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Snap, Crackle, and Ouch

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Dec 09 2009
When I worked in the Executive Office, we would get the occasional complaint letter about the “vacation from hell.”  Thankfully, these were very occasional, but the writers took some kind of perverse delight in comparing their vacation to the Griswold family.  Just for the record:  to date, I’ve never been involved with carrying a deceased family member in a yard chair attached to th 25 ... read more

Kaci Beeler, the Southwest Airlines Blog-o-spondent, Goes to Portland

By: Kaci Beeler kbeeler

Aug 19 2009
Southwest Airlines said me and my cameraman Roy could go anywhere we wanted to in their expansive fly-zone. We choose Portland, Oregon! Here are some highlights from our fabulous trip! Thanks to: The City of Portland, OR Powell's Books Classical Chinese Gardens Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Amanda Fisher, Mad Scientist ... read more

A New Plane and the Three-City-Wave!

By: Caleb Fox cfox

Jun 16 2009
38 years ago this month Southwest took its first aircraft off the line from The Boeing Company. See one of the newest aircraft as it is unveiled at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. Also, on June 6, 1994, Southwest began service to three great cities: Seattle, Spokane, and Portland!   ... read more

An Emerald Land--Portland at Age 15

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Jun 05 2009
For ten, all-too-short years, the sight of Mt. Hood passing off the left side of the airplane was a welcome-home greeting to me. 34 Vote up! read more