Articles tagged “southwest airlines”

Many Wall Street analysts are anticipating that airlines will have a tepid earnings season as tariff uncertainty and declining U.S. dollar weigh down on the industry.

The parade, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, is expected to shut down Reagan National for several hours.

The pay for a dozen travel company CEOs in the S&P 500 attracted compensation greater than half of their peers in the S&P 500.

While final discussions are ongoing, this latest step hints at a broader ambition for Southwest to build a powerful patchwork of global connectivity.

Booking.com's purge of affiliates is about cutting costs and reducing fraud, but it's created a lot of confusion in the process.

For today's pod we look at Southwest's break with the past, the AI travel assistant race, and a brief history of Booking.com.

Southwest’s most iconic perk ends Tuesday. While Southwest has received flak from customers, executives hope bag fees will shore up profitability.

Southwest is framing this as offering choice, but the move marks a clear pivot toward industry norms, potentially alienating loyalists and opening the door for rivals to poach disillusioned travelers.

Airlines are pulling their 2025 outlooks and are even more bullish on premium travel as domestic demand weakens in response to economic uncertainty.

Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said he was confident that some of the carrier's most controversial changes would boost its bottom line.