Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...

Southwest adds cockpit safety alerts across nearly entire fleet of 800 planes By Taylor Herzlich Published June 16, 2025, 12:59 p.m. ET ...

Southwest Airlines is activating runway alerts across its fleet of Boeing 737s to boost safety. The alert system warns pilots if they're too fast, too high, or on the wrong runway.

The aviation industry follows strict guidelines for safety measures and operational requirements. However, sometimes unforeseen events require equally unexpected and unorthodox solutions. In May ...

Southwest Airlines is outfitting its Boeing 737 fleet with new Honeywell software called "SmartRunway SmartLanding" that alerts pilots to runway risks, aiming to prevent disaster before it happens.

Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...

FILE - Luggage is finished being loaded onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane at Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on June 26, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...