Southwest Airlines

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both posted second-quarter profits on Thursday thanks to generous federal pandemic relief that covers most of their labor costs.

Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that longtime CEO Gary Kelly will step down in February and be succeeded by another veteran at the nation’s fourth-largest airline.

Southwest Airlines flights were delayed across the country Monday night because of a problem with the company's weather data provider. Flights were again delayed on Tuesday.

On the Dallas-bound flight, Fatima Altakrouri said a flight attendant told her she had to move and incorrectly said Altakrouri didn’t speak English.

The Dallas-based airline returns after a 16-year hiatus.

Southwest Airlines said Monday it’s expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 737 MAX airplanes.

American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes.

American and United Airlines, which together furloughed 32,000 employees in October, said Monday they will bring those workers back temporarily.

Both North Texas-based companies sought to reassure passengers the planes will be fully inspected and tested.

AAA Texas says 4 million Texans will still travel for Thanksgiving this year, down 5% from last year. Those who are traveling are hitting the road this year instead of flying.

Revenue tumbled 73% at American and 68% at Southwest, compared with a year earlier, before COVID-19.

The move into Houston George Bush Intercontinental and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport comes as the airline struggles with a steep drop in travel during the coronavirus pandemic.