Southwest earns 40th straight annual profit in 2012

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700. By Rob Finlayson Southwest Airlines posted 2012 net income of $421 million, marking its 40 th consecutive year of profitability. The net profit more than doubled net income of $178 million in 2011. The profit increase was achieved even though Southwest’s fourth...

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