Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), operating as Southwest Airlines, is the largest low-cost carrier in the U.S. headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The airline was established in 1967 adopting its current name in 1971, and as of June 5, 2011 (2011 -06-05) is the largest airline in the United States based upon domestic passengers carried. Although it operated Boeing 727 aircraft for a short time during the 1970s and 1980s, between that time and 2012 ... More
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Business

Revenue:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.1023E+10
  • Dec 31, 2008
  • 9,086,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2006
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Operating Income:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 449,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2008
  • 1,449,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2006
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Net profit:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 178,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2008

Cash:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1,368,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2008

Current Assets:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 2,893,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2008

Total Assets:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.4308E+10
  • Dec 31, 2008

Current Liabilities:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 2,806,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2008

Total Liabilities:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 9,355,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2008

Retained Earnings:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 4,919,000,000
  • Dec 31, 2008

Competitive space:

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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 246
  • 2009
  • 267
  • 2008
  • 300
  • 2006
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Fortune 1000 of 2009

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Organization

Address

Southwest Airlines Headquarters

2702 LOVE FIELD DR
Dallas Texas 75235

Southwest Airlines Headquarters

2702 LOVE FIELD DR
Dallas Texas 75235

Leadership:

Person Title
  • SR VP FINANCE & CFO
  • COB, Pres., & CEO
  • EVP - Strategy and Planning
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News-reports:

Event Url Title Date
  • [[Southwest Airlines]] [[CEO]] Discusses Chicago Midway Incident
  • Dec 9, 2005
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