(The annual Air Force Association convention was  held recently in Washington, D.C.  This year was different.  This year, the Air Force Association chose Southwest as the 2009 Air Force Reserve Command Employer of the Year and LAS-based First Office Mike Bautista as the Citizen Airman of the Year.  Repre

How many people in your office or classroom do you really know?  I mean beyond the normal work or classroom interaction?  I am lucky in that I get to work with a lot of creative, intelligent, and caring People, but to be honest, with most of them, I don’t know their personal disasters or triumphs.  I am sure they all have both some low moments and their sweet tastes of success, just as I

Go Inside Southwest Airlines as we explore the Flight Training Center in Dallas, Texas to learn how Southwest Pilots train.

My Fellow Aviation Geeks know that Southwest Airlines retired our last 737-200 on January 17, 2005.  I was one of the lucky Employees (wearing pajamas designed for the event, no less) to have been selected for the hour-long flight onboard N95SW.  Our flight path that day took us down to the Waco area where Captains Jim Rice and Jeff Kilponen turned the airplane around back to Dallas for the

Southwest Airlines Chairman, President & CEO Gary Kelly discusses his love for playing music on his guitar. This video clip is an excerpt from a documentary in production called TONE.