Southwest Airlines says its profit rose in the second quarter as the company saved money on fuel, and revenue increased 11 percent.The airline said Thursday it earned $321 million, or 44 cents per share, compared to $278 million, or 36 cents per...

The Southwest has the lowest health insurance coverage in the country, with 30 percent of non-elderly adults and 18 percent of children uninsured, according to a new government study.New England _ with a rate of uninsured people less than half that...

Southwest Airlines Co. expects to grow modestly through next year but may freeze its expansion plans if oil prices and the economy remain challenging, the carrier’s chief executive said Wednesday.Gary Kelly also said high fuel costs will...

Arizona regulators who refused to allow a California utility company to build a power line from Phoenix to Palm Springs, Calif., last year now hope federal officials won’t even consider overriding their decision.The Arizona Corporation...

Southwest Airlines says soaring fuel costs slashed its first-quarter profit by almost two-thirds. It also has cut its plane delivery plans for 2009 in half.Dallas-based Southwest says it earned $34 million, or 5 cents per share, compared with...

Last year, when gossip blogger Perez Hilton came to South by Southwest, he was just a spectator.This year, he arrived as one of the music industry’s key playmakers _ and his newfound power was on full display as he played host to one of the...

Of all the sponsored events at the South by Southwest music festival, Rachael Ray’s artist showcase may have been the most puzzling.After all, Ray is the cherub-faced, perky cook and host of her own daytime TV show _ and there she was at SXSW...

Four of the planes that Southwest Airlines Co. grounded for inspections this week were found to have cracks in their fuselages and were undergoing repair, the company said Thursday.A Southwest spokeswoman said the planes were expected to be ready...

Southwest Airlines Co. grounded 43 planes to examine if they were structurally sound enough to carry passengers after it recently acknowledged it had missed required inspections of some planes for cracks.Southwest shares fell more than 9...

Southwest Airlines grounded 41 planes overnight in the wake of its recent admission that it had missed required inspections of some planes for structural cracks.The move announced Wednesday comes as Southwest faces a $10.2 million civil penalty...