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Why I Help Kids Dream Big Dreams

By: Gary Hooyman ghooyman

Oct 03 2012
Recently, you learned about one of my Adopt-A-Pilot students, 12-year-old Emily from Trenton, MO, and the opportunity I had to take her big dream on the dance floor to 30,000 feet.  After you watch the world premiere of Southwest’s short film, “The Voyage of a Dream,” I hope you’ll agree with me that’s it’s so important to help kids dream big dreams, because if they don’t, they might never... read more

Diversity Summit 2012: How Southwest is Joining the Conversation

By: Ellen Torbert etorbert

Sep 06 2012
A few weeks ago Southwest Airlines hosted its 3rd Annual Diversity Summit, a day dedicated to celebrating the unique perspectives that we all bring to our Company, our country, and our world. As Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, it gives me great pleasure to host an event that was attended by more than 200 participants from all across the country, as well as by many of our Southwest... read more

Second Look: The Voyage of a Dream

By: Stephen M. Keller skeller

Sep 04 2012
Last week, you met 12-year-old Emily from Trenton, MO who has big dreams to become a professional ballet dancer. She never imagined that a Southwest Airlines Pilot would play a huge role in taking her dream on the dance floor to 30,000 feet. Emily met First Officer Gary through Southwest’s Adopt-A-Pilot program—an education initiative where more than 42,000 fifth-grade students in nearly 1,500... read more

Celebrity Status: Flying Colorado One Home

By: Capt. JC Curran jcurran

Aug 22 2012
WOW!  This has to be the most exciting thing I’ve done at Southwest Airlines!  I was overwhelmed with pride the moment I saw Colorado One sitting on the ramp realizing that I would be flying it to Denver for all of Southwest to see.  For me, this is the culmination of 16 years of being a Coloradan and commuting from the Denver area.  I’ve seen the dedicated Employees of... read more

How We Beat the Heat!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Aug 20 2012
How hot is it?  It’s so hot… Guy Fieri's shirt is actually on fire. The Statue of Liberty has pit stains Siri asked to be dipped in a glass of ice water You've learned that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground. New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg was seen drinking a Big Gulp The heat... read more

Building a Playhouse for Good

By: Dale Dixon ddixon

Aug 06 2012
As a Southwest Airlines Mechanic, I spend my days working on Southwest’s all-Boeing 737 fleet.  Three years ago, I was given the opportunity to roll up my sleeves to work on a completely different kind of project—a project that would require many hours off the clock, creativity, and most of all, a passion for making a difference in a child’s life. I first heard of the project from... read more

The LUV Airline is Easy to LIKE!

By: Christi McNeill cday

Aug 03 2012
What an amazing milestone! Apparently the “LUV” airline is easy to LIKE!  We are celebrating the Three Million Fan milestone with a special discount offer and a signature “concept” plane dedicated to our fans! Southwest Airlines was the first airline to reach a million Facebook Fans back in 2010, and now is the first airline worldwide to amass three million Facebook Fans!   Of... read more

Flashback Fridays: Southwest LUVs Secretaries

By: Lauren Webb Lauren.Webb

Jul 20 2012
 While going through our archives, our Intern, Lauren Webb, encountered a group of materials belonging to a Southwest effort that hasn't received a lot of mention in our current materials.We all know about the important place women played in Southwest’s early marketing in the form of hot pants-clad Flight Attendants (called Hostesses back then). But what about the other important women in... read more

13 Ways to Dream

By: Erinn Lynch, Guest Blogger elynch

Jul 13 2012
If you're reading this blog, you’ve probably spent a fair amount of time on an airplane and in an airport.  And if so, you’re likely familiar with the various kinds of travelers: the "sales executive" earnestly working on an important pitch (or seeking a coveted wall outlet), the "honeymooners" freshly tanned and holding hands while sipping wine from plastic cups; the "Calgon mom" telling... read more

Going Green: How I Learned to Stop Driving and Enjoy My Commute

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Jul 17 2012
It’s no secret that I love to ride the train, and a few years ago when I heard that the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) was going to build the Green Line on the right of way of the old Katy (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) Railroad branch line along Denton Drive, I got very excited. The old Katy line runs just across the street from our Headquarters.  But I would still have to close the 20-mile... read more