Southwest Airlines is adding cockpit alerts on all 700 of its Boeing 737s to help prevent runway incidents

Southwest Airlines is rolling out advanced cockpit alert systems across its entire fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft to help pilots avoid dangerous runway mistakes, including wrong-surface takeoffs, high-speed landings, and unstable approaches. The airline has equipped more than 700 aircraft with SmartRunway and SmartLanding software developed by Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, a global aviation technology firm.The programs work by providing pilots with real-time visual and audio alerts during taxi, takeoff, ...