Southwest CEO claims crew-scheduling technology wasn’t to blame for holiday meltdown
Southwest's CEO says the airline now understands what went wrong during the December meltdown and claims it wasn't bad technology.
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Texas DPS urges residents to avoid traveling to Mexico on spring break
DPS issued the warning after four Americans were kidnapped in Matamoros and two were killed.
US sues to block JetBlue merger with Spirit Airlines
JetBlue and Spirit have anticipated the government challenge for weeks.
Private terminal for celebrities, wealthy travelers coming to DFW Airport
DFW Airport will become the third location for luxury terminal operator PS VIP Services.
7 injured on flight to Germany that had emergency landing at Dulles
The injured people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said.
Nearly 1 million Nissan SUVs recalled over engine shutoffs
If a driver inadvertently turns off the car, it can cause the vehicle to lose power, brakes and airbag deployment capabilities.
A battle over which company will land a lucrative food contract at Hobby Airport heated up Thursday and it's getting messy!
The company said it would be suspending operations due to the dangerous road conditions and closures caused by the snowfall and ice.
Flight cancellations continue due to winter storm in North Texas
The winter storm was still causing issues for flyers into and out of North Texas on Thursday
Wednesday’s massive airline outage caused by “damaged database,” FAA says
The world's largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours, and the cascading chaos delayed or canceled thousands of flights across the U.S.
Why did the FAA ground all planes in the US Wednesday morning?
Longtime aviation insiders could not recall an outage of such magnitude caused by a technology breakdown.
More than 6,000 delayed flights after huge FAA outage
The White House said there's "no evidence of a cyberattack," and officials are investigating.
Another cargo ship refloated after being stuck in Suez Canal
Officials say it took about five hours to refloat the vessel. While it's unclear exactly what led to the grounding, the area has been...
Love Field passengers gets all 4 bags directly returned to her home, 4 $200 vouchers, too
"Honestly, I would say Southwest exceeded my expectations," Jaclyn Sung said. "I really was expecting to see them in like February or March."
Southwest apologizes, gives customers frequent-flyer points
Southwest's CEO says the airline is acting “with great urgency” to process refunds, return lost bags and handle requests for reimbursements for stranded travelers.
American Airlines ground crew worker killed after being ‘ingested into the engine’ of a plane at Alabama airport
The accident grounded flights in and out of the airport for four hours on Saturday and occurred just before a flight from Montgomery to...
FAA: Computer issue that caused Florida flight delays, cancellations fixed
The FAA reduced the number of flights flying in and out of Florida on Monday afternoon, prompting an increase in flight delays and cancellations.
‘The Southwest Christmas that wasn’t’ | Stranded passenger pens poem over cancellation experience
"With that it all started, lost luggage and lies, flight cancellations, our frustrated cries," Blaine Moore wrote after her family's Southwest flights were canceled.
3 flights in 3 days: Love Field passengers explain plans for New Year’s Eve weekend
Three Love Field passengers that will be flying in three consecutive days laid out their travel plans (and backup plans) amidst the current Southwest...
The rebooked flight, hotel room, car rental and food costs that Southwest passengers are asked to front can add up quick -- and that...
Missing man last seen driving in Dallas, police say