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OMG! It's like you understand my mind! You seem to know so much about this, just like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you could do with some pics to drive the message home a bit, besides that, this is great blog. A outstanding read. I'l

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Lucky Day

By: Brad Hawkins bhawkins

Apr 13 2012
LAS-Based Captain Brad Burgmann loves Friday the 13th.  No lie.  And the date seems to love him, too. On his pre-flight PA this morning before a flight from New Orleans to Dallas, Burgmann took the mic with a smile in his voice to let our Customers know they were on the right flight to find some luck on this particular Friday. This Southwest Warrior was born on a Friday the 13th (of... read more

Southwest Brand Ranks at the Top Again!

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Apr 12 2012
Look, we like braggin' about the brass, okay?  And Southwest Airlines, Kayak, Royal Caribbean, and Enterprise continue to rule the travel industry as Brands of the Year according to the 23rd Annual Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study. Americans give highest accolades for Companies who "connect" with Customers and "over-deliver" in their respective categories.  In the category of "... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 40

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Mar 10 2012
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In this 40th edition of the SWA Stew, we're talking about our Medical Transportation Grant Program, the beautiful Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, and Happy Jack!   read more

Greenville-Spartanburg Turns One!

By: Brian Williams bwilliams

Mar 13 2012
Today, we sing Happy Birthday to Greenville-Spartanburg as March 13 marks one year since we welcomed the first set of Customers onboard traveling from GSP.  To thank the Upstate community for choosing the LUV airline as their hometown carrier, we are inviting folks traveling through GSP to join us for a day-long anniversary party in the Southwest gate areas.  Customers will have the... read more

We Officially Own a 737-800!

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Mar 08 2012
A lot of you have been wondering about the status of our first 737-800 since it took its initial flight back on February 23.  Well, today, we took delivery of our brand new aircraft in Seattle.  However, don’t look for it at one of our airports right away because the hard work isn’t done yet, and over the next few weeks, the airplane has a very busy schedule:   The plane... read more

Who's Down With SOC? Yeah, You Know Me!

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Mar 01 2012
Today’s an enormously significant day in Southwest history, though not for reasons seen by the naked eye.  Southwest and AirTran have received approval by the Federal Aviation Administration for a Single Operating Certificate—a key milestone in the integration of the two airlines. So what is a Single Operating Certificate (SOC)?  Put in the simplest terms, it’s a highly-coveted... read more

Partnerpalooza is Here!

By: Lilah Howard lhoward

Feb 21 2012
Dr. Evil made the number famous in “Austin Powers” with his “1 MILLION DOLLARS” ransom. Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® is making the number famous by awarding up to 1 MILLION RAPID REWARDS POINTS with Partnerpalooza III!Partnerpalooza is back! While much remains the same, there are some new and exciting components this year. The more Members who register for the promotion, the bigger... read more

Atlanta At Last! [Live Blog]

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Feb 14 2012
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This blog chronicles our grand entrance into Atlanta, and the state of Georgia. You can also follow our Atlanta At Last coverage on Twitter, and as told by four guest bloggers with the AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution).  Tuesday, February 14th: Atlanta, you have taken our collective breaths away. We can feel the love from Customers, our various hosts for this opening weekend, and... read more

Flash Forward—Part Three: The Continued Progress of our First 737-800

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Feb 10 2012
If you have ever made a model airplane, you know the process involves making various subassemblies, then gluing them together to make an airplane.  As these photos show, the process of making a real airplane is very similar. In our last batch of photos, the fuselage had moved inside the assembly building to the fuselage make-ready station.  With this group of photos, the fuselage has... read more

Looking Back on Three Decades at Phoenix

By: Mike McElroy MMcElroy

Feb 02 2012
When I think back to 30 years ago, E.T. was drawing crowds of people to the movie theater, Times’ “Man of the Year” was the computer, and people were cranking up the volume on their radio when Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock n’ Roll” came on.  For Southwest, the “Love That Spirit” advertising campaign launched and the Phoenix Provisioning Base had just opened in 1982. For me, I... read more