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Archive for October 2008

Celebrity Judges head to Dallas for Southwest’s Annual Halloween Contest

By: Paula Berg pberg

Oct 30 2008
To say Halloween is a pretty big deal here at Southwest Airlines doesn’t really paint an accurate picture.  It goes way beyond mere costumes and decorations.  For one day out of the year, our headquarters essentially becomes an amusement park, filled with haunted houses, rides, and Broadway-style shows. Departments plan for months and compete for the honors of best skit, scariest walk-... read more

The Stars at Night are Big and Bright

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Oct 29 2008
  What do you get when you mix 6,000 Southwest Airlines Employees and guests, food and drink, a famous Texas Swing band, a crisp, clear autumn night, and two legends of the airline industry?  You get the Smokin’ Spirit Party held at our Dallas Maintenance Base Monday night (October 27).  Be sure and listen to Steve Heaser’s Red Belly Radio podcast from the event, and you can find it in the... read more

Powered by Pixie Dust

By: Ashley Dillon arogers

Oct 28 2008
Greetings from Tinker Bell One! Today, Southwest Airlines is celebrating the release of the new Tinker Bell DVD and Blu-Ray with a special Tinker Bell plane tour. This Southwest Airlines flight is “powered by pixie dust!”    Southwest and Disney representatives are onboard asking trivia questions and giving away prizes.   After watching the new Tinker Bell movie, I’d say there are some... read more

Smokin' Spirit Party

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 28 2008
Length: 20:09 This is the spirit party to end all spirit parties. Taking up four hangar bays, 6000 Employees, former Employees and friends attended this Smokin' Spirit Party to celebrate two Southwest legends Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett. read more

Confessions of an Intern

By: Ray Buffington IV rbuffington

Oct 24 2008
Before I began my Internship at Southwest Airlines, I had a preconceived notion that I would be fine-tuning my filing skills, perfecting my ability to make a good cup of coffee and mastering the art of ordering lunch by phone. Boy, was I wrong. Since the first day I stepped foot into the Public Relations Department, I’ve been involved arms and elbows in major projects such as Media Day and... read more

Night at the Museum--SWA Style

By: Nicole Cordeiro ncordeiro

Oct 23 2008
Nicole originally submitted this as a comment on another post, but I thought it was so funny and reminded me of the movie, A Night at the Museum.  So, I asked her if we could do this as a post of its own--enjoy!  (Brian)   There's a funny story about how this started.  One of my Coworkers found a little action figure in the hallway that leads to the side parking lot here at Headquarters... read more

But It's Only 8,300 lbs. Each!

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 22 2008
Length: 21:32 This episode of Red Belly Radio was recorded at the Dallas Maintenance Center at our 6th annual, 2008 Southwest Airlines Pigskin Plane Pull—pulling one of our Boeing 737s with human power! It is all part of the event known as the Red River Rivalry. Photo of Jim from Maintenance on the Tug and the nose of the plane. read more

But It's Only 8,300 lbs. Each!

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 22 2008
This episode of Red Belly Radio was recorded at the Dallas Maintenance Center at our 6th annual, 2008 Southwest Airlines Pigskin Plane Pull. Footballs have not been made of pigskin; nor have planes been moved around by hand for years, but that is exactly went on—pulling one of our Boeing 737s with human power! It is all part of the event known as the Red River Rivalry or the Texas-OU football... read more

2008 Southwest Airlines Pigskin Plane Pull

By: Christi McNeill cday

Oct 22 2008
Here's a recap video from the 2008 Pigskin Plane Pull.  This is an annual event we host at Headquarters to celebrate the famous University of Texas/Oklahoma rivalry football game!  We pick fans to represent each team, then see which team can pull a 83,000 lb plane the fastest.  Watch to see who wins the 2008 Plane Pull... read more

Fast approach in gusty weather...

By: Ray Stark rstark

Oct 21 2008
Fast approach in gusty weather...  From a frequent flier: While landing in gusty winds it looked like we were going way faster than normal. We floated way down the runway and then pounded on the runway after which the pilots slammed on the brakes! Why would this happen? Without any winds, the aircraft flies at basically 1.3 times the stall speed. (Stall speed is the speed at which  the... read more