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Archive for July 2012

Taking Rapid Rewards to the Streets…of downtown Milwaukee!

By: Jamie Gustafson jgustafson

Jul 30 2012
I’m in the City of Festivals on this summer day with a few Coworkers from Marketing to talk about Rapid Rewards.  We’ve been doing a lot of that across the country as we continue to successfully gain new Customers and build the membership base of our award-winning loyalty program.  But here in downtown Milwaukee, the message really resonates in a unique way.As a sponsor of the Milwaukee... read more

Power Hour at the Porch with Fast Company

By: Taylor Simmons tsimmons

Jul 30 2012
Looking for that extra motivational boost to keep you driving forward after a month of hard work?  Refuel by attending Breakfast Briefings at the Southwest Porch at Bryant Park, hosted by Fast Company on the last Tuesday of each month from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Breakfast Briefings brings leading business executives to “The Porch” for interactive seminars that will inspire you and provide... read more

Meteorology Monday: July 30 - August 3

By: Meghan Henschen mhenschen

Jul 30 2012
There will be another typical mid-summer week, as we move into the beginning of August.  Hot and humid conditions continue in the central part of the country, with temperatures far into the 100s for much of the week!  The Northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes have cooled down temperature wise, but could see a few rounds of thunderstorms this week.  The Mid-Atlantic, Northeast... read more

Don't You Want to Dance? Say You Wanna Dance!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Jul 28 2012
It seems as though the jitterbug has bitten our People here at Southwest Airlines. You can’t attend a Southwest event without doing the Wobble or Cupid Shuffle, and many of our folks have had some star moments in videos that have gone viral. Always jumping at the chance to shake our groove thang, National Dance Day was something we could not let slip by us. Created by Nigel Lythgoe,... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 55

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Jul 27 2012
What do you do after the ice cream is gone?  Stew about it.  Our friends at Dish Trip bestowed brain freeze upon unsuspecting customers at Glace in Kansas City, providing free ice cream for them.  This patriotic Stew also highlights the Boot Campaign and Honor Flight.  Longhorns fans will dig our latest sponsorship announcement.  Finally, we touched upon a really great... read more

Male By Birth, Man by Choice: The Brotherhood Crusade

By: Jackie Thompson jthompson

Jul 27 2012
Think of the sounds at a paintball fight. Splash, plop, thud as the rainbow of paint colors hit the targets. This was afternoon fun at the "Health Happens Here: Male by Birth, Man by Choice" camp. Learning, sharing, and bonding is the work of the young men who attend the weekend camp held each year under the collaboration of Brotherhood Crusade, Why Can’t We Make a Difference Foundation and... read more

Flashback Fridays: Antique Hardware

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Jul 27 2012
Although many consider me “antique hardware,” I am referring to computer hardware.  The 1970s was a decade of great change for the airline industry.  The first wide-bodied aircraft took to the airways, airline deregulation came about, one airport, Love Field, was reregulated with the Wright Amendment, and the first hardware resembling today’s computers began appearing in airline offices... read more

Dish Trip Special Edition: Atlanta

By: Dish Trip Team DishTrip

Jul 26 2012
Hello, Southwest fans! As you already know, traveling in the name of food is what we do at Dish Trip, and our recent trek was to the cultural and culinary capital of Georgia! This special trip to Atlanta, Georgia was in celebration of Southwest Airlines' service to their 73rd destination, and part of the festivities included a progressive block party in the city's downtown where we were... read more

Flying to the Newsroom

By: Olga Romero oromero

Jul 26 2012
Southwest Airlines sponsored the student project workshop at the annual conference of the National Association of Black Journalists a few weeks ago.  We provided travel to 30 deserving students to actively participate in a real newsroom during the event, and to work alongside the best journalists in the country.  The students were so happy about the experience that they wrote a few... read more

Capt. Joe and the Flying Fifth Graders

By: Joe Gautille jgautille

Jul 25 2012
Over 800 Southwest Airlines Pilots are Adopt-a-Pilots for more than 1,200 fifth-grade classes all over the United States.  These Pilots volunteer their time, and often travel and rent cars to get to their Adopt-a-Pilot classes. In fact, one Adopt-a-Pilot I have known for years in Chicago hit it off so well with his teacher that they eventually married!  After all, we are the LUV... read more