I don’t think you will be surprised to hear me say that we are in the midst of one of the most challenging times in aviation history.  In fact, it’s my opinion that this decade has been the most difficult in our industry’s 100-year history, and this year is arguably the most difficult we’ve seen this decade.  While Southwest Airlines is prepared for these tough times, we are certa

Categories: Flying, Under the hood

Posted by: Gary Kelly | May 29, 2009 at 5:01 am

I can’t believe it.  Summer is almost over, and Halloween is just around the corner.  This will be my fifth Halloween as Southwest’s CEO, and little did I know what kind of impact my costumes would have.  In 2004, I portrayed mega-rock star, Gene Simmons of KISS, [asset|

Categories: Nutty stuff, Southwest Culture, Working at Southwest

Posted by: Gary Kelly | Aug 19, 2008 at 7:38 am

Hello, again. It’s been a little while since I’ve written a post, and I thought it was about that time. I want to talk about something that is close to our hearts here at Southwest Airlines- the U.S. troops.

I’m new to this whole blogosphere thing but I have really enjoyed reading all of the comments and am humbled that so many people are as enthusiastic and nuts about Southwest as we are.