Southwest Airlines Announces 20 Boeing 737-800 Deliveries in 2012

Today, Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines LUV Chairman, President, and CEO spoke at the Wings Club in New York City and shared additional details on introducing the Boeing BA 737-800 to the Southwest fleet. Kelly announced the Company will substitute 20 of its 737-700 orders for -800s, with the first delivery scheduled for March 2012. With both its Pilots' and Flight Attendants' Unions ratifying their contracts to add the -800 to their current collective bargaining agreements, the Company is continuing to finalize discussions with the Boeing Company regarding substitutions of the -800s for the -700 positions, and configuration and equipage options.