DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines Co. reports second-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion for the period. OVERVIEW: Analysts believe that Southwest earned a slender...
The interconnectedness of public relations and marketing is evident when you see a company effectively differentiating itself from its competitors. But even the most coordinated efforts have to amplify something true about your...
Thursday July 17, 5:02 pm ET DALLAS, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - News ) invites you to listen to a live webcast of its second quarter 2008 financial results. Details are as follows:...
Colleen Barrett became just another Southwest Airlines employee Wednesday after stepping down as president. As I was talking to her last week, I heard a story about her and Herb Kelleher I hadn't heard before -- the time he...
KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 17--Higher fares, fewer flights and additional fees for most travelers are expected to be the result of a bloody earnings period for airline carriers that started yesterday when two of the...
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 16--The mom of Southwest Airlines Co. is about to become mom emeritus. To call Colleen Barrett "Mom" might seem demeaning, considering that she has been the highest-ranking woman in the airline...
When Herb Kelleher started Southwest Airlines in 1967, he was a pariah, a chain-smoking, Wild Turkey-swilling lawyer-entrepreneur who tried to undercut his established competitors. The airline was in legal limbo for four years...
IN attempting to close one legal loophole, the airline industry may be opening another. Letters, signed by almost a dozen top airline executives, were mailed to frequent fliers last week, asking them to support efforts to...
The nation's airlines expect to lose a combined $10 billion this year due to record-high oil prices. The only exception is Southwest Airlines. How has the Dallas-based carrier been able to buck the skyrocketing fuel costs,...
Airline moves to capitalize on its competitors' weaknesses Amid the airline industry's stomach-churning plunge, Gary Kelly, chief executive of Southwest Airlines Co., already is plotting a course for the next upswing in air...