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SWA Stew: Episode 42

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Mar 23 2012
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Yodel-e-hee-hoo! It's SWA Stew 42! This week, we're discussing food flights, Warrior One (our new Boeing 737-800), Chili, SOC, and Live at 35! read more

Going Green: Happy Spring Showers!

By: Marilee McInnis minnis

Mar 20 2012
Hard to believe it’s the first day of spring with such dreary rain here in Dallas!  These April (well, March) showers are sure to make for beautiful May flowers.  With so much rain recently, it brings to mind rain harvesting and how we can repurpose this “natural” water to keep our water usage and water bills down—something especially important in drought-prone areas.  Rain... read more

Denver Hoops It Up at the Southwest Court at Skyline Park

By: Michelle Agnew magnew

Mar 19 2012
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It’s that time of the year when it’s complete MADNESS everywhere you go, so what better timing than now to introduce an outdoor basketball court in the heart of the Mile High City!This past week, the Denver Community was invited to come down to the Southwest Court at Skyline Park for the “Half Time at Skyline” event to try their hand at a half court shot contest.  Ten skillful basketball... read more

Don’t Pinch—Top 10 Ways Southwest Goes Green

By: Laurel Moffat lmoffat

Mar 16 2012
As you can imagine, as an airline, it’s not easy being Green.  But, we are always looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment and use our resources responsibly.  Here are our top 10 reasons why you shouldn’t pinch the next Southwest Employee you see OR the next LUV jet you fly on because here’s how Southwest goes Green: 10.        ... read more

Once Bitten, Not Shy

By: Mike Williams mwilliams

Mar 15 2012
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I would like to tell you about a story I read from www.WRAL.com, Raleigh/Durham’s local news agency and saw on the Today Show. This happened July of last year. It’s about six-year-old Lucy Mangum. Lucy and her family spent the summer at the beach in Ocracoke Island, NC.  In July, while swimming with a boogie board in just a few feet of water, Lucy was bit by a Tiger shark on her... read more

Introducing: A Beautiful Southwest Boeing 737-800

By: Mike Van de Ven mvandeven

Mar 05 2012
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As you know, the -800 represents many exciting opportunities for Southwest’s future.  And, in some ways, it seems like only yesterday that we announced our intentions of adding this longer-range, more economical aircraft to our fleet.  Months later, we were already adding the lines of flight the -800 will cover into our flight schedule.  And now, I’m especially proud and excited to... read more

Flashback Fridays: Origins of the Boeing 737, Part Two

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Feb 24 2012
 The 737-200 Advanced and Some Oddities In the previous edition, we briefly looked at the initial 737-100 and the more successful 737-200.  However, there were still areas that needed improvement with the basic -200, and these were corrected in 1971 with the introduction of the 737-200 Advanced.  While the size and basic design remained the same, the Advanced model offered... read more

Southwest's New Crew Base to Land in the Mile High City

By: Mike Van de Ven mvandeven

Feb 24 2012
Southwest re-entered the Denver market in January 2006, and since that time, the Mile High City has become our fastest growing city in our history.  Our presence in Denver has grown from 13 daily flights to 159, and our commitment to the city of Denver has reached far beyond our presence at Denver International Airport (DIA).  Denver was a natural fit to support our growing operation... read more

Shhhhh…..the Fall 2012 Schedule is now available for sale through Nov. 2, 2012!

By: Bill Owen bowen

Feb 20 2012
Today we published the Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways schedules out through Nov. 2, 2012, making 256 days of travel available for sale.  The majority of this Schedule is in October, a month known for a number of things:  great weather … football … fall foliage … and no major changes in Customer demand!  This new schedule reflects those subtle changes.  In fact, the... read more

Flashback Fridays: Origins of the Boeing 737—Part One

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Feb 17 2012
  The “Originals”: The 737-100 and 737-200 As we prepare to put our first Boeing 737-800 into service and on the heels of our announcement as the launch customer for the 737MAX, I thought it might be fun to take a step back and look at the heritage of this magnificent airliner.  Michael Lombardi, Boeing’s Corporate Historian, selected these images for us, and I will share them with you... read more