Blog Team

pthompson
Author Since 2009

Paul Thompson

Station Training Compliance Analyst
Dallas, TX  | 

Recent Activity:

Recent Activity Posts

Southwest Takes TBEX by Storm!

By: Paul Thompson pthompson

Jun 25 2012
From its humble beginnings in 2009, the annual Travel Blog Exchange, or “TBEX” Conference has grown to become the world’s largest travel blog conference, and now draws attendees from far-away places including Great Britain and New Zealand. Originally hosted in Chicago, the conference has also been held in New York City, Copenhagen and Vancouver. This year’s North American conference was held in... read more

A Welcoming Tradition at Ground Ops Training

By: Paul Thompson pthompson

Sep 30 2010
Outside of the Ground Operations department, there probably aren’t too many people who know about a tradition that has been around for about the past four years. It began at our old training center in the now-demolished North Concourse at Love Field. On the morning of the first day of any initial training class for Customer Service, Ops, and Ramp Agents, a group of Employees from Ground Ops... read more

Southwest Airlines Visits the Travel Blog Exchange

By: Paul Thompson pthompson

Jul 01 2010
After 13 hours and four flights including a mechanical delay and an unplanned diversion to Austin, I’m finally home. Home from where? The Travel Blog Exchange, otherwise known as TBEX.   TBEX 2010 was a convention for over 250 travel writers, held at NYU’s Cantor Film Center in New York City. Southwest was a sponsor for the event, and I was asked to attend as our representative. I must admit... read more

Grab your bats, cleats, racquets and clubs--It’s On!

By: Paul Thompson pthompson

Oct 26 2009
Since late August, teams of Southwest Airlines Employees have been competing in dozens of athletic events for the City of Richardson Corporate Challenge as part of our “Share the Spirit” mission. These events include a wide range of activities, from hobby sports like horseshoes and darts, to schoolyard games like kickball and dodgeball. Field sports include soccer, flag football, and softball.... read more

Confessions of a Southwest Plane Spotter

By: Paul Thompson pthompson

Aug 25 2009
Did you know that of Southwest’s 544 Boeing 737s, 31 of those aircraft are specially dedicated to marketing partnerships such as SeaWorld, charitable organizations like the Ronald McDonald House, our Founders and the States to which we fly? So that means that if you fly Southwest on any given day, your odds are just over five percent that you’ll be boarding one of these special aircraft. I... read more