We’ve been writing for a year about Southwest’s integration during the filming of Live from the Artists Den, and we’re excited to let you know that Season Four premieres today, Friday, February 3 on PBS stations nationwide!! In Santa Monica, Adele starts the season off with a bang!
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The Artist's Den Season Four: Now Showing in Your Living Room
By: Katie McDonald 
Feb 03 2012
We’ve been writing for a year about Southwest’s integration during the filming of Live from the Artists Den, and we’re excited to let you know that Season Four premieres today, Friday, February 3 on PBS stations nationwide!! In Santa Monica, Adele starts the season off with a bang!
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Flash Forward: The Continued Progress of Our First 737-800
By: Brian Lusk 
Feb 03 2012
In our last installment, the
fuselage of our first 737-800 was being loaded on a rail car for the journey
from Wichita to the Boeing assembly plant in Renton, Washington. Thanks to these great photos from our friends
at Boeing, we can check in on the progress of what will become N8301J. Fellow avgeeks will note that the -800s carry
a four-digit N-number, which is a departure from our... read more
Flashback Fridays: Southwest Airlines’ Interiors over the Years
By: Brian Lusk
Feb 03 2012
Our new Evolve interior with its
environmentally friendly materials and Customer-friendly personal space was set
to make its debut this week. To mark the
occasion, I thought it might be interesting to go back through the years and
look at our various aircraft interiors.
The photo above represents one of
our earliest interiors, and the Flight Attendant is one of our Originals,... read more
SOUTHWEST ANNOUNCES NEW FLIGHTS FROM DENVER AND AUSTIN TO CANCUN OPERATED BY AIRTRAN AIRWAYS
By: Bill Owen 
Feb 03 2012
Today, we announced new U.S. gateways for Customers traveling to Mexico—Denver and Austin! We have received route authority approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for AirTran to operate new international flights between Denver International Airport and Cancun International Airport and between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Cancun International Airport.* Austin... read more
Southwest Airlines Station Leaders in New York and New England Have Fun-LUVing Bet for the Big Game
By: Catherine Lewis 
Feb 02 2012
There’s no doubt that
Southwest Airlines Employees like to have FUN. To support the local teams and show
their Fun-LUVing Spirit, Station Managers in the New York area and New England
area have made a bet for the Big Game between the New England Patriots and New
York Giants this Sunday, Feb. 5 in Indianapolis.
Team
Patriots: Boston (BOS)
Station Manager Brian
Manchester
(MHT) Station... read more
THE 4-1-1 ON TWO NEW EQUIPMENT TYPES IN THE SWA FLEET
By: Bill Owen
Feb 02 2012
A milestone event happened today at Southwest! Today, we changed our schedule by introducing aircraft with the new “Evolve” interior that we unveiled on Jan. 17, and the 737-800. The new equipment types were planned in advance, so these are equipment changes on existing flights with no “net-new” flying. This particular milestone comes from a tremendous amount of behind-the-... read more
Looking Back on Three Decades at Phoenix
By: Mike McElroy 
Feb 02 2012
When I think back to 30 years ago, E.T. was drawing crowds of people to the movie theater, Times’ “Man of the Year” was the computer, and people were cranking up the volume on their radio when Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock n’ Roll” came on. For Southwest, the “Love That Spirit” advertising campaign launched and the Phoenix Provisioning Base had just opened in 1982. For me, I... read more
Cargo Brings Home Some Hardware!
By: Bill Hale 
Feb 01 2012
There are times when work isn’t fun. That’s not exactly headline news, we know. But on the flip side, it’s great when you wind up working with people who: 1) Know what they’re doing2) Smile while they’re doing itThat’s been our experience with everybody at Southwest Airlines. Partnering with Southwest is a bonus situation – you get... read more
A Vegas-sized Celebration for 30 Years!
By: Danielle Reidder 
Feb 01 2012
Where there’s a party, there’s a Showgirl! Well, at least here in Las Vegas, that is. And that was certainly the case this week when we celebrated our 30th Anniversary here in LAS. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and McCarran International Airport pulled out all the stops for us to make this celebration one to remember!To kick off the day, McCarran... read more
Going Green: Even More Onboard Recycling
By: Marilee McInnis 
Jan 31 2012
Hello, everyone! Happy Green Tuesday. This edition of Green Tuesday is going to talk about onboard recycling. First, thank you to all our Flight Attendants and Provisioning Agents for recycling onboard the aircraft and supporting Southwest’s commitment to using our resources wisely.By recycling onboard and on the ground, we are able to fund the recycling program, so there is no... read more
THE 4-1-1 ON TWO NEW EQUIPMENT TYPES IN THE SWA FLEET