Aviation · Enterprise

Southwest Airlines – Spare Parts & Flight Issues

REST APIs and an optimised MySQL schema for spare-parts inventory and flight-issue tracking at a major US airline.

Client
Southwest Airlines
Company
Vofox Solutions
Role
Backend Developer
Team
Team of 3

Overview

Southwest Airlines is a major low-cost airline in the United States. Our team built a web application to manage spare-parts inventory and track flight-related issues efficiently.

I owned the backend: the REST API, the MySQL data model and the integration of multiple databases inside a single Django application.

My contribution

  • Developed RESTful APIs with Django REST Framework for spare-parts inventory and flight-issue tracking.
  • Designed and optimised the MySQL database schema.
  • Implemented multiple-database integration within a single application.
  • Configured SMTP for automated email notifications.
  • Hosted backend services on AWS, with the React.js frontend served from Amazon S3.
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