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Southwest Airlines Gets $11 Million Fine Waiver By Trump Administration Over 2022 Holiday Travel Crisis

The Trump administration has decided to waive an $11 million fine that was levied on Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) in connection with a holiday travel crisis in 2022.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Airlines Warn Government Shutdown Would Disrupt Flight Operations: 'Congress Must Work Quickly…'

Airlines For America, a consortium of U.S. flight carriers like Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) and American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL), has warned that a partial shutdown of the Federal government will likely disrupt flight operations.

Benzinga · Sep 30, 2025

Options Corner: How Quick-Thinking Traders Can Potentially Extract Upside From American Airlines' Dead-Cat Bounce

No one is going to confuse American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) as a stable, confidence-inspiring enterprise. On a year-to-date basis, AAL stock has tumbled 31% — and it's not just due to technical nuances. Primarily, the business suffers from its highly leveraged balance sheet, exceeding that of competitors like Alaska…

Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025

3 Airline Stocks to Keep Watching This December

The airline industry is well-positioned for solid growth due to the robust travel demand. Therefore, it could be wise to add fundamentally strong airline stocks, Southwest Airlines (LUV), Delta Air Lines (DAL), and Air France-KLM (AFLYY), to one’s watchlist. Keep reading….

StockNews.com · Nov 29, 2023

Southwest Airlines Company (LUV): Is This Airline Stock a Buy, Hold or Sell?

While Southwest Airlines (LUV) benefits from the resurgence of travel, it is grappling with rising expenses. So, let’s analyze some of its key financial metrics to determine if LUV is a Buy, Hold, or Sell now.

StockNews.com · Sep 1, 2023

Is There Momentum in Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) demonstrated a remarkable recovery in March with solid profitability and record revenues following earlier travel disruptions. However, the company registered a net loss in its fiscal first quarter. That said, can we expect any positive momentum in LUV? Read more to find out.

StockNews.com · Jun 30, 2023

Is Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) a Buy, Sell, or Hold for June?

With updated guidance, topline growth, and dividend payments, is Southwest Airlines (LUV) a buy, sell, or hold now? Let’s look at the company’s key financial metrics to find out….

StockNews.com · Jun 2, 2023

Southwest to describe overwhelmed scheduling system in Senate hearing

Southwest Airlines Co.’s operations chief plans to tell U.S. senators that the carrier’s scheduling systems became overwhelmed during a late-December storm, leading to a breakdown that forced thousands of flight cancellations and cost the company more than $1 billion.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Planes came dangerously close for 30 seconds in Texas near-miss

A FedEx Corp. widebody cargo jet came within several hundred feet of colliding with a Southwest Airlines Co. plane in Austin, Texas, early Saturday and the two planes remained in close proximity for at least 30 seconds, flight data show.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023

US probes close call between FedEx, Southwest jets in Austin

A FedEx Corp. widebody jet flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane early Saturday in Texas after an air-traffic controller cleared the passenger plane to take off from the same runway that the cargo aircraft was preparing to land on, aviation authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2023