Both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines have produced a profit during the second quarter, they reported on July 22. American’s was only a small $19 million compared to Southwest’s $348 million net profit. This places Southwest behind Delta Airlines as the second most-profitable…
Southwest Airlines remains hungry for the MAX 7. The carrier announced another follow-on order for 34 aircraft in an SEC filing on June 8. The announcement comes only months after a previous Supplemental Agreement with Boeing, in which Southwest swapped…
The FAA has shed more light on the electrical issues of the MAX. The regulator released an Airworthiness Directive (AD) on April 30, which specifies the extent of the problems in the cockpit area of the Boeing. In a Continued Airworthiness…
Southwest is the first US airline to make a profit again. It reported a positive result on the same day when American announced a $-1.250 billion first-quarter loss. But the mood is changing for the better as American almost returned…
How’s the 737 MAX doing in the US? The FAA cleared Boeing 737 MAX for commercial flights late last year. Operators had to undertake quite a bit of work to bring the parked aircraft into the newly approved specifications. We…