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Archive for June 2011

40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1975

By: Dana "Shine" Waggoner dwaggoner

Jun 14 2011
My sister is actually the person who discovered Southwest Airlines.  She worked at a young flying service in Harlingen, saw Southwest was hiring, and encouraged me to apply. There were only two or three people to interview, and I became only the fourth person to work at the Harlingen Station, at the ticket counter. Back then, we didn't have a Reservations Department, we had the Dallas... read more

Going Green: 40 Ways to Go Green

By: Laurel Moffat lmoffat

Jun 14 2011
Last year was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and recognizing our Planet’s precious resources and the importance of working and living with a Green filter.  In honor of Southwest’s 40th anniversary and more than 40 years of celebrating Earth Day, here are 40 ways you can go Green.1. Start carrying a reusable bag.2. Bring a travel mug to your favorite coffee shop.3. Eat an... read more

40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1976

By: Larry Worley lworley

Jun 13 2011
To begin, let me say that I am not a writer nor properly trained in written correspondence, so I’ll just go with this and see what happens.While enrolled at Braniff Education Systems, Inc. (BESI) here at Love Field, I worked nights as a mechanic at a then-small business called Jet Fleet.  I was attending school for my Airframe & Power plants License.  We were laid off on April Fool’... read more

New Milwaukee Service This September... and the Future Cometh!

By: Bill Owen bowen

Jun 13 2011
So here we go!  The first joint schedule move by Southwest Airlines and our subsidiary, AirTran Airways—but most definitely, not the last.  And we begin with Milwaukee!!!Effective September 6th, Southwest will add two daily flights between Milwaukee and St. Louis.  We’ll also add one Southwest Milwaukee-Denver nonstop to complement AirTran’s existing flight in that market, bringing... read more

40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1977

By: Nancy Newsom nnewsom

Jun 12 2011
I began my career with Southwest Airlines in June of 1977 at DRC.  Orientation was held at the original headquarters on Regal Row, where we were ushered back to Lamar Muse's office to watch a few Southwest Airlines commercials.  I sat on the floor, and glanced over at Mr. Muse.  His secretary sat down on his lap for a few minutes, everyone was laughing and I... read more

40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1978

By: Jim Ruppel jruppel

Jun 11 2011
When I got out of college, I was supposed to be a stock broker for Merrill Lynch.  The market wasn't really in great shape when I got out of school, so I redirected.  I thank my brother for helping me ignite my passion for the airline industry.  He's about 14 or 15 years older than I am, and began working for Continental Airlines after leaving the Navy in the ‘60s.  He worked... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 12

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Jun 10 2011
Summer weather has Christi in jean shorts (only you can't see them) for this edition of the SWA Stew.  Also, we showcase our Denver Day of Rock winner, new service to Newark, and other sweet morsels.  But the big milestone in this episode is about going green.  Something Laurel and Marilee can hang their hats on, along with plenty of other Green Teamers.  read more

40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1979

By: Judy Ballard jballard

Jun 10 2011
Ah, the memories of long ago stir, and (with apologies to The Grateful Dead) “…what a long, strange trip it’s been.”  I was a mother of two teen-aged sons and had been working in doctors’ offices since 1966.   Besides my medical assistant position, I was also the surgical assistant, the office manager, and I kept the books for the private club in our building. During the... read more

Flashback Fridays: A First False Step Out of Texas

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Jun 10 2011
Recently, we’ve been looking at some Southwest “what ifs,” and wondering how life would have been different had various scenarios played out.  Here’s another one for you:  What if I told you Southwest had received governmental approval to begin service out of Chicago Midway almost two years before we operated our first flight out of Texas?  Well, it’s true, and it’s an interesting... read more

Puntos Puntos Puntos: Volaris y Southwest = Rapid Rewards!

By: Kyle O’Neal koneal

Jun 09 2011
Puntos Puntos Puntos. That’s points and lots of ‘em…as in 2,000! That’s right, for the first time, starting June 9th, Rapid Rewards members will have the chance to earn points for flights completed on partner airline, Volaris! Rapid Reward members who register at http://www.southwest.com/rapidrewards/promotions can earn 2,000 points for a roundtrip itinerary between many of Southwest’s U.S.... read more