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Destructive U.S. Southwest fires have burned dozens of homes in northern Arizona and put numerous small villages in New Mexico in the path of danger, as wind-fueled flames chewed up wide swaths of tinder dry forest and grassland and plumes of smoke filled the sky

System-wide technology issues led Southwest Airlines to delay more than 1,400 flights and cancel 500 others across the country Saturday, including at both of Chicago’s major airports, according to the airline. Long lines were seen at O’Hare International Airport Saturday afternoon, hours after Southwest reported to have experienced “intermittent technology issues following routine overnight maintenance.” According to the flight tracking…

System-wide technology issues led Southwest Airlines to delay more than 1,300 flights and cancel 300 others across the country Saturday. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations and delays continued for yet another day at Chicago airports as major service disruptions that started over the weekend continued to spill into the work week.

After more than 1,800 Southwest flights were canceled over the weekend, disruptions continued Monday with more cancellations reported at Midway Airport and other airports nationwide. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continued at Chicago airports Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions.

Citing air traffic control issues and bad weather, Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Sunday, 27% of its schedule, including dozens set to depart from Chicago’s Midway Airport.

Citing air traffic control issues and bad weather, Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Sunday, 27% of its schedule, including dozens set to depart from Chicago’s Midway Airport.

As of Wednesday morning, the airline had canceled nearly 300 flights and another 400 were delayed, according to tracking service FlightAware

A Southwest Airlines plane struck the tail of another jet operated by the airline Friday afternoon while taxiing for departure at Midway International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army post in the U.S. capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said.

Southwest Airlines will again be booking middle seats on flights. All passengers are still required to wear masks aboard the plane.

Southwest Airlines has significantly scaled back its flights in and out of Midway International Airport, its Chicago hub, days after federal authorities closed the airport’s control tower after technicians tested positive for the coronavirus

Midway operations are trying to get back to normal after a complete ground stop halted all air travel at Chicago’s South Side airport. Jen DeSalvo reports.

Clothing donation bins are conveniently located at gas stations, parking lots and sidewalks throughout the city and suburbs that make it easy for residents to give away unwanted items. But NBC 5 Investigates has found many are operated, not by charities, but by for-profit companies that are difficult to track.

A charger that overheated inside a backpack in an overhead compartment on a Southwest flight from Chicago Monday sent smoke into the cabin and sparked an evacuation of the plane, the airline and authorities said.

Boeing is detailing steps it needs to complete before its grounded 737 Max can carry passengers again.

American and Southwest airlines announced Friday plans to resume commercial flights of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in March 2020.

The union representing Southwest Airlines pilots is suing Boeing, saying its pilots are losing money because the company rushed an unsafe plane into service only to have the 737 Max grounded after two deadly crashes.

The R-rated comedy, left for dead by some Hollywood studios, again reached No.1 at the box office over the weekend thanks to the raunchy coming-of-age tale “Good Boys,” about a trio of 12-year-olds on a crude misadventure. “Good Boys” surpassed expectations to debut with $21 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, dethroning the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,”...