Southwest Airlines competitors

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Southwest Airlines main competitors are PSA Airlines, Expeditors, and American Airlines.

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American Airlines has the most employees (133,700).
Employees at PSA Airlines earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $46,385.

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Southwest Airlines vs competitors

Company	Founding date	Zippia score	Headquarters	# of Locations	Revenue	Employees
Southwest Airlines	1967	4.5	Dallas, TX	1	$27.5B	58,803
Delta Air Lines	1924	4.7	Atlanta, GA	2	$61.6B	86,564
Spirit Airlines	1983	4.2	Miramar, FL	46	$4.9B	10,000
Mesa Airlines	1982	4.8	Phoenix, AZ	1	$498.1M	2,500
ExpressJet Airlines	1979	4.4	Atlanta, GA	8	-	3,000
Continental Airlines	1934	4.5	Houston, TX	1	$2.7B	10,001
Alaska Airlines	1932	4.5	Seattle, WA	2	$10.4B	23,376
PSA Airlines	1979	4.9	Vandalia, OH	4	$1.5B	5,000
JetBlue Airways	1998	4.7	Islandia, NY	2	$9.3B	22,000
Air Wisconsin Airlines	1965	4.7	Appleton, WI	4	$530.0M	1,500
Airtran Airways	-	4.1	Orlando, FL	1	$2.6B	8,330
Envoy Aviation Group Inc.	1987	3.8	Fort Worth, TX	1	$14.3M	1,096
Frontier Airlines	1994	4.4	Denver, CO	1	$3.8B	5,481
American Airlines	1930	4.5	Fort Worth, TX	6	$54.2B	133,700
Allegiant Air	1997	4.6	Las Vegas, NV	141	$2.5B	4,000
AirTran Holdings	1992	4.5	Orlando, FL	1	$2.6B	8,330
SkyWest Airlines	1972	4.6	Saint George, UT	3	$3.5B	14,000
United	1926	4.6	Chicago, IL	5	$57.1B	93,000
Expeditors	1979	4.4	Seattle, WA	14	$10.6B	17,400

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Southwest Airlines salaries vs competitors

Among Southwest Airlines competitors, employees at PSA Airlines earn the most with an average yearly salary of $46,385.

Compare Southwest Airlines salaries vs competitors

Company	Average salary	Hourly salary	Salary score
Southwest Airlines	$41,081	$19.75	-
Delta Air Lines	$36,132	$17.37	-
Spirit Airlines	$35,182	$16.91	-
Mesa Airlines	$39,822	$19.15	-
ExpressJet Airlines	$38,680	$18.60	-
Continental Airlines	$37,204	$17.89	-

Compare Southwest Airlines job title salaries vs competitors

Company	Highest salary	Hourly salary
Southwest Airlines	$39,200	$18.85
Expeditors	$42,620	$20.49
American Airlines	$42,245	$20.31
JetBlue Airways	$41,243	$19.83
Allegiant Air	$41,196	$19.81
Airtran Airways	$40,892	$19.66
AirTran Holdings	$40,451	$19.45
Frontier Airlines	$40,181	$19.32
Continental Airlines	$39,708	$19.09
Envoy Aviation Group Inc.	$39,624	$19.05
ExpressJet Airlines	$39,610	$19.04
Mesa Airlines	$39,585	$19.03
Delta Air Lines	$39,504	$18.99
PSA Airlines	$39,457	$18.97
Air Wisconsin Airlines	$39,401	$18.94
SkyWest Airlines	$39,104	$18.80
Alaska Airlines	$39,020	$18.76
Spirit Airlines	$38,993	$18.75
United	$38,038	$18.29

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Southwest Airlines demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Southwest Airlines vs competitors

Job title	Male	Female
Allegiant Air	49%	51%
Alaska Airlines	51%	49%
American Airlines	52%	48%
Southwest Airlines	54%	46%
Delta Air Lines	54%	46%
Expeditors	59%	41%

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Compare race at Southwest Airlines vs competitors

Company	White	Hispanic or Latino	Black or African American	Asian	Unknown	Diversity score
Southwest Airlines	56%	20%	12%	9%	4%	9.9
Alaska Airlines	63%	16%	6%	9%	6%	10.0
Allegiant Air	59%	21%	10%	6%	4%	9.7
American Airlines	56%	20%	12%	9%	4%	9.9
Delta Air Lines	58%	14%	16%	8%	4%	10.0
Expeditors	54%	23%	9%	10%	4%	9.9

Southwest Airlines revenue vs competitors

Southwest Airlines revenue is $27.5B. Among it's competitors, the company with the highest revenue is Delta Air Lines, $61.6B . The company with the lowest revenue is Envoy Aviation Group Inc., $14.3M.

Southwest Airlines and similar companies CEOs

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Benito Minicucci

Alaska Airlines

About Maurice J. Gallagher Jr.

Allegiant Air

Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. is a Chairman & CEO at Allegiant.

W. Douglas Parker

American Airlines

William Douglas Parker (b. October 31, 1962) is an American businessman who is the current Chairman and CEO of American Airlines Group, Inc., the parent company of American Airlines.

Edward Herman Bastian

Delta Air Lines

Edward H. Bastian (born June 6, 1957) is an American business executive. He is the ninth and current chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines, serving in this role since May 2, 2016.

Jeffrey S. Musser

Expeditors

Jeff Musser is a President and Chief Executive Officer at EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC and is based in San Francisco, California. He has worked as Messenger, Import Clerk, Import Supervisor, Import Manager at EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC; CIO, Executive Vice President at EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC; and Regional Vice President, Northwestern United States at EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC.

Robin N. Hayes

JetBlue Airways

Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes (born August 14, 1945) is an American politician and businessman from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009, and was the Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina in 1996. Hayes served as chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2011 to 2013, and from 2016 to 2019. Accused in a bribery scheme in 2019, Hayes pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. On January 20, 2021, Hayes was pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Russell A. Childs

SkyWest Airlines

Russell 'Chip' Childs is a VP/Controller at SKYWEST INC, Senior Director/Controller at SKYWEST INC, and Board Member at SKYWEST INC. He has worked as VP/Controller at SkyWest Airlines and President/COO at SkyWest Airlines. Russell attended Brigham Young University (BYU).

Edward M. Christie

Spirit Airlines

J. Scott Kirby

United Airlines

Robert Binns

Air Wisconsin Airlines