The Newest SWA Star

That is too funny. What a way to have fun at work. I used to collect baseball cards when I was young and still have them to this day. Was wondering does anyone collect these autographed time schedules? How far back do they go? Bradley Have you seen the newest SWA Celebrity?  One of our Culture Ambassadors, Valerie LaGrone, had the great honor of being selected as the cover model for our May 11, 2008 Southwest Airlines Flight Schedule, now appearing in an airport near you!  Categories: Airports, Southwest Culture Posted by: Mallory Messina | Jun 30, 2008 at 7:51 am

Boeing Burgers and Beer Birthday Bash

What would I like to see at the "BBBBB" that begins with a B? That is an easy answer.... "Bradley" Maybe one day, I will be able to attend as an employee. Sounds like fun. Bradley For years now, Boeing has thrown us a birthday party. It has been dubbed “BBBBB” for Boeing Burgers and Beer Birthday Bash. As you might expect, there are Burgers, Beer, it is in a hangar so there are Boeings nearby, and it is around Southwest Airlines’ Birthday. Categories: Southwest Culture, Working at Southwest Posted by: Steve Heaser | Jun 25, 2008 at 8:45 am

RNP = Reduced Emissions

The closest distance between two points is a straight line, that is a fact we learned in geometry 101. In aviation that is mostly true, regarding domestic flying in the States, but gets a little complicated when flying internationally on the great circle routes. But flying in the States, why not have a system that allows planes to fly in a straight line? It would save fuel, time, and money. In return, keep the cost low for passengers and help with emissions. Southwest leading the way to the future, it makes sense. Bradley Want to go Green? No, I’m not talking about leprechauns and four-leaf clovers. This is about being environmentally friendly. Today Southwest Airlines announced plans to tackle emissions reductions by employing a gee-whiz navigation technology called RNP (Required Navigation Performance). Categories: Flying Posted by: David "Fig" Newton | Jun 20, 2008 at 10:03 am

Mile-High Entertainment

To hear some of your favorite bands jam out ,with the natural acoustics at Red Rocks, would be awesome. Picture yourself in the cool of the evening, surrounded with friends and great music, and the sun is setting with those amazing colors only seen during twilight hours. Then you look up, seeing a Southwest Airplane blend into the evening sky with those same colors, and you remember how you got to Denver in the first place. What a great partnership. It makes sense. Bradley Have you ever attended a concert at 30,000 feet?  Don’t feel bad, most people haven’t.  But that is exactly what Southwest Airlines Customers experienced on a recent flight from Denver to Chicago Midway to Nashville and finally to New Orleans.  Categories: Flying Posted by: Chris Mainz | Jun 17, 2008 at 2:16 pm

Write Your Own Caption Is Back--Kind of

I was 12 years old, and on my first flight alone to visit my grandparents in Florida. At that age it can be a daunting task to travel the big blue skies by yourself. But being the tough warrior that I convinced myself to be, I hid the fear well. Deep down, I was scared though, and remember the flight attendants and other passengers trying to help, but it is something that ultimately comes from the inside. Then it happened. Looking down on a cloud, there was a big rainbow surrounding the plane's shadow. I flew the rest of the way with confidence knowing that a protective rainbow was around our plane. As a pilot by profession now, I know the science behind the rainbow phenomena and that it actually occurs more often then one might think. But as a scared boy traveling alone it was priceless protection. Bradley One of our favorite posts in the past has been our Write Your Own Caption series.  With this post, we want to do something similar but a bit different.  This wonderfully evocative photo was graci Categories: Flying Posted by: Brian Lusk | Jun 16, 2008 at 2:34 pm

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