Nuts About Southwest

Featured Picture:  fbf_120518_1.jpg As mentioned in previous Flashback Fridays, Southwest utilized a lot of different promotional tie-ins in our ... read more

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 mil 42 ... read more

Featured Picture:  fbf_120511_1.jpg Before the satellite era, local television stations offered viewers a large selection of daytime programs.  Some ... read more

Featured Picture:  fbf_120504_1.jpg As promised, I am sharing more photos of the recent “find” that I “unearthed.”  Actually, I ... read more

Featured Picture:  winglet_1.jpg Back in December, Southwest Airlines announced that we had signed on to be the launch customer ... read more