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An AIRMET/SIGMET map like this displays forecasts of turbulence for pilots and dispatchers. (Map by National Weather Service)
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Touch and Go

Four Flight Attendants Hurt by Turbulence Thursday in Separate Incidents

Posted August 10, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Turbulent skies over the US on Thursday injured four flight attendants on three separate flights.

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Southwest Zuckerbird 737. (Image by Southwest Airlines)
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Southwest Half-Price Sale Leads to Website Meltdown, Multiple Charges

Posted August 6, 2012 by BNO News

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines customers who were billed dozens of times when booking a flight to take advantage of a 50%-off promotion.

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Southwest Flight 709 at BWI. (Photo via WBAL TV)
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Nerve Cleaning Agent Sickens Southwest Flight Attendant [UPDATED]

Posted July 12, 2012 by Matt Molnar

“Some sort of nerve agent” was detectd on a Southwest jet after a flight attendant got sick on a flight to Baltimore, according to a report.

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Rendering of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717. (Image by Delta)
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First Delta 717s to Arrive Next Year in Deal With Southwest

Posted July 9, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Delta’s first batch of ex-AirTran Boeing 717 jets will arrive in 2013.

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Southwest and AirTran Boeing 737s nose to nose. (Photo by Southwest Airlines)
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Southwest Takes Over Seven AirTran Routes, Adds Five New Routes to Schedule

Posted June 26, 2012 by Matt Molnar

The slow assimilation of AirTran into the Southwest network continues to crawl along this winter.

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An AirTran Boeing 717-200 (N950AT) wearing a special Little Debbie decal. (Photo by Cary Liao)
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Delta Air Lines to Snatch Up AirTran’s Entire Boeing 717 Fleet

Posted May 22, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Delta Air Lines announced on Tuesday that it had reached a deal with Southwest Airlines to take delivery of all 88 Boeing 717 aircraft in the AirTran fleet should Delta’s pilots ratify a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Satellite view of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, Virgin America Win Long Distance Routes Out of Washington National

Posted May 15, 2012 by Matt Molnar

The US Department of Transportation on Monday awarded slots for four airlines to operate routes to Portland, San Juan, Austin and San Francisco out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Photo of the Day: Sunrise greets a Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 during an early morning approach to Amsterdam after a long redeye from the US. (Photo by Joop Stroes)
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Final Call

No More Air Force Flight Suits Unless You Fly, TSA Tests Unmanned ID Scanners: Final Call

Posted April 16, 2012 by Matt Molnar

The Air Force wants to spend less money on flight suits, the TSA tests machines to check your ID, a virtual reality treatment for fear of flying, Southwest a Jet Airways pilot suspended after attempting to land without clearance, and more…

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Southwest's first Boeing 737-800 (Warrior One, N8301J) about to depart Fort Lauderdale for Chicago Midway on its second revenue flight.
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Why Southwest’s First Boeing 737-800 Is Kind of a Big Deal [with Photos]

Posted April 13, 2012 by Matt Molnar

When compared to its newer, larger, longer-range siblings, Boeing’s 737-800 might not be the sexiest airliner in the skies. But when the world’s largest 737 operator added them to its fleet this week, the aviation world was paying attention.

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Southwest's first Boeing 737-800 N8301J Warrior One, taxis to its welcoming party.
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Photos: Southwest’s First Boeing 737-800 Wows Employees

Posted March 21, 2012 by NYCAviation Staff

An estimated 4,000 Southwest Airlines employees officially welcomed the Boeing 737-800 into their fleet on Wednesday during a celebratory event at their Dallas headquarters.

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