Southwest's CEO Bob Jordan said "our hearts go out" to people on the American Airlines flight involved in Wednesday night’s midair collision with a helicopter in the nation’s capital.

Southwest Airlines added 31 new flights for the Super Bowl in New Orleans with most tickets costing more than $500, while Delta added seven services.

Delta, United, American and Southwest generated about $8 billion in profit on $200 billion in revenue last year, but the airlines all lost money flying passengers.

Southwest Airlines Co. reported a quarterly profit higher than analysts expected as leisure travel over the winter holidays and ticket prices both rose in the final three months of 2024.Adjusted earnings jumped to 56 cents a share in the period,

Delta Air Lines is dropping nonstop service to two Central American destinations from a key West Coast hub — but launching two new routes for the summer months.

Lastly, a new airline, Southwest Airlines, will be entering the Orlando to Miami travel market, bringing low-cost service to this route. On August 5th, 2025, Southwest will launch new once-daily flights between Orlando and Miami, and the airline will be using its fleet of Boeing 737 family jets, according to Travel + Leisure.

Southwest Airlines posted a profit in the fourth quarter as bookings during the holidays were better than expected.

ATLANTA - For a fourth year in a row, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has been named the Wall Street Journal's top U.S. airline. The win was Delta's seventh time in the top spot in eight years.

A downbeat outlook tarnished an otherwise strong quarter for Southwest, which topped profit estimates on robust holiday travel.

Last night's tragedy involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and a US Army Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter has taken a turn for the worst after authorities said emergency responders are now shifting from rescue to recovery mode.

Southwest's results echo sentiments laid out by Delta Air Lines, which reported quarterly results earlier in the month. Delta said demand accelerated throughout the fourth quarter, with a handful of its highest revenue days in history taking place in November and December. The company also expects travel demand to remain strong this year.

US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a collision like the one that just killed 67 people.