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News Summary: Southwest Airlines boosts dividend

UP AND AWAY: Southwest Airlines Co. is quadrupling its quarterly payout to 4 cents per share from a penny per share. Full story

Southwest board boosts dividend, stock buyback

Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that its board approved a quadrupling of the airline's regular quarterly cash dividend to 4 cents a share and boosted its existing stock buyback program. Full story

Southwest Air boosts dividend, revises plane deliveries

(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co <LUV.N> on Wednesday announced a boost in its dividend and its share repurchase program and said it is changing some plane orders and deliveries. Full story

Sarasota Airport hoping to lure Southwest Airlines

Could Southwest Airlines be flying into Sarasota? Airport officials certainly hope so, and they've started conversations to try to land the major carrier. Full story

Southwest Airlines executive joins HomeAway board

Vacation-rentals provider HomeAway Inc. said Thursday that it added Southwest Airlines Co.'s chief marketing officer to its board. Full story

Southwest fined $35K for mishandling complaints

Southwest Airlines Co. will pay $35,000 to settle government accusations that it responded slowly to complaints by passengers, including some with disabilities. Full story

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Gary Kelly, Chairman, President & CEO of Southwest Airlines, breaks down his company's fourth quarter earnings, and discusses LUV's pre-boarding plan.

  New Fees Ahead for Southwest Flyers

Southwest Airlines is now saying it will roll out new travel fees beginning in 2013. CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports the details.

  Glitch charges woman for 35 airline tickets

A Colorado woman is surprised to find out that she bought 35 seats on a recent Southwest Airlines flight.

  Southwest Flying High on Earnings Beat

Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines chairman, president & CEO, discusses his company's earnings beat and why he is optimistic for the remainder of the year.

  Airline employees love their jobs, and tattoos

Southwest Airlines employees show their workplace pride with permanent tattoos. KXAS's Kevin Cokely reports.

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A Southwest airlines arrives to land at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California
A Southwest airlines arrives to land at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California

A Southwest airlines arrives to land at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, April 22, 2013. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned on Monday that air travelers should expect "wide-ranging delays" because of staffing cuts at air-traffic control facilities, and the a

A Southwest airlines arrives for landing at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California
A Southwest airlines arrives for landing at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California

A Southwest airlines arrives for landing at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, April 22, 2013. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned on Monday that air travelers should expect "wide-ranging delays" because of staffing cuts at air-traffic control facilities, and t

File photo of a Southwest Airlines passenger jet landing at the Lambert - St. Louis International Airport
File photo of a Southwest Airlines passenger jet landing at the Lambert - St. Louis International Airport

A Southwest Airlines jet lands at the Lambert - St. Louis International Airport, in St. Louis, Missouri, in this March 4, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Tom Gannam/Files