http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Southwest_Airlines_IncFind stories, videos, and photos about Southwest Airlines Inc. from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:37:43 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/09/10/airline.industry.update/tztop.airline.industry.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Southwest_Airlines_Inc14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Southwest Airlines Inc. from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/10/airline.industry.update/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/10/airline.industry.update/index.html#cnnSTCTextGearing up for further bloodletting, airlines seem to be performing pre-emptive triage.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/news/companies/southwest_earlybird/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/news/companies/southwest_earlybird/index.htmSouthwest Airlines customers have never been able to reserve a seat, but now they can board flights early in search of a plum spot for an extra ten bucks each way.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/us.jetliner.damaged/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/us.jetliner.damaged/index.html#cnnSTCTextInspectors have found "nothing unusual" in the rest of Southwest Airlines' fleet of 737-300s after a football-sized hole in one of the jets forced an emergency landing, an airline spokeswoman said Tuesday.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/10/pets.fly.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/10/pets.fly.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTextA few weeks ago, Tony Hoard, a 57-year-old manufacturing worker in Indiana, boarded a flight on Midwest Airlines to Las Vegas, Nevada, with his Australian Shepherd. The flight attendant smiled at the two and said, "Welcome aboard."Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/companies/airline_quality/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/companies/airline_quality/index.htmAirline performance improved in 2008 for the first time in five years, according to an annual airline quality report released Monday.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/02/southwest.faa.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/02/southwest.faa.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouthwest Airlines will pay $7.5 million to settle complaints that it flew unsafe aircraft, and the fine will double unless the airline completes additional safety measures within a year, federal regulators announced Monday.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/19/buffalo.crash.ils/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/19/buffalo.crash.ils/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust weeks before a Continental Connection commuter plane crashed near Buffalo, another airline had reminded its pilots about safety issues with instrument approaches at the airport.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/12/26/airplane.slides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/12/26/airplane.slides/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Southwest Airlines plane slid off a snow-covered taxiway Friday at Chicago Midway International Airport in Illinois, but no one was hurt, aviation officials said.Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/12/12/survey.trips/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/12/12/survey.trips/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouthwest Airlines is the top air carrier in the United States. No, wait; it's American Airlines. Hang on -- make that Virgin America.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/14/travel.company.service/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/14/travel.company.service/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt isn't your imagination. Your travel company is giving you the cold shoulder.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/21/news/companies/airlines/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/21/news/companies/airlines/index.htmMost of the major airline stocks took a dive during Thursday afternoon trading, as the price of oil - the industry's greatest obstacle - surged more than $5.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/05/avoiding.airline.fees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/05/avoiding.airline.fees/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe airlines don't want you to read this.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/companies/airlines_speculation_letter/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/companies/airlines_speculation_letter/index.htmHundreds of grounded planes. Thousands of lost jobs. Nearly two dozen price hikes. Record oil prices have battered the airline industry, and Wednesday the airlines called on Congress to act.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/27/news/companies/airlines_capacity/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/27/news/companies/airlines_capacity/index.htmAs oil prices continue to break records, the nation's six leading airlines have announced capacity cuts for 2008, trimming flights in major hubs and cutting off service to dozens of discount destinations.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/06/19/plane.boarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/06/19/plane.boarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat's the fastest way to board a plane?Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/03/airline.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/03/airline.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal airline safety inspector choked up Thursday as he described what he said were threats made against him and his family when he tried to report Southwest Airlines was flying "unsafe" planes.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/southwest.faa.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/southwest.faa.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouthwest Airlines tried to keep serious problems with its maintenance program hidden and pressured the Federal Aviation Administration to keep out an inspector who noticed the problems, according to two FAA inspectors who blew the whistle on the airline.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/faa.audit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/faa.audit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first phase of an audit by the Federal Aviation Administration shows that airlines are 99 percent compliant with mandatory air-worthiness directives, the agency's acting administrator said Wednesday. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/18/air.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/18/air.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe nation's air safety watchdog ordered its inspectors Tuesday to confirm that airlines are complying with federal rules after revelations that Southwest Airlines flew dozens of aircraft without certain mandatory inspections.