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Southwest and AirTran Finish Connecting Their Networks DALLAS, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that it has successfully completed the connection between the Southwest and AirTran networks. Customers are now able to purchase itineraries to the airlines' combined 97 destinations, including international, in one transaction. The newly connected itineraries are on sale now via all Southwest and AirTran sales channels for service starting on...

DALLAS, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced that the airline is consolidating operations from three AirTran Reservations Call Centers into a single call center in Atlanta. The new Atlanta Customer Support & Services (CS&S) Call Center will become the seventh Southwest Airlines Call Center and will be located in the AirTran Corporate Center (ACC) in College Park. The expansion in the new Atlanta Call Center will be...

DALLAS, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") confirmed today that the Company, together with its subsidiary, AirTran Airways, Inc., has reached an agreement with Delta Air Lines, Inc., and Boeing Capital Corp., to lease or sublease all 88 of AirTran's Boeing 717 aircraft to Delta. The Company will transition approximately three 717 aircraft per month beginning August 2013. "We are pleased to have reached an agreement to transition...

DALLAS, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is pleased to announce that Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT) from Southwest Airlines, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), and AirTran Airways, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 528, voted to ratify their Seniority Integration Agreement. This agreement integrates the two groups' seniority lists. Southwest Airlines finalized closing of the...

DALLAS, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced several executive changes at the Company. Matt Hafner, Southwest's current Vice President of Integrated Operations, has been named Vice President of the Operations Coordination Center. In this role, Hafner will oversee Southwest's 3,200 daily flights and AirTran's more than 600 flights, ensuring that Customers receive a safe and efficient flight experience. Hafner will lead areas including...

DALLAS, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce that Flight Attendants from Southwest Airlines, represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 556, and AirTran Airways, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) Council 57, voted to ratify their Seniority Integration Agreement. This tentative agreement, reached late last year, integrates the two groups' seniority lists. Southwest Airlines finalized closing of the acquisition of...

DALLAS, Dec. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce a tentative Seniority Integration Agreement has been reached between the Company, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 556, the union representing Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants, and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) Council 57, the union representing the Flight Attendants of AirTran Airways. This tentative agreement would integrate the two groups' seniority lists. TWU 556's Executive...

DALLAS, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce a tentative Seniority Integration Agreement has been reached between the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 557, the union representing Southwest Airlines Flight Instructors, and the Flight Instructors of AirTran Airways. This tentative agreement would integrate the two groups' seniority lists. The TWU 557 Executive Committee and the Employee Committee representing the AirTran Flight Instructors voted...

DALLAS, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is pleased to announce the Executive Boards of both the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), the union representing Southwest Airlines aircraft Mechanics, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the union representing the Mechanics of AirTran Airways, voted to send a negotiated Seniority Integration Proposal to their respective memberships for a ratification vote. This proposal would...

DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is pleased to announce a tentative agreement has been reached between the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA), the union representing Southwest Airlines Pilots, and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union representing the pilots of AirTran Airways. This tentative agreement would integrate the two groups' seniority lists. SWAPA's Board of Directors and ALPA's Master Executive Council both approved the...