There's a growing volume of online chatter about the next big airline merger that's likely to be proposed, and much of it involves Southwest Airlines.

Southwest Airlines plans to cut 1,750 jobs or 15 percent of its corporate workforce, in the US carrier's first company-wide layoffs in its 54-year history. The Dallas-based airline said Monday that the job cuts would be focused almost entirely on “corporate overhead and leadership positions,

The DOT's Biden-era rule protecting travelers with mobility devices is being brought to court by major U.S. airlines.

The unconfirmed combination could hold benefits for both carriers, but would likely encounter significant regulatory hurdles.

Trade group for American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United say carriers are mishandling fewer passenger wheelchairs.

The new regulations were welcomed by disability advocates. Airlines damage thousands of wheelchairs and mobility devices each year, at a rate of about 1 of every 100 devices, according to the Department of Transportation. Last fall the DOT fined American Airlines $50 million for damaging mobility devices.

More than 11,500 wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled by airlines in 2023, according to the Department of Transportation.

In addition to the new rule, the Department of Transportation also fined American Airlines $50 million last October for its mistreatment of disabled passengers, including damage to wheelchairs. At the time, Buttigieg said that the “era of tolerating poor treatment of airline passengers with disabilities is over.”

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is about to implement its first-ever major job cut in 53 years, reducing 15% of its corporate staff. The layoffs are

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Frontier Airlines' longest route from Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), coming in at 2,248 miles long. In February 2025, the ultra-low-cost carrier will operate 28 flights in each direction, equating to a daily service.