveils plans for its first-ever airport lounge network, marking the next chapter of the Southwest Airlines® tr... Continue Reading

Signage at Pittsburgh International Airport's new landside terminal

Southwest Airlines’ support for the blind on AUS-PIT impresses

As a blind solo traveler, I find more value than most in the idea of a nonstop flight. Simply put, nonstops offer less opportunities for som... Continue Reading

Various devices are held in PED holders that are a part of the Southwest Seats

SpaceX adds Southwest Airlines as Starlink customer

Southwest Airlines plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity into its fleet... Continue Reading

Southwest showcases elevated aircraft cabin design.

Southwest’s first new 737 MAX with updated cabin enters service

The first new-delivery Boeing 737 MAX 8 to feature Southwest Airlines’ new-design cabin entered revenue service today. Delivered to So... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines shows its LUV with free inflight Wi-Fi

Southwest Airlines last year vowed to bring free inflight Wi-Fi to its passengers. Now, the Dallas-based heavy-hitter is making good on that... Continue Reading

flyadeal CEO on why cockpit barriers are likely to become standard

Steven Greenway, the CEO of Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flyadeal is paying close attention to the rollout of retractable secondary cockpi... Continue Reading

Southwest secondary cockpit barrier is pictured.

Southwest to have 26 jets fitted with cockpit barriers by year-end

Southwest Airlines has become one of the first US carriers to deploy a retractable secondary cockpit barrier on board its aircraft, and says... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX parked and ready to board. The aircraft is in Southwest's signature dark blue, yellow and red livery. The IFC antenna hump is in view, installed atop the fuselage. A Spirit A320 can be seen in the background. Anuvu

Anuvu MicroGEO satellites now operational over the United States

Two Ku-band MicroGEO satellites, made and operated by Astranis, are now fully operational and providing coverage over the continental United... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 parked at the gate. The airline's livery is blue, yellow and red, with the word Southwest in white on the fuse.

Press Release: Southwest picks Honeywell runway safety tech for fleet

Honeywell today announced that Southwest Airlines is in the process of activating its entire Boeing 737 aircraft fleet with SmartRunway and ... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines large overhead bins with luggage stowed away

At Southwest, bags will soon fly for a fee for many customers

Southwest Airlines is ditching its longstanding ‘bags fly free’ commitment to passengers and instead plans to limit the benefit ... Continue Reading

Four Astranis MicroGEO satellites are launched into orbit by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Two of the satellites with support inflight connectivity from Anuvu.

Anuvu celebrates successful Falcon 9 launch of MicroGEO satellites

Anuvu’s first two Ku-band MicroGEO satellites, dubbed NuView-A and NuView-B, were successfully ferried into orbit at 12 a.m. eastern on 29 D... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines puts building blocks in place for free Wi-Fi

Passengers are going to demand free inflight Wi-Fi “faster” than most people think, Southwest Airlines’ Matthew Kiesel predicted during a po... Continue Reading

The blue Southwest cabin interior is enhanced by LED lighting.

Southwest to sell assigned seats in 2025; partners with Icelandair

Southwest Airlines will begin selling assigned seats in the second half of next year as part of its broader plan to transform the passenger ... Continue Reading

Rows of seats onboard a Southwest 737 with passengers using their devices

Southwest Airlines to ditch open seating, offer extra-legroom option

Love it or hate it, Southwest Airlines’ open seating ‘cattle call’ experience is going the way of the dodo bird. After months of deliberatio... Continue Reading

Press Release: Southwest inks MOU with Archer for air taxi ops plan

Southwest Airlines Co. and Archer Aviation Inc., have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop operational plans for electric a... Continue Reading