Recently, several Southwest Airlines Employees from all across the Southwest Airlines system packed their bags, boarded a red-bellied LUV jet and headed to Oklahoma City (OKC). The purpose of this visit was to do what we here at Southwest Airlines LUV to do--appreciate our Customers.

This video shows excerpts of the dedication of a plane to Charles E. Taylor, the first aviation mechanic.

For more information, see blogs by Steve Heaser (Orville, Wilbur, and Charles?) and Gordon Guillory (Charles E.

I would like to elaborate on a post I wrote for the blog a couple of years ago titled “Forget Me Not…” It was about recognizing Aircraft Maintenance Technicians during the month of May, in honor of the first aircraft mechanic, Charles E.

Many of you may remember me writing about my son, the Officer, here on the blog.  My super-sized 24-year-old son, with an even larger heart, is a police officer in the beautiful East Texas town of Jefferson.  Last week, a series of events really brought home two facts for me—one that I forget far too often, and one that I didn’t even know.

I'm that girl you see on your way to work rocking out in my car.  It's seriously the best way to make it through traffic.   So to me, what better way to celebrate our growth in Austin than to rock out with our Customers on the streets of Austin?