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Bob Hurst |
| Bob is a Sr. Analyst/Usability Specialist in Southwest Airlines’ Technology Department at the company’s Dallas Headquarters. He came to Southwest as a contract Technical Writer in 1995, and two years later became an Employee. Bob has had several different titles over the years, but has always been focused on helping people do their jobs better and more efficiently through technology. His hobbies include trivia, singing, golf, and, as you might guess, video editing. Bob has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Henderson State College (now University) in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and a Master of Music Performance degree from North Texas State University (now UNT) in Denton, Texas. He played in the Dallas Jazz Orchestra from 1973 – 1987, and played in the Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Ballet Orchestra, and various other freelance positions from 1972 through the early 90s. He even played on the music for a few Southwest Airlines commercials before coming to Southwest … back in the “early days.” | |
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Goodnight, Sweet Prince--A 737-200 Takes its Final Journey |
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The thing I remember most about the -200s was how loud they were, especially before they added the "hush kits" back in the late '90s.
The Southwest HDQ parking lot is immediately adjacent to the primary runway at DAL and, before the "hush kits", every time a -200 took off, car alarms went off all over the place.
Of course the loudest plane I ever heard was the B-1 when it took off after an air show at DAL.
My Fellow Aviation Geeks know that Southwest Airlines retired our last 737-200 on January 17, 2005. I was one of the lucky Employees (wearing pajamas designed for the event, no less) to have been selected for the hour-long flight onboard N95SW. Our flight path that day took us down to the Waco area where Captains Jim Rice and Jeff Kilponen turned the airplane around back to Dallas for the |
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Southwest Airlines and Meals on Wheels |
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More than 290 Employees in 100 cars hit the road in Dallas to deliver meals to some very deserving people.
Categories: Southwest Culture, Working at Southwest Aug 03, 2009 |
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Volunteers of LUV--the Video |
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Southwest Airlines recognizes Employees for their service in their communities.
Categories: Southwest Culture, Working at Southwest Jul 01, 2009 |
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Leprechauns on a Plane |
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Aye ... begosh and begorrah ... heh heh heh heh heh!
B The movie buff in you probably recognizes the parallel of the title of this video and the movie Snakes on a Plane, but does the historian in you make the connection of the actual St. Patrick and snakes? Legend credits Patrick with banishing snakes from Ireland, though evidence suggests that the post-glacial island never had snakes. Categories: Nutty stuff, Southwest Culture Mar 17, 2009 |
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@SouthwestAir goes rogue! |
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Sounds really interesting Lindsey, but you never say exactly what SXSW is/was.
Tell us more!
Bob
How to sum up the past 72 hours at SXSW? |
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