The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft.
Category: Airlines and Airplanes
Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines’ CEO, on What Went Wrong
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive, Bob Jordan, said frigid temperatures and mistakes by the company caused its meltdown around Christmas.
FAA Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights Wednesday morning after a system to alert pilots to safety issues went down, just two weeks after a major Southwest Airlines meltdown.
Southwest’s Meltdown Could Cost It Up to $825 Million
The airline has not said how soon it will upgrade the systems that contributed to mass flight cancellations, or how much that will cost.