Southwest Airlines is a major US low-cost airline founded in 1961 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It operates the largest fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft worldwide with over 550 planes and employs more than 45,000 people. The stock ticker for Southwest Airlines is LUV on the NYSE, and the document discusses that one investor bought shares at $23.55 but the current price is $23.44, representing a 0.47% loss.