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Archive for June 2006

More Fun Inflight...

By: James Malone jmalone

Jun 29 2006
The other day on one of my flights, we had the opportunity to help Customer Martha celebrate her birthday.  Martha and her husband are frequent flyers here at Southwest Airlines.  I got one of the other Flight Attendants, Brianna to help me me make her a toilet paper "birthday cake" and a Southwest Airlines goodie bag which I created from some of the items that the Culture Committee gives me to... read more

On The Road Again...

By: David Evans Jr. devansjr

Jun 29 2006
I have to admit it, I just love to travel. It is not uncommon for me to arrive home from five days of flying and ask my wife if she would like to go somewhere for the weekend! When I was young, my uncle traveled the world for a communications company and to receive his postcards from the far reaches of civilization was pretty incredible. I still get a rush from thinking about a recent flight... read more

Oh, What a NIGHT!

By: James Malone jmalone

Jun 28 2006
WOW!!  Another great Awards Banquet at Southwest Airlines.  I had the opportunity to attend the Annual Awards Banquet this year as it was also my ten-year anniversary with the GREATEST Company in the WORLD. Before the banquet started, we all had the opportunity to walk down memory lane and check out the many variations of the uniforms that our Customer contact Employees wore.  Then it was time to... read more

Amazing Boxes

By: Ray Stark rstark

Jun 27 2006
It is a technological marvel that seems miraculous. I sit in comfort at 40,000 feet halfway to Hawaii in a jet while those all around me are reading, sleeping, watching the movie, or doing whatever people do to while away the time to get to their destination. Everyone seems oblivious to the fact that we are all flying through the air at 575 mph. It's as if they have forgotten how this marvel of... read more

"Welcome Aboard the Flight of Your Life"

By: Sunny Abercrombie sabercrombie

Jun 26 2006
I recently celebrated my 20th anniversary with SWA. (Back then they actually hired 12-year olds!) Thinking back to my first day on the job, I remember how excited I was when I walked through the front door of the General Offices. I was about to embark on a new career with a Company with a strong reputation for encouraging its Employees to have FUN on the job, and I'm all about FUN! What I... read more

Market Research 101

By: David Evans Jr. devansjr

Jun 23 2006
Companies pay millions of dollars each year for market research. They do customer surveys to find out the likes and dislikes of the public, and they try to spot trends as well as figure out the next "in" product. I have a less expensive suggestion that is probably a lot more accurate and gives "real time" feedback across a broad section of the public: just ask our Flight Attendants what's hot and... read more

35th Anniversary Bash!

By: James Malone jmalone

Jun 22 2006
WOW! What a night. Many of you may not realize but Southwest Airlines is famous for our celebrations and the 35th Anniversary Bash was no exception. I'm not sure how many people attended, but to me it seemed like thousands! I would like to thank Boeing for taking on the monumental task of hosting this great birthday celebration for us. The theme of the party was the 70s,and as you can tell by... read more

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO - OPEN SEASON ON ASSIGNED SEATING

By: Gary Kelly gkelly

Jun 21 2006
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. I wanted to address some of the recent comments about Southwest’s seating policy. There’s been quite a bit of buzz both in the media and on this blog about our current open seating policy and my recent comments... read more

Another Message From Colleen Peace Over North Texas

By: Guest Guest

Jun 19 2006
My goodness, I didn't expect to be returning to the blogosphere so soon, but I wanted to share my thoughts with you about a truly historic occasion. Although our blog isn't our primary political forum, if you will, I want to bend the rules this time. On June 15, the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, DFW Airport, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, participated in a historic and precedent-... read more

An Educational Opportunity - Glen Oaks Elementary, Covina, CA

By: James Malone jmalone

Jun 19 2006
A blog? I'm gonna be writing for a blog? When I found out I had the opportunity to write for Nuts About Southwest, I was very excited. I will try over the course of this "thing", whatever this "thing" is, to share with you what happens on the airplane, on our overnights and just what it means to be a Flight Attendant for the best darned airline in the country. One of the... read more