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    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      Executive Pay
      Investors warn ‘fluffy’ ESG metrics are being gamed to boost bonuses

      Majority of S&P 500 companies use environmental, social or governance criteria to guide pay

      A Southwest Airlines ground crew member organises unclaimed luggage at Los Angeles International Airport last year
    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      FT live news
      Live news updates from April 27: US GDP slows sharply, Chinese industrial profits decline 21%
    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      Airlines
      US airlines plot a course away from another costly summer of chaos

      Carriers rethink their schedules after two peak seasons marred by delays prompt calls for more regulation

      Southwest Airlines planes are parked at the terminal at Long Beach Airport, California
    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast20 min listen
      What’s causing the US airline chaos?

      The FT’s Claire Bushey explains why an estimated 25mn people were left feeling angry in US airports last year

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      The Big Read
      How the US fell out of love with flying

      Cancelled flights, missing bags and disappearing routes are infuriating passengers — and galvanising a push for tighter regulation

      Passengers search through hundreds of unclaimed suitcases
    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Airlines
      Worst winter in a decade as tens of thousands of US flights cancelled

      Nationwide plane grounding follows meltdown at Southwest as passenger complaints triple from pre-pandemic levels

      People pass through Salt Lake City International Airport
    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      Hyper-efficiency is bad business

      Southwest shows management by numbers has gone too far

      Illustration of two aircraft, one of which has had its wings bent until it resembles the dollar sign, while some people are trying to bend the wings of the other one
    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Southwest Airlines operation failures during blizzard to cost up to $825mn

      Outdated technology led to widespread disruption during December snowstorm while US rivals recovered fairly quickly

      Passengers queue to check-in at Denver International Airport, US
    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Lex
      Southwest Airlines: passengers and investors left out in the cold Premium content

      The US discount carrier now has additional financial priorities that will weigh on earnings this year

      Travellers queue at check-in counters for Southwest Airlines in Denver International airport
    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      Airlines hit by jet shortages in new challenge for aviation

      Supply chain crunch disrupts deliveries as carriers are forced to reduce flights

      A Southwest Airlines jet over charts showing production figures that dipped during the pandemic
    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      News in-depth
      ‘We will humble them’: four fuel traders took on Wall Street and saved $1.2bn

      Few airlines hedge against surging oil prices but Southwest’s small team has shown the benefit

      Southwest Airlines jet descends towards an airport
    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      Airlines
      US airlines seek end to Covid mask mandate despite passenger wariness

      CEOs say rules due to expire on Monday are ‘no longer aligned with the realities’

      A passenger on an internal US flight wearing a mask.
    • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
      Airlines
      Spate of US flight cancellations prompts fears of holiday meltdown

      Airline executives struggle to work out how many seats to sell amid staffing constraints

      Southwest passengers in Omaha during a recent disruption to services
    • Monday, 11 October, 2021
      Southwest flight delays drag on into a fourth day

      Pilots union says widespread disruptions expose ‘brittle’ pandemic-era operations

    • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
      Airlines
      US airlines cut revenue forecasts as Delta variant slows bookings

      United lightens holiday capacity while American executive eyes ‘unpredictable’ recovery

      American Airlines jet
    • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
      Lex
      Southwest Airlines: priced for perfection while warning of turbulence Premium content

      Equity holders should think carefully before listening to carrier’s optimistic pronouncements

      A Southwest Airlines jet departs from Chicago, US
    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      Airlines
      US airlines say ‘worst behind us’ as vaccines fuel recovery

      Average passenger numbers are at their highest level since the pandemic began

    • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
      Airlines
      Investors see lower risk of default by US airlines

      Credit default swap prices tumble as lawmakers discuss aid package and vaccine nears

    • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
      Southwest warns 6,800 staff they could be furloughed

      Pilots union calls carrier’s move a ‘heartless’ negotiating tactic to reduce pay

    • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
      Southwest pegged as relative winner in US airline turmoil

      Promise of no compulsory furloughs could give company an edge over rivals in rebound

    • Tuesday, 21 July, 2020
      Coronavirus
      Coronavirus: California surpasses 400,000 cases, closes in on New York — as it happened
      Medical workers test residents at a mobile Covid-19 testing site in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., on Friday, July 17, 2020. On Thursday, public officials across the U.S. warned they will wield it again if people don't immediately act to halt the resurgent coronavirus. The mayors of Houston, Los Angeles and Miami have floated the prospect. Photographer: Jayme Gershen/Bloomberg
    • Saturday, 18 July, 2020
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      US airlines fly in different directions in middle-seat debate

      Carriers diverge on whether to maintain social distancing and run aircraft at partial capacity

      Airlines need to sell about 75 per cent of a plane’s seating capacity to break even
    • Monday, 29 June, 2020
      Boeing Co
      Boeing’s 737 Max takes off on first certification flight

      Aeroplane maker’s stock rises on important step in returning jet to the skies

    • Friday, 15 May, 2020
      Berkshire Hathaway Inc
      Warren Buffett dumps most of his Goldman Sachs stake

      Famed investor backed the bank in 2008 but sold bulk of shares as pandemic developed

    • Friday, 8 May, 2020
      Capital markets
      Carnival and Southwest lead surge in US convertible bond issuance

      Companies are seeking to tap whatever sources of affordable funding are available

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