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Aviation’s Best Maintenance Professionals-An interview with Coach Tom Zollar

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Mar 04 2011
Have you ever wondered how Southwest Mechanics compare to mechanics at other carriers? Aircraft Maintenance Professionals met last week in Las Vegas and a team of our Southwest Mechanics showed their talent in the fourth annual AMT Society Skills Competition. Teams from China, Mexico, Australia, and the US competed. 1681 ... read more

Fry'em Up!

By: Clint Walker cwalker

Nov 22 2010
Like any day this month, I drove into work still wiping the sleep out of my eyes.  As I got out of the car I smelled one of the best aromas you can possibly dream of and realized this day would be unlike any other day at the Southwest Airlines Dallas Maintenance Hangar.  Our Maintenance Employees had already begun cooking for their Annual Turkey Fry.  I had no idea where they were set up; ... read more

Coming Together For A Cause

By: Casey Welch cwelch

Aug 20 2010
Across the system, Employees are taking initiative to give back to their communities by volunteering with their favorite charitable organizations. Here at Headquarters, Employees are stepping it up to do a little something extra for the community this summer- in the form of a playhouse designed to look like an airplane. ... read more

Southwest Airlines Mechanic Wins Prestigious Award

By: Sarah Bickle sbickle

Apr 19 2010
On April 15, Maintenance’s Don Hammer received the highest award that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has to offer to Mechanics, the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award.  The award honors Don’s 30 years as a licensed Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) and his fifty years in the aviation industry.  President Emeritus Colleen Barrett, Executive Vice President Operations Mik 124 ... read more

Scheduled Maintenance

By: Gordon Guillory gguillory

Sep 10 2008
I would like to share a little bit of how our aircraft are scheduled for maintenance. We have over 500 aircraft in our system, and they all have to be maintained at some point during the day. Most of our aircraft fly around ten flights a day depending on the routes. 321 ... read more