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Looking for "The One"

By: Christian Galloway cgalloway

Jun 20 2012
Early in the morning, the hotel elevators start buzzing to life and slowly the lobby fills with men and women on a mission.  Some are talkative and some are downing cup after cup of the last legal stimulant, trying desperately to convince their minds that it is later than it actually is. At approximately 8 a.m., the doors open to an enormous banquet hall where dozens of tables are arranged... read more

Servant's Heart Day

By: Brian Arnold barnold

Jun 19 2012
Everyone who works for Southwest knows that having a Servant’s Heart is one of our core values.  But have you ever tried to find the definition of “Servant’s Heart”?  I looked in both online and book dictionaries and never found the definition.  So, I thought what better place than the walls of Headquarters to understand the true meaning of a Servant’s Heart?  Just by... read more

AirTran Marks Ten Years of Service in Milwaukee

By: Justin Jordan jjordan

Jun 19 2012
It’s hard to believe that almost ten years ago the first AirTran aircraft hit the ground in Milwaukee. I was more youthful back then, at least that is what my company I.D. picture seems to show! I don’t believe anyone back then believed what the then-unknown carrier would represent ten years later to this city. Ten years ago, Midwest Airlines and Northwest Airlines were the heavy hitters in this... read more

Going Green: Finding New Uses for Ordinary Household Items

By: Cally Monroy cmonroy

Jun 19 2012
Southwest just celebrated its 41st birthday, and it's a day that brings to mind all the success this Company has achieved, the millions of Customers we’ve had the pleasure of serving, and the thousands of Employees who affectionately call this place their second home and Family.  As a Southwest Intern, I have the opportunity to walk through these doors every day and know that I’m part... read more

Meteorology Monday: June 18 - June 23

By: Meghan Henschen mhenschen

Jun 18 2012
Compared to last week, this week is shaping up to be relatively quiet, but hot. One weather system will sweep through the country, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Northern Plains eastward into the New England area by Friday. Hot temperatures will be ahead of the cold front, affecting the Midwest on Monday and Tuesday, and then the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday.... read more

Employees Wish Southwest a Happy 41st Birthday!

By: Allison Osborne aosborne

Jun 18 2012
Southwest celebrates 41 wonderful years today, and to help celebrate Employees were asked to submit their unique videos “wishing Southwest Happy Birthday." From impressive video effects, to an acoustic guitar, a rapper, or Employees in crab cooking mitts, Southwest Employees showed off their FUN-LUVing Attitudes. The contest was a nail-biter, driving several Employees into the wee hours... read more

Flying Today on Southwest’s 41st Birthday? You Might Get an Inflight Concert!

By: Laurel Moffat lmoffat

Jun 18 2012
Today Southwest is turning 41 years young, and we’re celebrating our over the hill birthday plus one by surprising and delighting a few lucky Customers across the Southwest system with a music serenade.  A little more than a month ago, we put a call out to musicians from across the nation to submit a :30 second video incorporating Southwest and our 41st birthday for the chance to play... read more

Battle of the Pops: A Porch Competition for Dear Old Dad

By: Stephanie Kinghorn skinghorn

Jun 17 2012
Dads in the New York area got a jumpstart on Father’s Day festivities yesterday as we invited them out to the Southwest Porch at Bryant Park for some friendly competition.  We asked these proud papas to put their “Dad” skills to the test in the “Father’s Day Relay.”  The obstacle course, which included some nail-hammering and tie-tying (among other things), challenged Dads at an... read more

Happy Father's Day

By: Bill Owen bowen

Jun 17 2012
Father’s Day is bittersweet for me.  Reminds me of my Pops, who passed in 1991, and it also reminds me that I won’t be around forever for my son, The Officer, and my stepdaughters, and my upcoming granddaughter, Vivian.I miss Pops like crazy… but like any good father he taught me so many wonderful things. Family comes before anything.  Be a parent first, be a friend second.  Shut... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 50

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Jun 16 2012
In this milestone 50th SWA Stew, we discuss Southwest's birthday, Rufus Wainwright and Live From the Artists Den, Joey the Two-Legged Chihuahua, the ATX Television Festival Party Plane, the Tuskegee Airmen, Pinterest, and my awesome wardrobe: business on the top, party on the bottom.   read more