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Meet EVOLVE: The New Southwest Interior

By: Bob Jordan bjordan

Jan 17 2012
One of the most satisfying aspects of my job is to work alongside my colleagues to plan and execute exciting major companywide strategic initiatives. I’m pleased to report significant progress that we’ve made recently on one of these, which is a fleet modernization plan to ensure that we maintain a safe, efficient, and Customer-friendly fleet. Last month, we made a huge announcement regarding... read more

CONTEST ALERT: The Southwest Sundance Viddy Challenge!

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Jan 13 2012
Southwest Airlines is once again headed to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, where previously unknown movies become award winners, and budding actors and actresses vault to stardom.    My first feature film was a little gem entitled "Katie The Carrot Slayer," a parody of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer."  In it, I played Pike (you know, the kind that's "not a name, it's a fish... read more

Pilots Deliver the LUV to RMHC

By: Paul Flaningan pflaningan

Jan 05 2012
2012 is only a few days old, but already our Pilots are showing their Servant's Hearts in a big way. At a news conference in front of Southwest Headquarters earlier this week, the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association handed over the keys to three, shiny new vans to the Ronald McDonald House. Last year, SWAPA held fundraising events across the system, raising more than $104,000 for the Ronald... read more

Winning Spirit: The Humble Hero

By: Stephen M. Keller skeller

Jan 09 2012
Not too long ago, I flew up to San Francisco to hear a tale of heroism.  On one unassuming morning, Ramp Agent Will Pierce covered a few flights with new Ramp Agents for the Training Coordinator who was running a bit late. Several flights in, Ramp Agent Douglas Wong suffered cardiac arrest while stacking bags in the bin. Pierce, who had taken an online CPR class only the weekend before... read more

A Quick Flashback Fridays Followup with Some Amazing News

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Jan 10 2012
In last Friday's Flashback post, I shared a photo of Rollin King that was taken in the cockpit during a flight of Boeing’s 737 demonstrator, N737Q.  I shared my post with the good folks at Boeing, and their Corporate Historian, Michael Lombardi, did some digging through their files.  He found the original Boeing negative and sent this cleaned up digital version that clearly shows the... read more

Going Green: The Great Christmas Tree Debate

By: Marilee McInnis minnis

Jan 10 2012
The holidays are behind us, and if 2012 is starting out as busy for you as it seems to be for me, Christmas is already a distant memory.  But, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t start planning for next year – I am sure the year is going to fly by!  A question we get often into the Green mailbox is the one about the Christmas tree:  Is it more environmentally friendly to buy a live tree... read more

Bringing in The New Year With a Splash

By: Kari Kennedy kkennedy

Jan 03 2012
Nothing prepares you for the cold rush that takes your breath away.  Your limbs contract and pure survival mode kicks in to get you out of the freezing water.  The problem is, the air is even colder. And that’s how I started out my New Year this year, at an ice dive just outside Minneapolis.  Let me just start out by saying that by nature, I’m a lizard.  Heat makes me happy.... read more

Top Cities for Celebrating New Year’s Eve

By: Dish Trip Team DishTrip

Dec 28 2011
So, Christmas is over…all of the presents have been opened, you've eaten more food than a medieval king, and you have run out of topics to chat about with the in-laws. You munch on yet another leftover Christmas cookie and casually think about what’s next, and then it hits you... New Year's Eve! Immediately, you see yourself soaring in a canyon blue Boeing 737 with a red belly and dream, "Hmm,... read more

Five Days of Suspended Reality: Part 4

By: Kathleen Herman kherman

Dec 29 2011
We could get used to this. Day 4 began much like day 3. We awoke in a nice, comfy bed, showered, dressed, and checked in with the Kidd’s Kids staff. Afterward, we enjoyed another delicious breakfast buffet at the hotel with those bright, friendly, and always cheerful Disney characters, Pluto and Goofy. (Chip and Dale joined them this time as well.) And then, for the last time, we were off to the... read more

Holiday Entertaining 101: Cheeseboards, Cookies and Cakes, Oh My!

By: Dish Trip Team DishTrip

Dec 23 2011
The food-lovin’ folks over at DishTrip.com are here to fill you up on ideas to entertain throughout the holidays. From cookies to cheese, your guests will scream “more, please”! Cheese Board 101 As a cheese monger at Talula’s Table (Kennett Square, Pennsylania), Sarah Reese spends most of her days playing with cheese—wrapping, cutting, selling, and her favorite—making cheese boards!... read more