BIG AVIATION REPORT

Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 00:19:37 MT

SIMPLE FLYING · AIRLINES

HOW SOUTHWEST AIRLINES' 5-MINUTE CREW RULE CHANGE QUIETLY PULLED BOARDING FORWARD ON 65% OF ITS FLEET...

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines commenced operations in 1971 with just three Boeing 737-200 aircraft.

SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.

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