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Archive for April 2008

And the Freddie Goes to...Southwest Airlines

By: Ryan Green, Senior Director of Customer Loyalty and Partnerships rgreen

Apr 29 2008
April 24, 2008 was quite a night for our frequent flyer program, Rapid Rewards. After a year of ups and downs in the airline industry, we were thrilled to win three awards and place in the top five in four other categories at the 20th Annual Freddie Awards. For those of you who don't know what a Freddie is, let me explain. As David Grossman points out in his article in USA Today , the Freddie'... read more

Odds and Ends

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Apr 25 2008
We have a temporary shortage of posts in the ol' "blog larder" this week, so I thought I would share some unusual stuff I found while monitoring the blogosphere.   The first "blink" comes from Flight International again, and it is about a priest who is missing after he strapped himself to a bunch of helium balloons.  (The scariest part about this post is the commentator... read more

Last Flight

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Apr 24 2008
A lot of you are probably too young to remember the fall of South Vietnam, but it was a very tumultuous time.  The Flight International blog has posted a video taken 33 years ago on the last flight from DaNang to Saigon.  Besides the heroics of the World Airways Crew on the flight, the durability and toughness of Boeing aircraft are displayed in the video. read more

Freedom To Fly

By: Bert Stevens bstevens

Apr 23 2008
Everyone knows that airline employees get the benefit of free travel. If there is an open seat, we can go. What you may not know is that Southwest also extends those flight privileges to our spouse, minor children, and parents. The Freedom to Fly is one of the best things about working for Southwest. It became even more of a blessing when my wife's mom, Mary, was diagnosed with cancer last... read more

What's in Your Belly?

By: Wally Devereaux wdevereaux

Apr 22 2008
As part of my job with Southwest Airlines, I travel quite a bit, and, as a result, get to see some interesting places and things...not a bad perk!  I also see various unique aspects of Southwest Airlines, and the things that we do as a Company. One aspect that I certainly find to be amazing is the incredible array of products moved as air cargo in the belly of our aircraft, which is a good thing... read more

Roll It Forward

By: Mallory Messina mmessina

Apr 21 2008
 There are a zillion things about our Culture at Southwest Airlines that never cease to amaze me.  Our CEO, Gary, dressed in full drag handing out peanuts on a Halloween flight; Employees are all on a first-name basis with not only our CEO, but our President (Colleen), and our Co-Founder and Chairman (Herb); and the fact that no one at the Company even bats an eye at the fact that my job as... read more

Behind the Scenes with Illinois One

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Apr 16 2008
I finally added some additional photos.  On Monday, Paula posted about the ceremonies that introduced our newest specialty aircraft, Illinois One, to the Southwest fleet.  Well, I was there working as a volunteer with our Public Relations folks at the event.  Let me tell you, events like this don't happen overnight, and they involved a lot of coordination among all the parties--something made all... read more

Three's A Crowd

By: Hollee Ford hford

Apr 11 2008
Several months ago, my husband and I received the most shocking news of our life. It was our first sonogram and we were giddy invisioning our first child. The doctor looked at my husband and said "Please don't hate me." Were my dreams of a family coming to a crashing hault? To our surprise, we were blessed with beyond measure with three. TRIPLETS! I've recently become noticeably... read more

Life After the Navy

By: Francisco Delgado fdelgado

Apr 10 2008
For those of you who followed Francisco's posts during his deployment on the Nimitz last year, he offers us this update in his life.  I left the Navy and San Diego on October 15th 2007. I signed some paper work and recieved my DD form 214--honorable discharge. My base decals were stripped off my vehicle, and I turned over my military I.D. back to the government. My bags were already packed, and I... read more

Here Comes Peanut Cottontail

By: Mallory Messina mmessina

Apr 08 2008
Picture this: A typical Wednesday afternoon at the office.  It's a short week, due to the Easter Holiday, so everyone is already starting to fall into "vacation mode," trying to push themselves through only 12 more hours of work before the long weekend begins.  Suddenly, someone dressed in a seriously funny costume comes hopping down the hall.  What would you do? If you worked at Southwest... read more