Southwest Airlines (LUV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.38 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 200%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this airline would post earnings of $0.50 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.58, delivering a surprise of 16%.Over the last four quarters, the company has ...