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Wanna Getaway For as Low as $29 One-Way? Southwest Airlines Announces Largest Winter Sale of The Year

With rates as low as $29 one-way, Southwest Airlines started one of its biggest and most recognizable discounts of the year.

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Southwest Airlines Co. today launched one of its largest and most iconic sales of the year with fares as low as $29 one-way. Starting today through Oct. 6, Customers can book their winter getaway for travel valid from Nov. 29, 2022, through Feb. 15, 2023 (travel blacked out Dec. 16, 2022, through Jan. 9, 2023).

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Southwest Airlines Vice President of Marketing & Digital Experience Bill Tierney said, “We’re making it simpler for customers to confidently book their winter vacation. “Our low fares, combined with our improved Customer Experience, including better WiFi, new self-service options, and onboard products, paired with the added flexibility of bags fly free®, no change or cancellation fees, 3 points don’t expire, 4 and now flight credits don’t expire5,—we’re ready to serve our Customers and take them wherever and whenever they need to go.”

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Examples of one-way, low-fare¹ winter getaways on Southwest.com include:

As low as $29 one-way nonstop between Houston (Hobby) and New Orleans,
As low as $29 one-way nonstop between Nashville and Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
As low as $29 one-way nonstop between Baltimore/Washington (BWI) and Boston,
As low as $63 one-way nonstop between Denver and Long Beach, Calif.,
As low as $69 one-way nonstop between Chicago (Midway) and Charleston
As low as $99 one-way nonstop between San Jose, Calif., and Kona (Hawaii Island).

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S7 Group Begins Fan Blade Production for Western Engine Models

The privately-owned Russian aerospace giant S7 Group has reportedly commenced production of blades for Western-built aero engines at its subsidiary, the Berdsk Electromechanical Plant (BEMZ), located in Novosibirsk.

This development, reported by the Russian aviation publication ATO.ru, marks a significant step for the company amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.BEMZ has started manufacturing composite fan blades compatible with jet turbine engines, including the CFM International CFM56, which powers popular aircraft like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family.

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The technology for restoring blades of gas turbine engines used in Airbus and Boeing aircraft was previously developed by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and is now being implemented in the production of new aircraft parts at BEMZ.

Currently, BEMZ focuses on producing parts essential for maintaining the airworthiness of civil aircraft. Over the past year and a half, the plant has manufactured approximately 3,500 structural elements and components for replacement on foreign aircraft, which are utilized by airlines such as S7 Airlines, Pobeda, Aurora, and Aeroflot.

The facility is undergoing expansion, with two stages of an investment program totaling 2 billion roubles already completed. These developments are likely geared toward producing blades for the CFM56 engines, which equip more than half of S7’s operational fleet, including 28 Airbus A320-family aircraft and 19 Boeing 737-800s.

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Vasily Yurchenko, CEO of Berdsk Electromechanical Plant, emphasized the shift in focus towards maintaining the airworthiness of the Western-made fleet. The plant has delivered thousands of components to S7 and other Russian carriers since 2022. Notably, according to Russia’s Air Operators Association, 89% of the country’s passengers in 2023 traveled aboard foreign-made aircraft.

Future plans include serious investments to transform the plant into a modern, high-tech aircraft manufacturing facility. In addition to engine blades, BEMZ is also known for producing various spare parts for aircraft, reinforcing its role in the Russian aviation industry as it adapts to new manufacturing needs.