Which airline has the biggest or oldest fleet? Here's how Delta, United, American and Southwest compare.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane with registration tail number N8746Q spotted taxiing in LaGuardia Airport next to American Airlines and Delta Air Lines aircraft.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines planes at LaGuardia Airport.

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Southwest Airlines set to end cabin service earlier in safety push: report

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A Boeing 737 800 flown by Southwest Airlines approaches for landing at Baltimore Washington International Airport near Baltimore, Maryland on March 11, 2019.
Flight attendants will reportedly start preparing the cabin for landing at 18,000 feet rather than 10,000 feet.

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Boeing faces further delays to new 737 Max jets as regulator reviews engine issue

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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flies against a blue sky.
Two Southwest Airlines jets made emergency landings after bird strikes caused smoke on board.

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Airlines are waiving cancellation fees and capping fares for Florida travelers during Hurricane Milton

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Major airlines said they were capping fares and waiving change fees in response to Hurricane Milton.

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Southwest's new premium seats come with a catch for everyone else

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Three Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s parked at their gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Southwest Airlines is reducing seat pitch on over half of its planes.

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A Southwest Airlines employee was charged with theft after police say he printed $79,000 in flight vouchers at a Missouri airport

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-76N sits on the runway readying for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport.
A Southwest Airlines plane.

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Southwest says 80% of its customers didn't like the unassigned seating policy. But I will miss it.

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People line up based on boarding group numbers
Southwest Airlines passengers pictured in boarding groups at Oakland International Airport in 2020.

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Southwest Airlines became the US's largest domestic carrier by offering free bags and open seats — now it's upending one of its most well-known perks

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Southwest Airlines flight attendants in an undated historic picture.

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It's the end of budget airlines as we know them

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seats getting more expensive

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Southwest is ditching its unassigned seat policy for the first time

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Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it will join almost every other major airline in assigning seats prior to boarding.

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