The first Southwest Airlines planes with extra-legroom seats are set to make their debut in service next month. And — for now ...

Southwest will start rolling out extra legroom seats on May 1, gradually retrofitting planes through the year, part of a ...

Southwest Airlines has an open-seating policy, which means that the ... The aircraft I flew on was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, one of 244 that Southwest has in its fleet. According to Flighty, which ...

Southwest Airlines on April 30 will begin the retrofitting process to create its new extra-legroom seats, beginning with Boeing 737-800 and Max-8 aircraft, the carrier announced Thursday.

Southwest has said it will need one to two months after 737 MAX regulatory approval to ready its 34 jets for flight and retrain its pilots. As of now it is scheduling without the MAX until Feb. 8.

Southwest Airlines said on Thursday it had reached a confidential compensation agreement with Boeing for a portion of projected financial damages related to its 737 Max aircraft grounding.