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    • 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

    • 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

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      Hyper-efficiency is bad business

      Southwest shows management by numbers has gone too far

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      Outdated technology led to widespread disruption during December snowstorm while US rivals recovered fairly quickly

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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’

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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 pandemic
      Coronavirus: California surpasses 400,000 cases, closes in on New York — as it happened
    • 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

    • 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

    • Tuesday, 28 April, 2020
      Southwest Airlines makes $94m loss in first quarter

      Company estimates operating revenue will fall as much as 95% in April and May

    • Thursday, 25 July, 2019
      Airlines
      Southwest pulls out of Newark due to 737 Max groundings

      American Airlines also warns of bigger hit as Boeing’s struggles batter industry

    • Sunday, 28 April, 2019
      Aerospace & Defence
      Southwest says Boeing did not disclose safety issue

      US airline says aircraft maker failed to tell it 737 Max alerts were not ‘operable’

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