Southwest Airlines was called Air Southwest until 1971 In 1972 Southwest sold one of their 4 planes to cover payroll Southwest operates more 737s that any other carrier in the world From 1979 to 1987 Southwest operated a few 727s leased from Braniff One of Southwest’s early legal battles was …

On take-off the engines of a 747 are capable of displacing enough air to fill a Goodyear Blimp in seven seconds The glass in the air traffic control tower windows is angled precisely at 15°, which prevents glare and reflections from blocking a controller’s view of the runways Every day …

At 16,001 feet, Denver International boasts the longest commercial runway in the U.S. Runway orientations are decided based on the historical wind directions and most major airports have several runways oriented in different directions to allow for differing winds Runways are numbered 01 to 36 corresponding to the first 2 …