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The Latest Breaking News on Airlines' summer stress test

Southwest under fire for promoting executives amid flight meltdown that left thousands stranded

Company had a nightmarish holiday season with Biden administration promising to hold it accountable

The Independent UK

Are Airlines Placing Their Employees In Untenable Situations?

An expert explains why the Southwest meltdown was predictable, and what that really means for the industry.

The Street

Southwest Airlines Made an Unforced Error

The airline had a major meltdown that left passengers stranded. It didn't have to.

The Street

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Airlines hope for return to normal Thursday after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel

The U.S. aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday after a nationwide ground stop imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a computer issue that forced a 90-minute halt to all U.S. departing flights.

Reuters

Flight delays in U.S. after FAA computer outage

Just before 7 a.m. Eastern, there were nearly 1,200 delayed flights within, into or out of the United States, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.

Politico

US flights chaos: Grounding order lifted after computer outage halts take-offs across America

More than 3,700 flights were delayed and more than 640 were cancelled earlier in the day

Evening Standard

FAA Lifts Ground Stop Order After System Failure, President Biden Briefed; Airline Stocks Slide

"Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system," the FAA said.

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Southwest Airlines Jumps Into Fare War With JetBlue

You can go a long way for $39 this month.

The Street

Washington presses Southwest Airlines for prompt refunds, reimbursements after meltdown

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Pete Buttigieg will require Southwest Airlines to give prompt refunds and reimburse extra expenses after its holiday cancellation meltdown, adding pressure from Washington to speed along a move the carrier is already making to placate customers.

Tribune News Service

Southwest Airlines Makes Moves Customers May Question

The airline is still not out of the woods after a holiday weekend that left thousands of travelers stranded.

The Street

Wall Street investors shrug off Southwest Airlines’ holiday meltdown

Southwest Airlines has regained most of the value it lost on Wall Street when its operations cratered in late December and left hundreds of thousands of passengers without flights around Christmas.

Tribune News Service

‘The most severe airline disruption since 9/11’ – can Southwest recover from its holiday meltdown?

“Accident waiting to happen” is never a good phrase to hear in the context of aviation.

Irish Independent

American Airlines Keeps Making Major Cuts

It's not good news for some passengers and it's devastating for others as the airline fights a major problem.

The Street

Can airline darling Southwest recover from a holiday meltdown of its own making?

Simon Calder loves the carrier that Herb Kelleher founded in Texas in 1971. But there are limits

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Tribune News Service

Southwest’s holiday meltdown was decades in the making

Are you done with Southwest Airlines, after your Christmas and New Year’s travel was ruined by the airline?

Tribune News Service

Southwest Airlines doles out travel credits. Is it enough to appease disrupted flyers?

As Southwest Airlines returns to normal flight scheduling, the company has another daunting task ahead: making amends to inconvenienced flyers — many of whom can’t put a price on their scrapped plans and missed time with family over the holidays.

WEKU

Southwest Airlines' holiday chaos could cost the company as much as $825 million

Southwest Airlines says disruptions that led to more than 16,700 cancelled flights over the holidays will have severe financial consequences for the company.

The Independent UK

Can airline darling Southwest recover from a holiday meltdown of its own making?

Simon Calder loves the carrier that Herb Kelleher founded in Texas in 1971. But there are limits

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AFP

Southwest Airlines expects Q4 loss after storm chaos

New York (AFP) - Southwest Airlines said Friday it expects a fourth-quarter loss following last month's system breakdown that led to thousands of flight cancelations during the peak holiday travel season.

The Street

Southwest Airlines Customers Have a New Reason to Be Mad

Bad things happen in the air travel industry but passengers are less forgiving when it's actually the airline's fault.

Fortune

Southwest Airlines’ fiasco highlights why boards must prioritize digital strategy

Southwest Airlines' flight cancellation debacle underscores the need for corporate boards with digital transformation expertise.

The Independent UK

Southwest, after strong 2022 rebound, expects losses in Q4

Southwest says it now anticipates a loss in its fourth quarter after the airline canceled more than 16,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded

Axios

Southwest's meltdown could end up being good for travelers

The Southwest debacle could lead to big consumer-friendly changes

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: Want to end air travel chaos? Enforce passenger rights

Chaos reigned at the nation’s airports over the holidays. Lost luggage piled up unclaimed. Police were called to help calm passengers who were demanding answers. The grandkids didn’t make it in time for Christmas dinner.

Tribune News Service

As Southwest Airlines recovers from one meltdown, how does it prevent another?

Reeling from one of the worst months in company history, Southwest Airlines leaders are trying to figure out what options there are, if any, to prevent another cancellation meltdown.

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