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Archive for May 2012

Loyalty Month: Celebrate Our Nurses

By: Debbie Wafford dwafford

May 18 2012
As you may know, we are celebrating Loyalty Month at Southwest.  During the month of May, we are showing our appreciation – and loyalty – to those who give back to us, whether it is a Rapid Rewards Member, Military Heroes, Teachers, or Nurses!  This month we are making an extra special effort to thank these folks and let them know how much we appreciate them.This month celebrated... read more

Flashback Fridays: Southwest Swag and Other Promotions from the Swinging Seventies

By: Brian Lusk blusk

May 18 2012
As mentioned in previous Flashback Fridays, Southwest utilized a lot of different promotional tie-ins in our earliest days.  We were desperate to get publicity but had a very limited budget, so we were always looking for promotional partners to “get the word out.”  Sometimes, as we saw last week, it involved local television stations, but more often it involved local businesses in... read more

We Get Ship Done!

By: Matt Buckley mbuckley

May 17 2012
I may be the most spoiled Cargo guy in the airline industry.  And I mean that in a good way.  As Vice President Cargo and Charters for Southwest Airlines, each day I’m amazed by the efficient and Relentlessly Reliable® service our Employees across the SWA system provide our Customers, and once again, their dedication to excellence is recognized for awards because of that.  This... read more

CONTEST ALERT: ROCK Your Community

By: Lori Skinner lskinner

May 17 2012
Saturday, May 26, is Denver’s fourth annual Denver Day of Rock presented by Concerts for Kids, a nonprofit organization that puts on musical events and distributes the proceeds to children’s charities in the Denver area. Southwest Airlines is proud to be a stage sponsor at this great event that will bring more than 20 bands to 16th Street for a free day of rock in downtown Denver!We want to bring... read more

A Little Something Extra

By: Allison Osborne aosborne

May 17 2012
What special treatment do you receive at your job for working a holiday? A few extra bucks? No doubt, that’s always nice. Maybe some glazed donuts and coffee in your break room? Wonderful…that contributed well to my workout regimen. It’s pretty much business as usual, right?Being in the operational and Customer Service industry, Southwest Employees, like many other Companies, have to spend part... read more

The Day the World Changed

By: Brian Lusk blusk

May 16 2012
Sixty years ago on May 2, 1952, the world changed forever.  On that date, the jet age began as British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) made the first commercial jet flight with the de Havilland Comet 1 from London Heathrow to Johannesburg, South Africa.  The new jet had a limited range so it made en route stops at Rome, Beirut, and Khartoum.  Nevertheless, it averaged 525 miles... read more

Live at 35: Rise and Shine with Eric Hutchinson

By: Lauren Cook lcook

May 15 2012
On Tuesday, April 17th, musician Eric Hutchinson shared the LUV with passengers on an early morning flight from L.A. to Denver and got them excited about his new album, Moving Up, Living Down. Not only did Eric sing two of his songs, “Watching You Watch Him” and “Rock and Roll”, but also he sang “Happy Birthday” to a man turning 50 years old. Eric’s performance was part of our Live at 35... read more

A Look Back on a Month of Giving

By: Laurel Moffat lmoffat

May 15 2012
Giving back is just part of the Southwest DNA.  In my almost five years at Southwest, I’ve had the privilege to volunteer alongside my Co-Hearts to plant trees, paint schools, clean-up parks, help build trails, and the list goes on.  Just last year, nearly 5,000 Southwest Warriors rolled up their sleeves to volunteer more than 114,000 hours to support almost 900 different organizations... read more

Going Green: Diaper Duty

By: Heather Hearne Walker hhearnewalker

May 15 2012
I have a beautiful bouncing baby boy, who is now six months old.  At one of the baby showers we were given for him, a sweet woman gave me a beautiful knitted blanket and a roll of what looked like mini-paper towels.  I didn't understand what they were, and I almost didn't say anything to the woman.  She spoke up and told me that she wasn't sure if I was using cloth diapers or not... read more

Meteorology Monday: May 14 - May 20

By: Brian Collins bcollins

May 14 2012
A very warm week lies ahead for most of the nation, and while it will start out rather wet in some areas, the latter part of the week into next weekend should be dry for much of the country.  A slow moving system will be bringing widespread rain with some embedded thunderstorms to most of the East Coast through mid-week.  Further south, thunderstorms will be scattered across the... read more