Southwest Airlines

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers six travel and leisure stock picks for a rebound in demand. Other featured articles examine China's crackdown on tech giants, the iPhone maker's interest in automobiles, and how Barron's 2020 stocks picks have fared. Also, the...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended negative alongside mixed messaging on stimulus. Remember This: “Markets have come a long way since the March lows, but we believe there may be more room for stocks to run,” said Jeff Buchbinder, Equity Strategist for LPL...

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) is asking its employees to agree to pay cuts for the first time through the end of next year. This notion is specific to union employees, and the airline has said is the trade-off to avoiding furloughs and future job cuts. Non-union salaries will already be cut by...

The Last Week In A Nutshell What Happened: “The market has taken us on a roller coaster ride that no one would have believed — from the depths of March 2020, when we dropped to a level last seen in 2016 (e.g., $2,237.40 on the S&P 500) to a 51% rally back to reclaim an all...

After Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) came under the spotlight for disclosing it sold stock in Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE: DAL), Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) and other airlines, Warren Buffett has made a few new, lesser-known investments. What’s Going On?...

Despite signs of modest improvement in passenger traffic and the lifting of many coronavirus restrictions, airlines aren't relaxing efforts to shore up balance sheets and restructure in hopes of remaining solvent until demand returns in a meaningful way years from now. Since Friday, several U.S....

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers some stocks poised to rebound as the economy reopens. Other featured articles look at why now is a good time to buy insurance stocks, and who wins as Americans take to the roads again. Also, the prospects for a senior-living stock, cruise and...

Southwest Airlines Cargo continues to win the hearts of freight forwarders for outstanding customer service, but the airline isn't resting on its laurels. Members of the Airforwarders Association this week voted Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) the best domestic airline for the 11th year running....

The New England Patriots are the closest thing to an American sports dynasty, with six Super Bowl wins since 2001. That's weak tea compared with Southwest Airlines Cargo's domination. On Monday, the Airforwarders Association (AfA) named the carrier the best domestic airline for the 11th...

The continued grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX significantly impacted Southwest Airlines Co's (NYSE: LUV) fourth-quarter and full-year profits and the airline said Thursday that 2020 earnings will also be compromised by the crisis. The Dallas-based carrier reported fourth-quarter net income fell 21...

The ripple effects of the  worldwide flight ban of the Boeing 737 MAX continue to spread and cause financial harm. One day after Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) declared that it would temporarily shut down the troubled plane's production line in January, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) said it is removing the...

CHICAGO – After transforming its under-performing passenger operation over the past decade into one of the best managed and profitable global carriers, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is now focused on improving other aspects of its business, including cargo.  The company's capital expenditures in...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) will begin optically scanning cargo next year to give shippers greater visibility into the status of their freight, after introducing the technology for passenger luggage in 2019, cargo chief Wally Devereaux said during a moderated discussion at FreightWaves LIVE....

The Boeing Co.'s (NYSE: BA) troubled 737 MAX aircraft won't be back in regular operation at American Airlines (NYSE: AAL) or Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) until March, the companies announced. American said in October it would return the jets to commercial service in January 2020. Southwest was...

U.S.-based low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) reported strong third-quarter financial performance, including record operating and unit revenues, solid margins and strong cash flows. That is despite an estimated $210 million reduction in operating income due to the continued...