Southwest Airlines to open Austin crew base in 2026, create 2,000 jobs

Southwest Airlines said on Friday it would open a crew base at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in March 2026, creating ...

Southwest Airlines makes a move to establish dominance in Austin

Austin has signed off on an incentive package worth up to $5.5 million to support a major expansion by Southwest Airlines, ...

Southwest Airlines, Austin leaders to announce ‘major economic development’

Friday, Austin and Texas leaders will join Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan to make a “major economic development” ...

Southwest Airlines to expand Austin airport operations in $5.5M agreement

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplanes are lined up at gates at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on May 16, 2025.

Texas to invest $14 million as Southwest plans new Austin crew base

Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement came a day after the city approved its own incentive package for the Dallas-based carrier.
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Austin is giving Southwest Airlines $5.5 million to open crew base at airport, create local jobs

The city will pay Southwest Airlines $2,750 for each hire in the next five years up to a max of $5.5 million. Texas is ...
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Southwest Airlines establishing new crew base in Austin

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Southwest Airlines will establish a new pilot and flight attendant crew base in ...
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Southwest Airlines will bring 2,000 new jobs to Austin as city works to expand crowded airport

Austin and the state offered the Dallas-based airline a package of economic incentives totaling $19.5 million to locate a new crew base at Austin’s airport.

Southwest adding 2nd nonstop daily flight from Birmingham to Nashville

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - A second nonstop daily flight to Nashville from Birmingham is coming soon! According to the ...