Kevin Carter / Getty Images Southwest Airlines Announces the End of Its Signature Seating Policy Southwest Airlines announced the end of one of its signature policies on Thursday, angering some customers while pleasing others. By Michael Austin July 28, 2024
Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Mechanics Make Disturbing Find After Boeing 737 Experiences a 'Dutch Roll' at 34,000 Feet The plane, a Boeing 737 Max, was grounded for more than a month but resumed flights last week, according to data from Flightradar24.com. By The Associated Press July 9, 2024
Smith Collection - Gado / Getty Images Southwest Airlines Comes Under Criticism for Letting 'Devious' Passengers Exploit Boarding System Is this airline's seating policy being abused by customers who pretend to have disabilities for premium access? By Richard Moorhead May 9, 2024
Drew Angerer / Getty Images FAA Investigating After Southwest Pilot Was Given Instructions That Nearly Caused Disaster A radio transmission from the near-disaster showed the pilots of both flights were instructed to immediately stop what they were doing. By Johnathan Jones April 19, 2024
Terrance Williams / AP Photo NFL Star Heroically Steps In When Fellow Passenger Has Medical Emergency During Flight ""In addition to the fast-acting flight attendants, the real heroes are the nurse and doctor who also happened to be on the plane," he said. By George C. Upper III February 1, 2024
@FoxBusiness / X; Evrymmnt / Atstock Productions / ShutterstockCommentary Southwest Airlines' Unique Plus-Size Passenger Policy Is Causing Controversy A Southwest policy that allows obese customers to occupy extra seats free of charge is causing quite a bit of turbulence on social media. By Joe Saunders December 13, 2023
Hinterhaus Productions / Getty Images 3 Women Arrested at Airport Over Alleged 'Ghost Bag' Operation The three women arrived at the airport to pick up the "ghost bag" and were detained by police shortly after. By Ben Kew November 15, 2023
David Dee Delgado / Getty ImagesCommentary Airline Disconnecting Woman's Ventilator Is Mic Drop Moment That Proves Flying Has Become a Nightmare Air Canada disconnects a diabled woman's ventilator while assisting her in boarding. The nightmare of travel rises to a whole new level. By Laura Wellington November 13, 2023
Michael H / Getty ImagesCommentary Major Airlines Reportedly Duped: Delta, United, Others Searching for Jet Engines Built with Questionable Parts An issue discovered with engine parts that had faulty safety certifications last month has not gotten any better. By Bryan Chai October 6, 2023
Noberto Duarte / AFP-Getty Images Plane Forced to Land After Pilot Collapses and Dies Mid-Flight The South American airliner said in a statement that the late pilot had flown for the company for more than 25 years. By Johnathan Jones August 18, 2023