Southwest Airlines is adding a new cockpit alert system to help its pilots avoid dangerous situations, after carriers navigated a series of close calls at U.S. airports in recent years. The Honeywell-designed system delivers verbal warnings and text alarms if a pilot is about to use the wrong runway,

Southwest announced June 16 that it installed a new cockpit safety measure designed to curb any potential accidents. The Dallas-based airline is taking the major step to enhance safety across its entire fleet,