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/13/news/companies/Southwest_operations/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/13/news/companies/Southwest_operations/index.htmSouthwest Airlines said it resumed normal operations Thursday after several dozen planes were reinspected on Wednesday.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/12/southwest.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/12/southwest.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouthwest Airlines was inspecting 44 planes Wednesday after an "ambiguity related to required testing" was found during a review of records, the airline said. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:36:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1721720,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1721720,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouthwest Airlines grounded 41 planes overnight in the wake of its recent admission that it had missed required inspections for structural cracksWed, 12 Mar 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/07/southwest.planes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/07/southwest.planes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe CEO of Southwest Airlines said Friday he has ordered an investigation into charges the discount carrier flew airplanes that weren't properly inspected for safety.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/06/southwest.planes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/06/southwest.planes/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiscount air carrier Southwest Airlines flew thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were "unsafe" as recently as last March, according to detailed congressional documents obtained by CNN.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:31:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173907,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173907,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnA Louisiana teenager was arrested Tuesday for allegedly planning to hijack a Southwest Airlines jet and crash it into a Hannah Montana concert scheduled for Friday night in Lafayette, Louisiana, CNN reports.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/12/07/cb.freaks.at.work/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/12/07/cb.freaks.at.work/index.html#cnnSTCTextNatural disasters, revolutionary technology, pro-athlete scandals and national calamities marked 2007 as an unforgettable year. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/02/ntsb.chicago.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/02/ntsb.chicago.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal investigators Tuesday blamed the pilot of a Southwest Airlines jet for causing the plane to skid off a runway at Chicago's Midway Airport in 2005, an accident that killed a 6-year-old boy.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/companies/southwest.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/companies/southwest.ap/index.htmThe Dallas-based airline says it is making changes to its longtime open seating policy to assign a specific pecking order to travelers waiting to board their Boeing 737 jets.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/13/news/companies/bc.apfn.airlinedressdeba.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/13/news/companies/bc.apfn.airlinedressdeba.ap/index.htmA second young woman has come forward to claim that Southwest Airlines employees made her cover up on a recent flight, leading jet-setters to ask: Will my outfit fly?Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/news/companies/northwest.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/news/companies/northwest.reut/index.htmNorthwest Airlines Corp., which exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, said Tuesday its quarterly profit, excluding reorganization items, rose 53 percent as its operating expenses tumbled.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/26/news/companies/northwest/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/26/news/companies/northwest/index.htmNorthwest Airlines is seeing about one out of eight flights cancelled due to lack of flight crews in recent days, as the pilots union steps up attacks on management that could signal problems ahead for the airline and its customers.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/pf/airline_fees.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/pf/airline_fees.moneymag/index.htmTravel alert: You'll be paying more to fly this summer on planes that are more crowded than ever - even after you've bought your ticket.Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/19/markets/movers/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/19/markets/movers/index.htmThe following are some of Thursday's most actively traded stocks:Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/economy/airport_delays/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/economy/airport_delays/index.htmAirline delays increased sharply to record levels in 2006, according to a published report.Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/09/01/8384573/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/09/01/8384573/index.htmAmerican business lore is filled with tales of dynamic visionaries taking insane risks in pursuit of a distant dream--and then striking it rich. But get past the Texas wildcatters, railroad barons ... Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/21/pf/whatittakes_sticktoguns.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/21/pf/whatittakes_sticktoguns.moneymag/index.htm"The concept is interesting and well formed, but in order to earn better than a C, the idea must be feasible," a college professor supposedly wrote in response to a student's term paper outlining the need for a reliable overnight delivery service.Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/21/pf/whatittakes_charisma.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/21/pf/whatittakes_charisma.moneymag/index.htmEveryone believes a modern-day leader has to generate a few sparks. "You can't pull together resources and people if you don't have the capacity for making other people want to contribute," says Paul Reynolds, a management professor at Florida International University in Miami.Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/20/news/companies/airlines_full/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/20/news/companies/airlines_full/index.htmGrowing demand for airline travel, coupled with a tighter supply of seats, means there's likely to be few or no empty seats on your next flight, especially if that flight is this summer.Sat, 20 May 2006 01:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/news/companies/southwestair_f500_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/news/companies/southwestair_f500_fortune/index.htmSouthwest Airlines ranks no. 300 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $7,584 million in revenues, up 16.1% from the previous year. The Dallas-based company was ranked no. 318 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $548 million, up 75.1% from a year earlier.Thu, 04 May 2006 17:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/20/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/20/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmAirfares are up and there are fewer seats up for grabs. And if that isn't enough, airlines are padding their fares with some extra "gotchas".Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/08/chicago.airplane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/08/chicago.airplane/index.htmlInvestigators are probing an accident involving a Southwest Airlines jet that skidded off a runway at Chicago's Midway Airport, plowed into an intersection and killed a boy.Fri, 09 Dec 2005 01:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/08/news/fortune500/southwest_pilots/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/08/news/fortune500/southwest_pilots/index.htmSouthwest Airlines has struck an agreement with its pilots union to have each of them fly an additional 1.5 hours a month, according to a published report.Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364603/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364603/index.htmMany companies use flawed techniques to find, screen, and hire executive talent. The problem begins with the emphasis placed on resumes; it just doesn't make sense to base a hiring decision on a fe...Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/06/news/fortune500/southwest_shirt/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/06/news/fortune500/southwest_shirt/index.htmSouthwest Airlines kicked a woman off one of its flights over a political message on her T-shirt, the airline confirmed Thursday, and published reports say the passenger will sue.Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/10/01/8359262/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/10/01/8359262/index.htmA couple of years ago, an associate dean at Stanford University's business school complained that I hadn't given enough low grades in a course I teach there called "The Paths to Power." When he ask...Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/bankruptcy_airlines/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/bankruptcy_airlines/index.htmThe airline industry's five-year financial crisis came to a head Wednesday evening as Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, two of the nation's largest carriers, both filed for bankruptcy.Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/southwest.flight/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/southwest.flight/index.htmlA threat against a Southwest Airlines flight prompted the evacuation of the 141 people onboard at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, an airline spokeswoman said.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/news/fortune500/southwest/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/news/fortune500/southwest/index.htmSouthwest Airlines' profits jumped 41 percent in the second quarter despite a sharp rise in fuel costs -- a surprisingly strong performance that sparked a rally in the low-fare carrier's stock.Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/14/news/fortune500/southwest_fuel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/14/news/fortune500/southwest_fuel/index.htmSouthwest Airlines is joining several of its rivals in passing along higher fuel costs to customers, but is not adding as much to ticket costs as other airlines have.Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/12/01/8192518/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/12/01/8192518/index.htmEarlier this year my wife and I flew into Newark Airport on a Continental Airlines flight from Madrid. We had less than two hours to make a connecting flight to San Francisco, but 70 minutes later ...Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/29/8192687/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/29/8192687/index.htmWhen senior writer Marc Gunther began work on "God and Business," a July 2001 FORTUNE cover story, he figured that executives who lived their faith and values in corporate America would invariably ...Mon, 29 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/10/01/8187270/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/10/01/8187270/index.htmSouthwest Airlines annually accommodates 66 million passengers. General Electric has 307,000 employees. Last year Dell Computer churned out 26 million products. These businesses are so big that the...Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/09/01/379506/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/09/01/379506/index.htmTo anyone who has dabbled in the stock market, this bit of trivia comes as no surprise: Herb Kelleher's Southwest Airlines and Sam Walton's Wal-Mart rank first and second as America's best-performi...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/28/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/28/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks seesawed early Friday, a day ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, despite a solid reading of personal spending.Fri, 28 May 2004 13:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/28/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/28/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStocks could be under pressure Friday ahead of the long holiday weekend after oil prices turned slightly higher again, although positive readings on consumer spending, income and confidence due early today could give markets a lift.Fri, 28 May 2004 09:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/25/news/fortune500/airlines_outlook/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/25/news/fortune500/airlines_outlook/index.htmWith new threats of bankruptcies, and appeals for labor concessions and government assistance, the nation's major airlines are facing a crisis that may well spell the end for one or more carrier in the next few years, according to industry executives and experts.Tue, 25 May 2004 18:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/27/news/companies/airlines_fares/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/27/news/companies/airlines_fares/index.htmContinental Airlines Inc., the nation's fifth largest commercial carrier, said Friday it increased fares on domestic tickets to offset higher fuel costs.Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/09/360096/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/09/360096/index.htmEver since we launched FORTUNE's Most Powerful Women list in 1998, we've noticed that many top-performing companies--such as Citigroup, Southwest Airlines, Viacom, and Avon--have an above-average p...Mon, 09 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/12/news/companies/airline_trends/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/12/news/companies/airline_trends/index.htmLow-cost airlines are now carrying almost half the passengers flying and regional jet service has grown 140 percent over the last two years, according to a report from the Department of Transportation Monday.