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Southwest is eliminating 15% of its corporate workforce.

Longtime executive Ryan Green to depart SouthwestThe carrier's executive vice president and chief transformation officer will step down April 1, according to a U.S. Securities...

The carrier estimates that the cuts will generate about $210 million in partial-year 2025 savings.

Southwest to cut 15% of corporate workforceEleven members of Southwest's senior leadership are part of the downsizing.

World Energy expects to produce 30 million gallons of SAF this year at its refinery in Paramount, Calif.

Under Trump, the future is murky for sustainable aviation fuelProduction of domestic sustainable aviation fuel has grown rapidly in recent years. But early moves by the Trump administration...

By June, Southwest will offer 33 overnight flights daily.

Southwest begins operating red-eye flightsThe airline's first five overnight flights took off on Feb. 13 from Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix, headed for destinations...

American said it will "continue to work together with President Trump, Secretary Duffy, Congress and the entire aviation industry to make our systems even safer."

American Airlines CEO meets with Trump to discuss how to improve air traffic controlThe meeting came two weeks after the Jan. 29 collision of an American Eagle plane with an Army helicopter near Reagan National...

Breeze has widened its distribution channels in the past year.

Breeze Airways signs its first GDS dealBreeze said tickets will be available in the Amadeus system later this week.

A Spirit counterproposal was rejected by Frontier, which said it made a "significant concession" in its latest offer to buy Spirit.

Spirit Airlines again rebuffs a purchase offer from FrontierSpirit contended that Frontier's latest proposal would deliver less in value to the company's stakeholders than its existing...

American hadn't employed a chief customer officer since Alison Taylor retired in 2023.

American Airlines appoints chief customer officerAmerican CEO Robert Isom said Heather Garboden will head up a "new customer experience organization."

Alaska Airlines' departure leaves Love Field with only Southwest and Delta as airline tenants.

Alaska Airlines is pulling out of Dallas Love FieldThe airline's operations in the Dallas metropolitan area will be consolidated at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.

Southwest plans to begin booking of assigned seats and extra-legroom seats late this year for flights beginning sometime in 2026.

With new cabin products coming, Southwest accelerates NDC developmentSouthwest is ramping up NDC investment as the airline prepares to sell extra-legroom seats and introduce assigned seating.

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