Everything

Archive for May 2007

A Decade of Friendship

By: Hollee Ford hford

May 30 2007
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of my dear friend Jennifer to Mike. At the reception, I was able to reconnect with friends I had not seen in years. As we started catching up, we realized that we share in a decade of friendship. We all started as freshman at Lipscomb University in the fall of 1997. Over the last ten years, we have experienced weddings, funerals,... read more

Paco Does Dallas (for a day)

By: Paco Cerda pcerda

May 29 2007
So, I'm heading out to Dallas for the Nuts About Southwest Birthday Party, and it is my first time to visit Headquarters.  Here is a running account of my trip.  I would have loved to post some pictures up, however, they aren't developed yet....maybe I'll get a Photobook or something going on as soon as I can.    04/26 1:00 a.m. (Pacific Time)--Leave my post at Phoenix Reservations to catch the 6... read more

Memorial Day

By: Brian Lusk blusk

May 25 2007
As you know, the Memorial Day Weekend traditionally marks the beginning of summer, and we have a lot of fun and relaxation on this weekend.  The SWA Blog Team hopes each of you has a great summer, and we will be taking Monday off--look for new posts on Tuesday.  (We will continue to moderate comments all weekend.)  However, during your upcoming celebrations, stop and think about the true meaning... read more

News About Pilot Retirement Age

By: Brian Lusk blusk

May 25 2007
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a brand-new business blog about aviation (Jim, here's another one to monitor), and you can click here for their post about some significant changes in the battle to raise the Pilot retirement age to 65. read more

The First Aviation Mechanic

By: Jim Sokol jsokol

May 24 2007
We all know how Wilbur and Orville Wright changed our lives with the first flight on December 17, 1903.  What some might not know is that, behind the scenes, was a man who pioneered Safety and Aviation Maintenance, Charles E. Taylor.  Mr. Taylor took the vision of flight and turned it into a reality of professionalism that soars beyond just transportation from point A to point B.    May 24... read more

You Were Broken--Say Again?

By: Mary Noel-Hennes mhennes

May 23 2007
I love watching medical shows on TV. Love the drama, love the lingo. Medical shows are great for using language that the rest of us don't use in our everyday lives. "He's crashing! Get the blue team in here --STAT!" I wonder if doctors used the same terms away from work: "John--the Girl Scouts are here with the cookies! Bring my checkbook--STAT!" I had a friend years ago who was a nurse, and... read more

Southwest Trivia

By: Brian Lusk blusk

May 22 2007
The Dallas Morning News recently started an aviation blog (welcome to the blogosphere), and I thought you might be interested in reading this recent post.  In addition to the 727s mentioned, we also flew a single 727 in 1978 that was leased from Braniff as part of a law suit settlement.  The lease period was to have been two years, but we returned the aircraft early.  The Airways Classics that I... read more

The Ambassadors of Culture!

By: Shelley Logan slogan

May 21 2007
Our Culture Services Team in the Executive Office is dedicated solely to ensuring that the Culture of Southwest Airlines is alive and well. In order to fulfill our mission, a few of our duties include: coordinating the yearly Messages to the Field; planning Spirit Parties; writing and responding to Employee commendations; organizing the Company's Annual Awards Banquet, and supporting our... read more

MX 101

By: Hollee Ford hford

May 18 2007
I am not an airline mechanic. I can hardly change a flat tire on my car. So a few weeks ago when I was invited to help with our Maintenance Crawfish Boil, I was ecstatic. A good friend and Coworker of mine, Katie, came along too. While serving crawfish to our amazing Mechanics, I was also able to catch a glimpse inside one of our 737s during a maintenance check. WOW! The best metaphor I could... read more

USS Blog Boy's Deployment Diary--Chapter Three

By: Francisco Delgado fdelgado

May 17 2007
Francisco Delgado recently sent us the next installment of his diary from the Nimitz.  He also shared some photos from the voyage--click on the photos to enlarge. It is Tuesday morning at 0600. "Set the low visibility watch section two." We were going through some straits when we hit a huge storm, and we had some pretty low visibility. They called the low-visibilty detail, and two of us headed to... read more