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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

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.

Use these Southwest hacks for stress-free travel

As a devoted Southwest Airlines flyer for 26 years, I’ve uncovered hacks that make every trip smoother and more enjoyable. I’m loyal to the ... Continue Reading

A mobile device is sitting on the tablet holder of the Southwest Recaro R2 seat on display at AIX 2024

Southwest, Recaro unveil customised R2 seats for future 737s

HAMBURG — Tapped to develop a customised seating product for Southwest Airlines’ future Boeing 737 MAX deliveries starting in 2025, Re... Continue Reading

Front view of Southwest's new Tangerine-designed 737 MAX cabin with Recaro seats.

Southwest highlights benefit of dual-source approach for seats

Having recently selected a custom version of Recaro’s BL3710 economy class seat for new Boeing 737 MAX twinjets scheduled for delivery from ... Continue Reading

Each new Recaro seat aboard Southwest Airlines' new jets will feature a device holder, as pictured here.

Southwest turns to Tangerine and Recaro for cabin refresh on new jets

It might have been the best kept secret in aviation. In late 2022, rumors started circling that Southwest Airlines was exploring an aircraft... Continue Reading

The nose of the Allegiant aircraft as it is being boarded via ramp

Enjoying PIE and the sky on Allegiant flight from St. Pete to PIT

Convincing my partner to celebrate New Year’s Eve with me in Tampa took a bit of convincing so I was eager to sweeten the proposition by sco... Continue Reading

Looking out the window of a Boeing 787 widebody as it flies above a city. The jet engine of the aircraft is in view. Most widebodies presently don't support direct-to-consumer IFE streaming over a live connection.

Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies

The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX in-flight. Astronics In-seat power is being installed on the fleet

Southwest passengers on Viasat-fitted 737 can stream OTT for $8

Southwest Airlines this month will press its first Viasat-fitted Boeing 737 into service, and with it offer a new paid OTT streaming-capable... Continue Reading

A Southwest Airlines 737 in-flight. The wingtip of the aircraft is seen in this photo.

Southwest vows to update tech due to massive disruption

Southwest Airlines is vowing to strengthen its commitment to upgrading internal systems, as its employee unions blame antiquated crew schedu... Continue Reading

Astronics expects in-seat power to become ubiquitous on narrowbodies

In-seat power ports that charge passengers’ gadgets in-flight have a much lower penetration on narrowbody aircraft than on widebody aircraft... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines' new moving map displayed on three mobile devices

Press Release: Southwest launches 3D map with destination reels

FlightPath3D, the leader in moving map technology, announces that Southwest Airlines has successfully upgraded to its new inflight moving ma... Continue Reading

Southwest celebrates completion of concourse expansion in Denver

Denver International Airport (DEN) and Southwest Airlines on 5 May marked the completion of 16 new gates at the airport’s C Concourse, bring... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines selects Viasat high-speed Internet for new jets

Southwest Airlines has selected Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band inflight connectivity service to be factory-installed on all new aircraft delive... Continue Reading