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We Get Ship Done!
By: Matt Buckley 
May 17 2012
I may be the most spoiled Cargo guy in the airline industry. And I mean that in a good way. As Vice President Cargo and Charters for Southwest Airlines, each day I’m amazed by the efficient and Relentlessly Reliable® service our Employees across the SWA system provide our Customers, and once again, their dedication to excellence is recognized for awards because of that. This... read more
Loyalty Month: Ten Hut! Time to Salute our Troops
By: Laura Jackson 
May 17 2012
Calling all patriotic and kindred spirits to attention! In celebration of Armed Forces Day, Southwest has joined with the Armed Forces Foundation, The Palazzo® Las Vegas, and Omaha Steaks to salute our nation's wounded veterans from San Antonio Military Medical Center with several days of entertainment, dining, and relaxation in Las Vegas during a special “Salute the Troops” celebration.... read more
CONTEST ALERT: ROCK Your Community
By: Lori Skinner 
May 17 2012
Saturday, May 26, is Denver’s fourth annual Denver Day of Rock presented by Concerts for Kids, a nonprofit organization that puts on musical events and distributes the proceeds to children’s charities in the Denver area. Southwest Airlines is proud to be a stage sponsor at this great event that will bring more than 20 bands to 16th Street for a free day of rock in downtown Denver!We want to bring... read more
A Little Something Extra
By: Allison Osborne 
May 17 2012
What special treatment do you receive at your job for working a holiday? A few extra bucks? No doubt, that’s always nice. Maybe some glazed donuts and coffee in your break room? Wonderful…that contributed well to my workout regimen. It’s pretty much business as usual, right?Being in the operational and Customer Service industry, Southwest Employees, like many other Companies, have to spend part... read more
The Day the World Changed
By: Brian Lusk 
May 16 2012
Sixty five years ago on May 2, 1952, the world changed forever. On that date, the jet age began as British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) made the first commercial jet flight with the de Havilland Comet 1 from London Heathrow to Johannesburg, South Africa. The new jet had a limited range so it made en route stops at Rome, Beirut, and Khartoum. Nevertheless, it averaged 525... read more
Live at 35: Rise and Shine with Eric Hutchinson
By: Lauren Cook 
May 15 2012
A Look Back on a Month of Giving
By: Laurel Moffat 
May 15 2012
Giving back is just part of the Southwest DNA. In my almost five years at Southwest, I’ve had the privilege to volunteer alongside my Co-Hearts to plant trees, paint schools, clean-up parks, help build trails, and the list goes on. Just last year, nearly 5,000 Southwest Warriors rolled up their sleeves to volunteer more than 114,000 hours to support almost 900 different organizations... read more
Going Green: Diaper Duty
May 15 2012
I
have a beautiful bouncing baby boy, who is now six months old. At one of
the baby showers we were given for him, a sweet woman gave me a beautiful
knitted blanket and a roll of what looked like mini-paper towels. I
didn't understand what they were, and I almost didn't say anything to the
woman.
She spoke up and told me that she wasn't sure if I was using cloth diapers or
not... read more
Meteorology Monday: May 14 - May 20
By: Brian Collins 
May 14 2012
A very warm week lies ahead for most of the nation, and while it will start out rather wet in some areas, the latter part of the week into next weekend should be dry for much of the country. A slow moving system will be bringing widespread rain with some embedded thunderstorms to most of the East Coast through mid-week. Further south, thunderstorms will be scattered across the... read more
Dish Trip: 39th & Last Chili Cookoff
May 14 2012
