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Southwest Airlines Shares its LUV with Children of US Troops

Jul 24 2008
Employees Donate, Package, and Load School Supplies on Military Vehicle Bound for Troops’ Children   DALLAS—July 24, 2008—Southwest Airlines Employees today were joined at the airlines’ Dallas Maintenance Facility by Herb Kelleher, Chairman Emeritus and Founder, and Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, to send off a U.S. military cargo truck carrying 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies... read more

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

Jul 24 2008
DALLAS, TEXAS – July 24, 2008 – Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) today reported its second quarter 2008 results.  Net income for second quarter 2008 was $321 million, or $.44 per diluted share, compared to $278 million, or $.36 per diluted share, for second quarter 2007.   Excluding special items, second quarter 2008 net income was $121 million, or $.16 per diluted share, compared to $195 million,... read more

Southwest Airlines streamlines ticket counter computers

Jul 22 2008
  By SUZANNE MARTA / The Dallas Morning News Remember that scene from Meet the Parents where actor Ben Stiller waits as an airline agent types in about a million keystrokes to find out if he can get an earlier flight? Southwest Airlines' Dallas Love Field customer service agent Pat Stock lives it every day. "I've had people say, 'Why does it take all that? I'm just going to... read more

Reputation Institute Releases in-depth Findings on the State of Corporate Reputations in the Airline Industry

Jul 17 2008
  Southwest Airlines Secures Top Spot as Most Reputable U.S. Airline – It’s not all about service! New York, New York – July 14 – Reputation Institute, a leader in reputation management, released today an in-depth study on consumer perceptions of the nation’s airlines based, in part, on findings from their annual Global Pulse study. Consumer favorite, Southwest Airlines, had the highest... read more

Southwest Airlines Declares 128th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

Jul 17 2008
DALLAS, July 17 -- Southwest Airlines' (NYSE: LUV) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.0045 per share to Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 28, 2008 on all shares then issued and outstanding.  The 128th consecutive dividend will be paid on September 18, 2008. read more

From DMN's Airline Biz Blog: Even More of Colleen Barrett

Jul 17 2008
By Terry Maxon Colleen Barrett became just another Southwest Airlines employee Wednesday after stepping down as president. As I was talking to her last week, I heard a story about her and Herb Kelleher I hadn't heard before -- the time he abandoned her at the grocery store. It happened one Saturday years ago, Ms. Barrett remembers: He dropped me at Albertson's, was going to do something... read more

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES EXECUTIVES ASSUME NEW ROLES

Jul 16 2008
  Executive Changes Take Effect Today   DALLAS—July 16, 2008—With Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett now officially handing over their management titles, previously announced Executive changes at Southwest Airlines take effect today.  Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly assumes the additional roles of Chairman of the Board and President.  The Board of Directors elected Executive... read more

From DMN's Airline Biz Blog: More of Colleen Barrett

Jul 16 2008
By Terry Maxon With Colleen Barrett's move from Southwest Airlines president to simply a fulltime employee as of Wednesday, we had a story Tuesday morning marking the occasion. Of course, the story could include only a small bit of our interview with Colleen. Ergo, below, we have more excerpts. DMN: What are you going to do after you step down as president? Colleen: I'm going to do... read more

SWA Employees Show Their LUV for President Colleen Barrett with Song, Gift, Video Tribute, and Sound of Cowbells

Jul 15 2008
The Most Influential Woman in Aviation Steps Back from Management Role —Company Throws a Good Old Fashioned Surprise Party! DALLAS – July 15, 2008 - The clamoring of cowbells and a rendition of a Willie Nelson song is not what you would expect to hear in the lobby of a Fortune 500 company; but then again, Southwest Airlines is famous for doing the unexpected! Southwest Executive Colleen... read more

Dallas Morning News: Colleen Barrett scaling back to just 'Mom' at SWA

Jul 15 2008
By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News The mom of Southwest Airlines Co. is about to become mom emeritus. To call Colleen Barrett "Mom" might seem demeaning, considering that she has been the highest-ranking woman in the airline industry for years, even before she was named president of Dallas-based Southwest in 2001. But Ms. Barrett, who steps down from her president's job... read more