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SWA Stew: Episode 45

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Apr 20 2012
This week we're talking chili, Friday the 13th, freeing Hobby Airport, Green Getaways, and the tale of two planes: the maiden commercial voyages of our first Boeing 737-800s!  read more

Dish Trip #7: Los Angeles

By: Mary Bigham, Food Writer mbigham

Apr 19 2012
On this Dish Trip, two gals took on LA to find the best food in the city in 24 hours. Because Southwest Airlines was a proud sponsor of Blogworld Expo 2011 in LA, Dish Trip was lucky enough to cover the food scene.  We were thrilled to meet new foodie friends over dinner for a special Southwest Airlines and Dish Trip “Eat Up” at Napa Valley Grille on our first night in town.Of all the... read more

Going Green: It's Electric, Southwest!

By: Marilee McInnis minnis

Apr 17 2012
Did you know Southwest Airlines has an industry leading program with our electric ground support equipment?  It’s pretty amazing to think that we have more than 1,150 pieces of cleaner-burning GSE in our fleet.  We do buy new electric equipment to enter new markets such as GSP, CHS, and EWR, but did you know we have a small but mighty shop in PHX that works to convert diesel burning GSE... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 44

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Apr 14 2012
This week, we're freeing Hobby Airport, getting crooned by Jon McLaughlin, a historical anecdote involving Boeing, new service to Canton-Akron, Dayton, and Des Moines, and finally-- the commercial introduction of Warrior One, our first 737-800. read more

A Tale of Two Planes: Our First Boeing 737-800s Take Flight

By: Whitney and Brooks whitbrooks737

Apr 11 2012
Below is a chronicle of the day's events on April 11, 2012: the twin maiden voyages of Southwest's first Boeing 737-800 aircraft.  Brooks provided updates from Warrior One, traveling from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale.  Whitney led efforts from Baltimore, where the second -800 began its journey, bound for Fort Myers.What happened next... was a tale of two planes. 737-800 Maiden Voyages:... read more

The Great Foodspotting Street Fest Challenge feat. Kobayashi

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Apr 05 2012
During our time at SXSW in Austin, we did a handful of surprise and delight giveaways, making people do interesting things in order to win roundtrip tickets on Southwest; from scavenger hunts, to speaking through a Town Crier, to watching people tastefully take a picture of their food and then devour it.The latter is shown in this video shot by Stephen M. Keller, taken at the Foodspotting Street... read more

Live at 35: Enchanted in the Sky!

By: Tena Griffith tgriffith

Apr 04 2012
On Friday, March 30th, passengers loaded one of our canyon blues in Indy, bound for the Magic Kingdom.  Not to be outdone by the mouse, there was some magic in store for these Customers on our flight, as those who spied the official Live in the Vineyard decal could have guessed. The decaled Southwest plane serves as a concert venue in the sky for our Live at 35 concert series. Truly, the... read more