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Air Southwest Airlines Right To Fly In Texas

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Southwest Airlines was founded by Rollin King and Herb Keller on March 15, 1967 with headquarters in Dallas . It’s initial name was Air Southwest Co . and the objective was to fly within Texas in order to avoid price controls and market regulations imposed by the Civil Aeronautics Board. Three competitors started legal action against the new airline, but ” Air Southwest prevailed in 1970 when the Texas Supreme Court and later US Supreme Court upheld Air Southwest's right to fly within Texas” (Tshaonline.org; Wikipedia.org). On March 29, 1971 the airline changed its name to Southwest Airlines. In the same year, the airline began servicing Dallas, Huston and San Antonio. In 1977, Southwest Airlines listed its stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

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