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Ben Harwell

Glenn Heights, TX  |  Member Since 2011

I am the Director of Technology @ RD2 Inc. located in Dallas, TX. http://www.rd2inc.com

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From Surfing the Web to Channel Surfing on Southwest

By: Angela Vargo avargo

Jun 28 2012
Yep, you read that right….Southwest Airlines joined the world of inflight entertainment this week when we launched a trial of wireless live television onboard five WiFi planes. The evaluation of this exciting new product has actually been years in the making….going all the way back to 2009 when we announced plans to install Row 44’s satellite-based WiFi system on our fleet. I’ll talk more... read more

Houston, We Have a Solution!

By: Monica Del Rio mwhalin

May 30 2012
In an overwhelming 16-1 vote, the Houston City Council voted this morning in favor of Southwest's proposal for international expansion at Houston Hobby. Gary and more than 60 Southwest Warriors were in attendance for today's historic vote. After the vote, Gary graciously thanked Houston Mayor Annise Parker and members of council for their support. He also thanked members of the Houston community... read more

Linda Rutherford Named to PR News’ Measurement Hall of Fame!

By: Ashley Pettit apettit

Apr 18 2012
How does communication contribute to the bottom line? What’s the value of social media? How do you measure relationships? Are our Employees getting the information they need? These are just a few of the many questions communication professionals are faced with every day. Measuring the value of communication isn’t easy, but it can be done! Under the leadership of Linda Rutherford, Vice... read more

Engaged in the Sky

By: Verity Kugelmann vkugelmann

Jan 24 2012
April Young met her fiancé, Papus Keitas, when April was a nursing student and Papus was a medical student.  They met while studying at the same bookstore, and developed a friendship that turned into a romance.  When April left for a three-month mission trip to Honduras, Papus began to plan his proposal.  April’s return flight from Honduras flew into Houston, and Papus... read more

Abraham's Drawings

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Dec 14 2011
On a daily basis, we get great stories from Employees and Customers all about what's going on around our system. I take pride in all of the content that gets published on Nuts, and the great team we have. Truly, without a great Culture embraced by great Employees, Nuts About Southwest wouldn't be very interesting at all. The following story originally appeared on Jay Baer's Convince and... read more

Flashback Fridays: The Ten-Minute Turn in Pictures

By: Amy Blackburn ablackburn

Mar 22 2013
For the next several weeks we’ll be publishing what we consider to be the “Best of” Brian’s Flashback Friday posts.  The first one that we’ve selected reflects a subject and practice of Southwest Airlines that still elicits respect and awe from airline insiders and the traveling public alike.  Hope you enjoy this remarkable “Quick-turn” rerun. How cool is this? We have our first... read more

A New Look for Nuts About Southwest!

By: Caleb Fox cfox

Jan 25 2011
We hope you LUV the new look and feel of the Nuts About Southwest blog. Click around, comment, and let us know what you think. read more

New Rapid Rewards—I Get The Point(s)

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Jan 06 2011
This episode of Red Belly Radio is about the new Rapid Rewards program and my guest is Ryan Green from Marketing. No one knows more about this new program than Ryan. Give it a listen and you can talk to acquaintances and sound like an expert, too. This episode of Red Belly Radio is about the new Rapid Rewards program and my guest is Ryan Green from Marketing. No one knows more about this new... read more

Ready, Set, Blog 3.0!

By: Linda Rutherford LindaR

Jan 24 2011
We spent Friday reminiscing about our award-winning blog history of five years. From its infancy, Nuts About Southwest has always been a learning process and still remains one. At its core, Nuts is about letting Customers not only see behind the curtain, but tear the curtain down altogether. So it is with great pleasure I formally present our latest edition of Nuts About Southwest, fresh out of... read more