Many of the current airplanes in service today are on average twenty years old. This causes higher fuel consumption and higher maintenance costs. To succeed, Southwest Airlines will have to transition to newer, larger and more efficient aircraft models. To better control baggage traffic, automated systems have been created with multiple advantages. Some of these benefits include scheduled baggage handling, faster boarding and unloading times, and overall happier passengers and customers. Having a new, larger plane would be essential to carry more passengers on each trip, thus increasing revenue. As Southwest acquires newer, smaller airlines; they will also be able to cover more areas to fly. They can also expand into new markets both in the United States and abroad. Expansion into Europe, Asia and South America will be essential to ensure continued profits and growth. Deductive reasoning is a rational and reasonable procedure in which a conclusion is constructed on the basis of multiple facts that are normally assumed to be