Southwest Airlines sees August demand growth

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Wednesday its total August traffic rose 6.4% to more than 7.12 billion revenue passenger miles from 6.69 billion revenue passenger miles a year ago. A revenue passenger mile is equal to one passenger flown one mile. Total August capacity rose 3.7% to 8.65 billion available seat miles from a year ago. Load factor, or the percentage of ...

In-Flight Wi-Fi War: Row 44 Raises $37 Million to Challenge GoGo

The battle to power the Internet connection on your next flight is kicking into high gear with a $37 million round of funding for Row 44, the company that powers in-flight Wi-Fi for Southwest Airlines . Today’s funding comes eight…

Airmen Provide Critical Air Battle Management

Responsible For Command And Control Over The Sky In Afghanistan, Air Defense Of The Arabian Gulf A team of 140 U.S. and coalition force Airmen make up the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron stationed in "Southwest Asia", providing command and control over the sky in Afghanistan and air defense of the Arabian Gulf.