The Newest SWA Star

Bradly - the Cranky Flier says in his bio ( http://crankyflier.com/about/ ) that he used to collect them as a child...he's not that old, but I imagine he's acquired quite a collection by now. And, I'll suspect that SWA Blog Boy Brian Lusk may have quite a few as well. As for me, I don't have much of a collection, but I seem to have hundreds of the one that my friend and colleague Marilee McInnsi donned the cover of. I swear, everytime I clean our my desk or open a file, there it is! Have you seen the newest SWA Celebrity?  One of our Culture Ambassadors, Valerie LaGrone, had the great honor of being selected as the cover model for our May 11, 2008 Southwest Airlines Flight Schedule, now appearing in an airport near you!  Categories: Airports, Southwest Culture Posted by: Mallory Messina | Jun 30, 2008 at 5:36 pm

Winter Is Now For Sale!

Indeed, we are hedged 70 percent at $51/barrel for 2008, but our operating costs are up 33 percent owing to rising fuel costs. We share your vision of a future with increased fuel efficiency, and we continue to take big steps in that direction (i.e. the addition of winglets, gate services, and electric ground equipment). You may have seen a post a couple of weeks ago announcing our commitment to RNP technology, which will further decrease consumption (see http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/rnp-reduced-emissions). I don't know about you, but, despite the current challenges, I am still optimistic about the future. Winter is here!   Well, not really—it is 100 degrees in Dallas as we speak—but winter is Categories: Working at Southwest Posted by: Bill Owen | Jun 30, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Southwest Airlines Engine Washing

JoeDal – I’m not aware of plans to add the winglets to our -500 aircraft, but I’m not sure of the reason. Perhaps it’s because we only have 22 -500’s remaining in our fleet, and our efforts are better directed to our greater number of -300’s. I’ll see if I can find an answer. In the meantime, I can share a few more interesting facts about the Engine washing… Based on our current fleet of 737-700 aircraft, we are estimating an annual savings of 134 million lbs. of carbon dioxide annually. And, estimate fuel savings from April 1, 2008 to current is $1.6M. Every pound of jet fuel saved reduces carbon dioxide emission by 3.1 pounds. As of May 21, 2008 SWA had accomplished 248 washes, with an estimated elimination of 16.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide. We are now performing four engine washes per night each in Oakland and Orlando (although we have performed them at Dallas as well, as you may have seen). Southwest Airlines signed an agreement to use an environmentally friendly engine-washing system in an effort to save on fuel and cut carbon emissions. I wonder if there is a similar solution for my car engine??  Check out this video to see what it takes to wash an engine! Categories: Under the hood Posted by: Christi Day | Jun 30, 2008 at 12:33 pm

Southwest Airlines Engine Washing

Hey Kevin - We've aleady installed winglets on all of our 737-700 aircraft, and our goal is to add them to around 40 percent of our 737-300 aircraft (90 out of 219) by the end of 2008. As of last month, 40 of those 90 aircraft have been modified. By the time we complete our -300 installations, we will have approximately 400 aircraft (-300 & -700) equipped with Blended Winglets. BTW...Winglets on the -700 aircraft save us approx. 92,000 gallons of fuel per aircraft annually (approximately 3 percent per aircraft), and winglets on the -300 aircraft are estimated to save us approx. 74,000 gallons of fuel per aircraft annually (a little less than 3 percent per aircraft). Southwest Airlines signed an agreement to use an environmentally friendly engine-washing system in an effort to save on fuel and cut carbon emissions. I wonder if there is a similar solution for my car engine??  Check out this video to see what it takes to wash an engine! Categories: Under the hood Posted by: Christi Day | Jun 27, 2008 at 1:54 pm

Holiday Travel Tips - The Video

Anne - We allow two pieces of checked baggage per Customer - free of charge! Size and weight limitations so apply., however, so keep in mind that the maximum weight is 50 pounds and maximum size is 62 inches (length + width + height) per checked piece of luggage. For more inforamtion on our baggage policies, visit: http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/baggage.html Paula Berg Southwest Airlines (If you need a captioned version of this video, please click here.) Categories: Flying, Under the hood Posted by: Brian Lusk | Jun 18, 2008 at 2:33 am

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