“Southwest” on The Daily Caller

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Baltimore was diverted to Nashville on Saturday after a passenger displayed “suspicious behavior” and a suspicious item was found, The Tennessean reported. (more)

(Reuters) – Low-fare carrier Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) plans radical changes for AirTran, the company it acquired in May, chief executive Gary Kelly said on Monday. (more)

Southwest Airlines agreed to buy AirTran this week for $1.4 billion. When the combination is complete, fliers — especially those used to AirTran — will notice plenty of changes, from the way they book to the way they board. (more)

DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials are seeking a record penalty of $24.2 million against American Airlines over maintenance lapses that caused thousands of canceled flights in 2008. (more)

In the airline industry, the fittest do not always survive. But that has not stopped start-up carriers like Virgin America from trying. (more)

The Department of Homeland Security will likely scrap its plans to install a virtual fence along the entire Southwest border to detect illegal immigrants, according to a DHS official testifying before Congress Thursday. (more)

An Arkansas coroner was investigating after a cargo shipment of 40 to 60 human heads was discovered by a Southwest Airlines employee, NBC DFW reported Thursday. (more)

PN Hoffman, the D.C. real estate firm planning a $1.5 billion overhaul of the city’s Southwest waterfront, is bringing retail specialist Madison Marquette in as co-developer after a previous partner faltered. (more)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a message for wily coyotes out there: Don’t mess with my dog. (more)

The refund was nice. But what director Kevin Smith really wants is for someone from Southwest Airlines to acknowledge that he is not, in fact, too fat to fly. (more)