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/09/01/348609/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/09/01/348609/index.htmYour child is heading off to college, and you've devised a plan to pay the big bill. But as Marc Freedman, a financial planner in Peabody, Mass., says, "parents usually plan for the expense of coll...Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/12/01/333257/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/12/01/333257/index.htmA few months ago, my wife and I planned to fly Virgin Atlantic to London, but the airline messed up our reservation. When I called to get it fixed, I waited, and waited, and waited some more for s...Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/03/04/319109/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/03/04/319109/index.htmMystery shrouds it. Academic studies have been done on it. Investment decisions are prompted by it. We even know that the bonuses of some corporate PR executives have been based on it. Mon, 04 Mar 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307377/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307377/index.htmAll work and no play has made Jon a dull boy. A former dot-commer now at a multinational telecom, Jon (he'd rather we not use his last name) pines for the days of yore. "The bright, translucent pla...Mon, 23 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303852/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303852/index.htmIf there's one thing Herb Kelleher is famous for, it's telling stories. He has loads and loads of them: There was the time he pretended to be his own evil twin brother; the time he did a soft-shoe ...Mon, 28 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/01/01/294162/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/01/01/294162/index.htmHotel alternatives Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291563/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291563/index.htmThey're the two best executives in America's single worst industry. After a summer of canceled flights and excruciating delays, everyone is dumping on the aviation industry. But not all airlines ar...Mon, 13 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290599/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290599/index.htm"For years companies would come to me and say, 'You're doing on-site child care. Tell me how you do it.' I'd say, 'Well, we did it.' They said, 'What about the liability?' And I would say, 'Why don...Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269092/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269092/index.htmAn excellent way to embarrass your friends this fall is to ask them the name of the current No. 1 best-selling business book. It isn't a trick question; the book has been No. 1 on virtually every l...Mon, 22 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266146/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266146/index.htmYou're the team leader on a crucial new-product design project that's running weeks behind schedule. Your people are tired, tense, and out of ideas, and as the deadline looms, everyone's getting mo...Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/01/255833/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/01/255833/index.htmPeter Lynch says you should know what you own and know why you own it. Perhaps he should add, Know what it spells. The companies below have opted for one-word ticker symbols--although in some cases...Mon, 01 Mar 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/02/238547/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/02/238547/index.htmIntensity of interest in our Most Admired Companies increases every year, so plenty of executives, directors, investors, shareholder activists, and researchers are sure to focus on a change we've m...Mon, 02 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/05/30/79374/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/05/30/79374/index.htmThe Big Three: If you're talking automakers, they're making money. No such fate for the airlines. The economic expansion is here, but AMR's American Airlines and Delta Air Lines and UAL's United Ai...Mon, 30 May 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78960/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78960/index.htmFeel like starting your own airline? Plenty of people do these days. Emboldened in part by the runaway success of low-cost, no-frills operator Southwest Airlines -- the most admired in its category...Mon, 07 Feb 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77940/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77940/index.htmIs the U.S. airline industry headed for another suicidal fare war? Last summer a 50%-off sale filled the sunny skies, and the players are still smarting from the losses. America West Airlines and N...Mon, 31 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76785/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76785/index.htmIN AN AGE WHEN air transport is just another commodity, the lowest fare wins -- and the airlines lose. From where the customer sits, today's air wars are a turkey shoot of travel bargains: two-for-...Mon, 24 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/29/76596/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/29/76596/index.htmIt's been a tough year for growth stock investors. As the economic recovery lifts industrial shares to new highs, many growth stocks are withering. But Gordon Fines, manager of the IDS New Dimensio...Mon, 29 Jun 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/17/75167/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/17/75167/index.htmHold on to your seats. Airline shares are throttling up. Since last September the S&P index of airline stocks is up 35%, vs. 23% for the S&P 500-stock index. As security analysts see it, that's jus...Mon, 17 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71965/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71965/index.htmCHARLOTTE GODDARD, 41, spokeswoman for Southwest Airlines, on her company's decision to include a paper airplane in its annual report: Mon, 08 May 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/11/11/66627/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/11/11/66627/index.htmPeople Express, which made a name for itself through cut-rate fares, got a bargain of its own when it agreed to buy Frontier Holdings, the parent of Frontier Airlines, for $24 a share, or $300 mill...Mon, 11 Nov 1985 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66293/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66293/index.htmEven as most airline stocks fetch record prices, a surprising number of security analysts insist that the best is yet to come. Their advice to investors: hold what you've got -- and buy more. Clear...Mon, 19 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDT