Southwest Airlines, primarily an airline company, indirectly supports the space industry through STEM education initiatives and aviation career programs. They collaborate with organizations to encourage students to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace, offering internships and educational events. Recently, Southwest has also formed partnerships with international carriers like Icelandair to expand its network, connecting customers to global destinations. While not directly involved in manufacturing or space travel, Southwest contributes to the broader aerospace ecosystem.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
IberianQCI is the southwest European segment of the future European quantum communications network.
SpaceX's Starlink has agreements with United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines.
A rectangular closed-air-space zone was observed on an sun-synchronous-orbit-bound track southwest of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Himalayas for March 16 at about 04:10 UTC.
A southwest-bound launch from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center was observed on March 15 at about 13:20 UTC.
A NOTAM schedules a rectangular closed-air-space zone on a sun-synchronous-orbit (SSO) bound track southwest of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Himalayas for March 16 at approximately 04:10 UTC.
A southwest-bound launch from Taiyuan SLC is scheduled for March 15 at approximately 13:20 UTC.
SpaceX has commercial IFC contract wins with Emirates, IAG, Lufthansa Group, Korean Group, and Southwest.
The first Starlink-equipped Southwest aircraft is set to enter service this summer.
Starlink will replace the Anuvu system that is installed on older Southwest aircraft.
Southwest plans to rapidly integrate Starlink into its fleet.
In May 2022, Southwest signed a deal with Viasat for Viasat’s next-generation Ka-band satellite IFC system to be factory-installed on all new aircraft deliveries starting in the first quarter of 2023.
Southwest currently works with Viasat and Anuvu for in-flight connectivity service.
Southwest expects Starlink to be available on more than 300 aircraft by the end of 2026.
Southwest plans to upgrade all its aircraft with high-speed, low Earth orbit satellite technology and views the Starlink agreement as a major step in that plan.
Southwest Airlines reached a deal to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink in-flight connectivity service on Feb. 11.
In June 2022, Southwest signed a deal with Anuvu for Anuvu to modernize in-flight connectivity equipment across 350 of Southwest’s 737NG aircraft.
Starlink service on Southwest will be free to loyalty members through a partnership with T-Mobile.
The Southwest-Starlink agreement will impact Anuvu’s work on Southwest aircraft.
ViaSat’s system will continue to be line-fit installed on all of Southwest’s brand-new B737 MAX aircraft.
Launch 82 will take place at Xichang spaceport in southwest China.