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Mike Van de Ven

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Dallas, TX  |  Member Since 2010

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Introducing: A Beautiful Southwest Boeing 737-800

By: Mike Van de Ven mvandeven

Mar 05 2012
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

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

2010 One Report: Efficiency and Environment

By: Mike Van de Ven mvandeven

Sep 15 2011
This is the eighth in a series of posts about our integrated annual report, the 2010 Southwest Airlines One Report™, where we have illustrated our commitment to a triple bottom line and how our passion and focus on Performance, People, and Planet continues to propel us forward. Helping preserve our planet and conserve resources is important to us here at Southwest, because this is what we do –... read more

Southwest places as the World’s Fourth Most Admired Company

By: Mike Van de Ven mvandeven

Mar 14 2011
Being ranked fourth by Fortune on their World’s Most Admired Company list is a great honor, and we are certainly in good company with Apple, Google, and Berkshire Hathaway ahead of us.  When you think of how many businesses there are worldwide, being named to this elite group is a remarkable achievement.  What’s even more remarkable is that we have been in this “neighborhood” before.... read more

Southwest Airlines One Report: Reducing Our Environmental Impact with Efficient Operations

By: Mike Van de Ven mvandeven

Aug 30 2010
This is the final blog in a series of posts about our new Southwest Airlines One Report ™—a single report on our triple bottomline of Performance, People, and Planet adhering to Global Reporting Initiative standards. As an airline, being Green isn’t always easy.  Considering that the majority of our carbon footprint is fuel burn, it’s important for Southwest to not only understand our impact... read more

Southwest Airlines to Evaluate Addition of 737-800 to Our Fleet

By: Mike Van de Ven mvandeven

Aug 13 2010
Earlier today, I shared with our Employees that Southwest has been evaluating the opportunity to introduce the Boeing 737-800 into our fleet as part of our domestic network, but we have not yet finalized our decision.   While the aircraft introduces additional complexities to our operation, we believe our existing network could be enhanced by converting some of our future 737-700 deliveries to... read more