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Months before an airborne accident claimed the life of a Southwest Airlines passenger, the Federal Aviation Administration found that distrust between managers and mechanics at Southwest's Dallas maintenance base was so bad,...

A Southwest Airlines passenger plane prepares to take off from Denver International Airport on Sept. 7, 2016.

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 31: Southwest Airlines passenger aircraft parked at their gates at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 31, 2016.

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Southwest Airlines also sent passengers on the deadly flight $ 5,000 checks for «immediate financial needs» and $ 1,000 travel vouchers.

No one was injured in the incident, which came two weeks after an engine on a Southwest 737 ripped apart in flight and shattered a window, killing a female passenger in the first U.S. airline passenger fatality since 2009.

Another passenger is suing Dallas - based Southwest Airlines and engine maker CFM International for...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed the «tremendous bravery» of the crew and passengers aboard a damaged Southwest Airlines plane that was forced into an emergency landing in Philadelphia last month, saying, «Everybody's talking about it.»

A man and his young daughter were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight after the toddler became upset and threw a fit as other passengers were boarding the flight.

Passengers are describing a relatively calm reaction to a cracked window on a Southwest Airlines plane that forced it to make an emergency landing in Cleveland.

A passenger who survived the deadly Southwest 1380 flight filed a lawsuit against the airline carrier after an engine exploded earlier this month, killing one person on board and leading dozens of others to prepare for an untimely death.

The lawsuit also claims Southwest Airlines «placed profits and business over the safety of its customers» by not removing or warning passengers about the «dangerous engine» on its Boeing 700 - 737 fleet.

Southwest Airlines has come across as «sincere» and not defensive in its response to the fatal accident that left a passenger dead, the Dallas Business Journal reports.

Investigators believe cracks caused a fan blade on a Southwest Airlines jet to shear off last month, starting an engine breakup that left one passenger dead after debris hit the plane.

Southwest Airlines said it is testing thousands of fan blades but another engine component could be responsible for the fuselage damage that resulted in a passenger fatality.

In a statement posted to the airline's website and updated Sunday evening, Southwest warned passengers of continuing problems with the company's systems.

The issues with Southwest's computer system delayed roughly 836 flights on Sunday, while the airline also said it would work today to ensure that any displaced travelers and all passengers» bags were able to reach their destinations.

The engine on the Southwest Airlines plane that malfunctioned on Tuesday, killing a passenger, is «the most reliable in the world,» says former Continental CEO Bethune.

CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports on the investigation of Southwest Airlines engine failure that resulted in the death of a passenger.

That record for avoiding fatalities — which had never been approached in the history of modern aviation — was splintered in an instant Tuesday when an engine on a Southwest Airlines (luv) plane exploded mid-air, spewing shrapnel into a window and killing a passenger.

Southwest Airlines — Southwest was sued by a passenger on the recent flight which saw another passenger killed by an engine explosion.

CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports on factors which may have contributed to engine failure on a Southwest Airlines flight where a passenger died.

The person who died on the Southwest flight on Tuesday was the first fatality in a US passenger airline accident in over nine years.

Southwest Airlines (luv) said Flight 31 from Houston Hobby Airport was approaching the gate with 133 passengers and five crew members aboard when it left the taxiway.

Out of the 11 airlines surveyed, Southwest landed at the top of the ratings chart for overall satisfaction by passengers on economy flights.

Riordan was reportedly the first passenger ever to die on a Southwest flight, and the first fatality on any U.S. airline since 2009.

It's been a scary day for airline passengers, after three of the biggest U.S. carriers — Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Airlines — all had emergency landings within less than 18 hours.

«We proudly carry more passengers to and from California airports than any other airline and continue to invest in the Golden State by adding new short, medium, and long - haul service this year from all nine of our California airports,» Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines senior vice president of network and revenue management, said in a statement.

Southwest Airlines has apologized to a passenger after a video showing her being forcefully dragged off of a plane to Los Angeles went viral online.

CLEVELAND — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane first heard a loud pop and then scurried away when they saw a jagged crack in a window that forced the jet to land in Cleveland on Wednesday.

Some airlines including Southwest are saying they will keep passengers from flying if they appear to be very ill with a communicable disease, but it can be hard even for medical professionals to attribute a lone sneeze to flu, as opposed to some other condition.

Website alerted customers when Southwest's fares dropped, so passengers could collect the difference from airline.

Southwest Airlines (luv) agreed to pay $ 15 million to settle nationwide antitrust litigation by passengers who accused the four largest U.S. carriers of conspiring to raise fares by reducing seating capacity.

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines (LUV) said hundreds of flights have been delayed by technical issues and warned passengers flying Monday to arrive two hours early and print boarding passes before coming to the airport.

President Trump expressed his gratitude to the crew and passengers of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 at the White House on May 1.

Just last month, Southwest Airlines promised to end the practice of overbooking flights in an effort to no longer inconvenience passengers who are bumped off when the airplanes reach maximum capacity.

Southwest Airlines Co. is stepping up inspections on its jet fleet after investigators said they discovered evidence of metal fatigue on an engine that exploded Tuesday, sending shrapnel into the plane and killing a passenger seated near a window.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Federal investigators on Thursday said the engine fan blade that broke apart during a Southwest Airlines flight last month showed signs consistent with metal fatigue, as inspectors probe the first passenger fatality on a U.S. airline in nearly a decade.

And Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) said that bookings have weakened following last week «s engine explosion that left one passenger dead.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly revealed that the company will soon end the practice of overbooking flights, a practice that has recently gone under fire after United Airlines recently dragged off a passenger from an overbooked flight.

Southwest bumped off about 15,000 passengers from its flights last year, more than any other airline in the United States.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly released a video statement Tuesday evening sending condolences to the family of the deceased passenger and thanking the crew for their actions.

President Donald Trump is meeting with the crew and passengers of a Southwest Airlines flight forced into an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded.

Southwest Airlines on Tuesday (April 17) experienced the first accident - related fatality on a US passenger airline since 2009 after an engine failure.

The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating why a passenger window broke on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines that was forced to land in Cleveland after leaving Chicago for Newark.

The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls.

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In the afternoon, Trump welcomes the crew and passengers of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 to the White House.

Tammie Jo Shults, the heroic pilot who guided her Southwest Airlines jet to safety, said she and her fellow crew members were merely doing their jobs, and «our hearts are heavy» that a passenger in died when an engine exploded in midair.

Domestic fares at Albany are up 27 percent since 2008, and the number of passengers has fallen; many airlines have merged since the days Senator Schumer helped bring Southwest to the region.

On July 18, 2012, passengers on an airline flight over the Southwest Pacific Ocean glimpsed something unusual — a raft of floating rock known as pumice that indicated an underwater volcanic eruption had occurred on the seafloor northeast of New Zealand.