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Close Call: Southwest Plane Nearly Collides With Private Jet Close Call: Southwest Plane Nearly Collides With Private Jet
Close Call: Southwest Plane Nearly Collides With Private Jet A Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet were involved in a near miss at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning, Feb. 25.  The incident required the Southwest flight crew to execute a go-around to avert a potential collision.
 According to Southwest Airlines, Flight 2504 successfully landed at the airport after avoiding the other aircraft on the runway.  INCIDENT: Southwest #WN2504 (Boeing 737-800 N8517F) in near miss 1448UTC/0848CST today @ Chicago/Midway as FlexJet #LXJ560 (Challenger 350) crosses Runway 31C.ATC Audio (skip to 18min): https://t.co/e6OVal…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Southwest Airlines Laying Off 15% Of Workforce In 'Unprecedented' Corporate Overhaul Southwest Airlines Laying Off 15% Of Workforce In 'Unprecedented' Corporate Overhaul
Southwest Airlines Laying Off 15% Of Workforce In 'Unprecedented' Corporate Overhaul Southwest Airlines is cutting 1,750 jobs as part of a restructuring plan to streamline operations and reduce corporate costs. Southwest announced the layoffs for about 15 percent of the airline's corporate workforce in a news release on Monday, Feb. 17. The job cuts, which will be finalized by mid-2025, primarily affect corporate leadership and support roles. Eleven senior leadership positions, including vice presidents and directors, are also being eliminated. "This decision is unprecedented in our 53-year history, and change requires that we make difficult decisions," said…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Southwest Airlines Sued, Frontier Fined For Chronic Flight Delays: Feds Southwest Airlines Sued, Frontier Fined For Chronic Flight Delays: Feds
Southwest Airlines Sued, Frontier Fined For Chronic Flight Delays: Feds The federal government is suing Southwest Airlines and fined Frontier Airlines, accusing the carriers of illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights and causing significant problems for travelers. The U.S. Department of Transportation filed a lawsuit against Southwest on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the DOT said in a news release. The suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeks maximum civil penalties against the airline. Federal regulators said they're cracking down on "unrealistic scheduling practices" by Southwest. "Airlines have a l…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Southwest Airlines Lifts Pause On Flights, Service Resumed (UPDATED) Southwest Airlines Lifts Pause On Flights, Service Resumed (UPDATED)
Southwest Airlines Lifts Pause On Flights, Service Resumed (Updated) (UPDATE 11:10 a.m.) The FAA announced that the pause has been lifted and service resumed. This morning @SouthwestAir experienced a technical issue with one of their internal systems. At the airline’s request, the FAA paused Southwest’s departures as they resolved the issue. The pause has been lifted and their service has resumed. — The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) April 18, 2023 Original story Southwest Airlines temporarily paused its departures across the country on Tuesday morning after there were technical concerns, authorities announced. The FAA confirmed shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Tuesda…

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by Zak Failla
News
2,500 Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Stranded Passengers Seething In Post-Christmas Mess 2,500 Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Stranded Passengers Seething In Post-Christmas Mess
2,500 Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Stranded Passengers Seething In Post-Christmas Mess More than 2,500 Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled and 8,3072 delayed as of Wednesday, Dec. 28 leaving even more passengers across the US stranded and seething. Processes and computer systems that haven't changed since the 1990s are to blame, Captain Casey Murray, the president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, tells CNN. “It’s phones, it’s computers, it’s processing power, it’s the programs used to connect us to airplanes," he said, "that’s where the problem lies, and it’s systemic throughout the whole airline." The federal government said it plans on investigating. Cu…

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by Annie DeVoe and Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Kaitlin Marie Armstrong Spotted At Newark Airport: US Marshals Murder Suspect Kaitlin Marie Armstrong Spotted At Newark Airport: US Marshals
Murder Suspect Kaitlin Marie Armstrong Spotted At Newark Airport: US Marshals A Texas woman accused of killing a cyclist involved with her bicycling boyfriend may have hopped a flight from Newark Airport days after the slaying last month, authorities said. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, of Austin, went to New York City after killing 25-year-old Anna Moriah Wilson, of Vermont, the US Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force said. Wilson was staying at a friend's place in Austin for a race and involved with Armstrong's partner, Colin Strickland, he later admitted. Armstrong was dropped off at Newark Airport on May 18, however, a search of outbound flights found no re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now
TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now Face masks will no longer be enforced on airplanes and other modes of public transport after a federal judge ruled the order unconstitutional Monday, April 18. The decision comes after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said in a 59-page decision that the CDC overstepped its authority by enforcing the 14-month directive. The Biden administration was in the process of reviewing and deciding whether or not to appeal it as of Monday evening, multiple news outlets report. The Amtrak rail system and TSA both rescinded the mandate, but the CDC – which extended the mask mandate through …

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by Nic Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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X-Ray Tech Who Listened Helplessly As Dog Died On Flight Blames Southwest Airline X-Ray Tech Who Listened Helplessly As Dog Died On Flight Blames Southwest Airline
X-Ray Tech Who Listened Helplessly As Dog Died On Flight Blames Southwest Airline A dog used to help comfort COVID-19 patients died suddenly while onboard Southwest Airlines, according to the Pennsylvania dog owner's attorney. The x-ray technician only identified as Courtney claims her 3-year-old French bulldog died during a Southwest Airlines flight on Dec. 21, her attorney Evan Oshan said in an email to Daily Voice. Courtney was en route to Pennsylvania from Pensacola, Florida and changed to flight 552 in Nashville, Tennessee. Sometime during that flight, her dog Charlie began having breathing problems while in his dog carrier, according to the statement. 3-year-…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pilot Pleads Guilty To Watching Porn, Exposing Himself To Female Co-Pilot On Flight From Philly Pilot Pleads Guilty To Watching Porn, Exposing Himself To Female Co-Pilot On Flight From Philly
Pilot Pleads Guilty To Watching Porn, Exposing Himself To Female Co-Pilot On Flight From Philly A former Southwest Airlines pilot pleaded guilty to watching porn on his laptop and exposing himself to the female co-pilot during a flight from Philadelphia to Orlando last August. Michael Haak, 60, of Longwood, FL, was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine by U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson. Haak was the captain on the Aug. 10, 2020 flight from  Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando International Airport and assisted by a female first officer in command, whom he had never met before, federal officials said. Haak admitted that after the …

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by Cecilia Levine