Southwest Airlines

In the late 1960s, Herb Kelleher and Rollin King sat down and drew a simple triangle on a napkin. The triangle represented the cities of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, the three locales which were to be the foundation of travel for a new airline within the state of Texas. Before too long, Southwest Airlines was up and flying and hasn't looked back, becoming one of the United States' most successful airlines in history.

Since those first fateful years, Southwest has expanded greatly, flying to over 60 cities across the nation, operating over 500 Boeing 737 jets, employing over 30,000 people, and consistently being profitable due to its low-cost model and fuel hedging practices that are envied by other airlines in the industry.

Southwest Airlines also offers a business travel unit known as SWABIZ and its own blog, "Nuts About Southwest."

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• What’s going on with the airlines’ dress codes?

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 142
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• Minimum-wage pilots? Here’s one way of looking at flight deck salaries

  
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  The average cockpit wage cost per average passenger fare per hour of flight is just $3.73 -- almost half the minimum wage -- according to analysis by Robert Herbst of the Web site Airlinefinancials.com.
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  Cross-posted at Daily Kos . Good morning fellow moms, dads and caregivers! How are you this morning? I am about to run errands in preparation for Aris birthday party. He turned 6 on Monday, but we are celebrating with our closest family and friends today. In the meantime, here is some news we discussed here ...
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• The True Cost of Air Travel

  
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  How much are you really paying for your airline ticket? Airlines today are becoming tyrannical about details, and some are downright petty with regard to additional charges to the consumer. So how do you know what’s legitimate? And, how can you save on your next flight? Travel agent Jody Yetti offers her input on ...
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• Award Recipients for the Inaugural GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising

  
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  A GREAT big thank you to everyone who attended the Inaugural GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising presented by Ogilvy and Southwest Airlines in New York City on October 27, 2009! Over 350 professionals from the advertising industry attended the event that recognize and honor outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, ...
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• Southwest Airlines says load factor jumps nearly 9 points in October

  
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  Southwest Airlines said its traffic, load factors and unit revenues were up and its capacity was down in October. The Dallas-based carrier said its traffic increased 1.9 percent last month compared to October 2008, with a 9.4 percent decline in capacity, With more passenger traffic and fewer seats offered, Southwest ...
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• The Future of Milwaukee’s Airport

  
  Urban Milwaukee — Authority: 124
  For General Mitchell International Airport and the citizens of the Milwaukee-area, 2009 will certainly be a year to remember.  Discussions came and went on the privatization of the airport as a means to bailout the poor fiscal position of Milwaukee County.  Hometown airline Midwest Airlines changed hands for a ...
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• Southwest Airlines Pilots Association ratifies tentative agreement with the airline

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 142
  Southwest Airlines has announced that its pilots, represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), voted to ratify the tentative, five-year contract both parties reached last month.
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• A Quick Update about Southwest Kicking Crying Child Off a Plane

  
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  Just a quick update about the crying kid that Southwest kicked off a plane …As I guessed, the airline has now apologized for removing the kid and offered his mom a $300 voucher.
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• Southwest apologies to deplaned mom

  
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  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines Pamela Root, who was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight Friday, will receive another chance to fly on the airline . She and her son were removed from a San Jose-bound plane when her two-year-old son wouldnt stop screaming "Go! Plane! Go!" and "I want ...
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• A Purple Cow Story: Southwest Airlines Rapper

  
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  Southwest Airlines, according to a new survey by Glassdoor, a company that conducts online salary surveys.
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