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Southwest Airlines Grounded

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Southwest Airlines Travel Chaos Comes After $5.6 Billion in Shareholder Gifts

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Dec 28, 2022 Southwest's gamble on mass layoffs and billions in handouts to investors goes badly. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

By William deBuys, TomDisaptch Aug 1, 2013 The crucial question for Phoenix, for the Colorado, and for the greater part of the American West is this: How long will the water hold out? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Massive Wildfire Rages in New Mexico

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2012 Lightning strikes sparked two wildfires in southwestern New Mexico that have merged and spread over 130 square miles, destroying more than a dozen structures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Airline Merger Madness

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2010 Another day, another big merger in the skies: On Monday, Southwest Airlines announced that it had scooped up rival AirTran Airways, the second such acquisition this month after United and Continental joined forces. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Chance to Avert Tragedy

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 21, 2009 So now we know that pilots responsible for the safety of about a quarter of the flying public rest up for duty by catching a few winks in an airport lounge, or sleeping in idle aircraft or aboard a cross-country flight from their hometowns to their airport home base. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

You Are Now Free to Blow the Whistle

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 The shocking truth about FAA plane inspections was revealed Thursday when three inspectors told a congressional hearing their supervisors ignored their concerns about the safety of Southwest planes and reprimanded them for raising questions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )