Hyderabad, May 20 -- Southwest Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the United States, launched a global innovation centre in Hyderabad on Wednesday, May 20. This marks the airline's first-ever innovation centre outside the United States.

The facility was inaugurated by Telangana Minister for Industries and Commerce Duddilla Sridhar Babu. It will serve as a strategic hub within the company's global network, supporting technology, engineering, and enterprise capabilities that enable secure, scalable and future-ready aviation operations, a release stated.

The centre will employ over 1,000 high-skilled professionals across deeptech, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), data science, data analytics, digital engineering, ...