Net profit rises but Southwest faces operating slump

Sixteen years worth of profitable quarters have raised standards and expectations at Southwest Airlines, which yesterday reported a 52.5% increase in first-quarter net profit to $93 million from $61 million in the year-ago quarter but called the result "disappointing" thanks to drops in both...

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