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Southwest Air Fast Express

Southwest Air Fast Express (SAFE), also known as S.A.F.E.way, was a United States airline. It was founded by Erle P. Halliburton, the founder of the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company (now known as Halliburton), and Zero Halliburton, a briefcase manufacturer.2 It is headquartered in Tulsa.1 It is part of American Airlines.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1928Founded1
  • HeadquartersTulsa1
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Photo: 350z33 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Southwest Air Fast Express (SAFE), also known as S.A.F.E.way, was a United States airline. It was founded by Erle P. Halliburton, the founder of the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company (now known as Halliburton), and Zero Halliburton, a briefcase manufacturer.2

Corporate structure

Southwest Air Fast Express is part of a group headed by American Airlines Group. 48 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • American Airlines Group Fort Worth, Texas, United States
    • American Airlines Fort Worth
    • American Eagle Subsidiary · Fort Worth
    • Envoy Air Subsidiary · Fort Worth
    • Piedmont Airlines Subsidiary · Salisbury
    • PSA Airlines Subsidiary · Dayton
    • US Airways Subsidiary · Tempe, Arizona, United States
    • US Airways Express Subsidiary · Tempe
    • US Airways Shuttle Subsidiary · Crystal City
    • 2013-2B, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AAdvantage Holdings 1, Ltd. Subsidiary · Cayman Islands
    • AAdvantage Holdings 2, Ltd. Subsidiary · Cayman Islands
    • AAdvantage Loyalty IP, Ltd. Subsidiary · Cayman Islands
    • AAG Private Placement-1 LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AAG Private Placement-1 Parent LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AAI Technology Services LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • American Airlines Cargo Funding, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • American Airlines Marketing Services LLC Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • American Airlines Services India LLP Subsidiary · India
    • American Airlines Travel LLC Subsidiary · Texas, United States
    • American Aviation Supply LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Americas Ground Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Avion Assurance Ltd. Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • Eagle Aviation Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Envoy Air Inc. (operates under the trade name “American Eagle”) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Envoy Aviation Group Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 16 more

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1928Founded Founded1

Sources

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