Southwest Airlines has faced several potential flight safety incidents in recent months, including one where a plane descended to just 150 feet above the water.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that sun glare may have been a contributing factor to the incident with a Southwest Airlines jet at Chicago Midway International Airport.

A close call between Southwest and Alaska Airlines planes at Nashville airport has led the FAA and NTSB to investigate, highlighting concerns over runway incursions.

The Federal Aviation Administration is launching an investigation after a private jet on a Chicago runway caused a near miss with a Southwest jet.

Sun glare may have been a contributing factor in the recent near miss involving a Southwest Airlines jet at Chicago Midway International Airport, the NTSB says.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it completed its review of Southwest Airlines after a string of close calls and didn’t “identify any significant safety issues.” The Dallas-based ...

Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another aircraft crossing the runway.

Over the rest of the year, all aircraft in Southwest’s fleet will be retrofitted to accommodate the new seats with up to 5 inches of expanded legroom, the company said in a statement.

Here's what the planes look like. Southwest Airlines is gearing up for some major changes over the next two years, an overhaul the carrier is betting will win big with passengers.

A Southwest Airlines flight crew is under investigation for flying dangerously low on approach to Tampa, Fla., dropping to within 150 feet of the water before accelerating to regain altitude.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators said Wednesday that air traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet to take off from Nashville last month after telling pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet ...