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A Larger Plane for SWA?

Mockup of the 737-800 in SWA livery from Airliners.net. Note the slightly longer fuselage and additional overwing exit. DISCLAIMER: Although I work for Southwest, I have no inside information about this project, only speculation, and any opinions I post here are solely my own and do not in any way represent those of Southwest Airlines, [...]

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737 Delivery Flight

As I mentioned last week, Jenny and I got the chance to go to Seattle with several coworkers and leaders to pick up a new 737-700 and bring it back to Dallas. It was a wonderful experience that we might never get to repeat, and I’m so thankful I got to go and share it [...]

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A “New” Way to Get Around

As an employee of a major airline, I probably shouldn’t like this idea. However, as an environmentalist, opponent of traffic jams and the hassles (sorry, boss!) of airline travel, I see some benefit in high-speed rail. My experience with trains involves not high-speed rail but slower commuter rail in major cities – London, Paris, Washington, [...]

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Our New Ride

Ever since I started at Southwest, I’ve wanted to participate in a new aircraft delivery, the process of picking up a shiny new 737-700 from Boeing’s 737 factory in Seattle. After 9 years of waiting, I finally have my chance this week, and Jenny gets to go with me! From what I hear, these delivery [...]

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Florida One

This month, to honor our existing Florida Customers and the upcoming debut of service to the new airport in Panama City, Southwest unveiled its latest themed aircraft, Florida One. Like all our state-themed planes, it bears a stylized version of the state’s flag. Luckily for me, Florida One terminated in Dallas Tuesday night and went [...]

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The End of the Shuttle

Only four launches remain in the long career of NASA’s space shuttle fleet. So far I’ve only seen one launch in person. When Jenny and I went to Disney World in October 2006, the shuttle launched on our first day at EPCOT. We were at least 40 miles from the launch pad, and the skies [...]

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