Like December 7 and November 22, for most Americans of a certain age, today’s date still sends a shiver down the spine and causes the breath to quicken.  For those of us in the airline industry, our lives will never be the same, even eight years later.  I don’t know about my Coworkers, but I replay those events in my mind even today.  From the sheer horror of the day; to the incredible

An era has ended not only here at Southwest but in the airline industry as a whole.  The current paper timetable that was released on June 28 is our last.  Not only that, as far as we can tell, only Lufthansa will be left with a paper timetable.  In fact, most of the other

If you read this blog or traveled with us last week, you know that we went all out to celebrate Independence Day.  We even had visits from Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty.  Our regular Customers know we LUV to celebrate and that includes big holidays like July Fourth and some “smaller” ones like St.

As most of you know, last week, we celebrated our 38th Birthday on June 18.  We had several big public and Employee events, starting with our annual Awards Banquet, to celebrate this milestone, and in a post later today, we will show you this year's Birthday Bash.  There is no question that we currently are in a very difficult time for our industry.  However, for our Original Employees, ou

Father’s Day has taken on a new meaning for me since 1987 because my own father died suddenly in the spring of that year.  Even today, 22 years later, I miss him so much, and I often wonder what he would think about my career at Southwest, of which, he knew nothing.  The hard part about losing a close loved one is all the questions you can never ask, especially those questions that relate