Southwest Airlines' signature boarding style is being replaced with zoned groups and customizable seating perks.

Southwest Airlines has announced a major change coming to its current seating system. The Texas-based airline previously had a “pick any seat” policy, allowing customers to purchase tickets in different boarding groups by selecting where they wanted to sit upon boarding the plane.

Southwest Airlines' management team, alongside the Safety Team at TWU Local 556, the labor union that represents Southwest flight attendants, has developed a complex, multiphase plan to completely ...

How Southwest Is Using Software to Increase On-the-Ground Safety. The airline’s entire fleet is being fitted with Honeywell tech that can issue warnings to pilots to prevent incidents on the tarmac.

Southwest Airlines on Monday said it has added cockpit safety alerts to nearly its entire fleet of 800 aircraft. The safety alert system, designed by Honeywell, sets off verbal and text warnings ...

Southwest Airlines will soon have its entire Boeing 737 aircraft fleet equipped with new tech designed to increase runway safety. Honeywell is working on activating Southwest's fleet with so ...

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 is pushed back from a gate at San Diego International Airport on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California.. Photo: Getty Images Listen to this Article More info

Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...

Southwest Airlines is outfitting its Boeing 737 fleet with new Honeywell software called "SmartRunway SmartLanding" that alerts pilots to runway risks, aiming to prevent disaster before it happens.