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Going Green: Apps to Help Us Go Green

By: Alyssa Eliasen aeliasen

Jan 08 2013
With all of the different mobile apps out there, it’s easy to make small changes to boost your knowledge about Green practices and make a difference to the Planet and your bottom line. We’ve shared some helpful apps in the past, so here’s another list to help you go Green in the New Year: CarbonTrack - You can monitor and keep track of your daily carbon footprint, and help to find ways to lower... read more

The Year of 100 Coasters Part 3: Putting a Positive Spin on Things

By: Justin Surguine jsurguine

Jan 02 2013
After a very quick break from the four-week stretch that I wrote about inThe Year of 100 Roller Coasters Part 2, it was off to one of our newer destinations—Atlanta.  Georgia Scorcher twists alongside the entrance to Six Flags Over Georgia. Once in Atlanta, two of my “roller coaster connoisseur” friends and I went to Six Flags Over Georgia, and found ourselves staring at borderline... read more

Flashback Fridays: A Look at Early 737-200 Delivery Flights

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Sep 07 2012
Taking delivery of a new aircraft is a “big deal.”  I’ve been fortunate to have traveled to Seattle to pick up two new aircraft, and for an avgeek like me, it is an exciting time.  Even if the aircraft is “just another 737-700,” that aircraft will remain “yours” as long as it is flying—my two are N436WN and N215WN.  For this edition of “Flashback Fridays,” we are going to turn the... 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

A Place to Call Home

By: Lori Skinner lskinner

Aug 21 2012
Today, a child received the chilling diagnosis of a life-threatening disease. Can you imagine facing this battle with your child, knowing that they may never win?  The outcome is incomprehensible; the solution unknown. You would do anything to give your child a fighting chance. But what if the best treatment for your child is across the country? How do you afford the travel or find a place... read more

Flashback Fridays: A Very Southwest-like, Non-Southwest Tale—Pioneer Air Lines

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Aug 03 2012
This is a story of a Dallas-based airline that was led by an aviation entrepreneur and a lawyer; it faced a long legal battle with Braniff just to get into the air; it had a highly motivated group of employees; and once it took flight, it faced continued battles to reduce its competitive ability.  No, I’m not talking about Southwest, but, the similarities are almost eerie.  This very... read more

My Favorite Window Seat

By: Lynda Housden, Guest Blogger lhousden

Aug 01 2012
My career takes me to cities across the nation. Every week, I take a plane ride on Monday and return home on Thursday. Airplanes are my mode of transport.When I had my knee replaced last month, I knew it wasn’t going to be an ordinary surgery and recovery would be a hard journey since my hip was replaced last year, and I was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.As a frequent flyer that... read more

Taking Rapid Rewards to the Streets…of downtown Milwaukee!

By: Jamie Gustafson jgustafson

Jul 30 2012
I’m in the City of Festivals on this summer day with a few Coworkers from Marketing to talk about Rapid Rewards.  We’ve been doing a lot of that across the country as we continue to successfully gain new Customers and build the membership base of our award-winning loyalty program.  But here in downtown Milwaukee, the message really resonates in a unique way.As a sponsor of the Milwaukee... read more

Male By Birth, Man by Choice: The Brotherhood Crusade

By: Jackie Thompson jthompson

Jul 27 2012
Think of the sounds at a paintball fight. Splash, plop, thud as the rainbow of paint colors hit the targets. This was afternoon fun at the "Health Happens Here: Male by Birth, Man by Choice" camp. Learning, sharing, and bonding is the work of the young men who attend the weekend camp held each year under the collaboration of Brotherhood Crusade, Why Can’t We Make a Difference Foundation and... read more