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CraigDrew
12-27-2019
07:39 AM
When an opportunity in Canada presented itself to educate students on aviation-related topics in preparation for an upcoming trip to Disney World, Senior Vice President of Air Operations Craig Drew...
KristineR
05-06-2019
10:52 AM
Southwest’s Adopt-A-Pilot Program is an educational program where Southwest Pilots volunteer in elementary school classrooms across the country using their experience and knowledge to teach STEM (scie...
BeckyHandel
05-03-2019
10:17 AM
Southwest Customer Service Agent Becky Handel loves her job at Southwest. Her four other family members do too! Read more to hear from Becky about her experience working at a Company ranked No. 2 on F...

miss_bee3
03-27-2019
09:21 AM
In early January, a dream came true for my third-grade student, nine-year-old Davis. Actually, it surpassed every expectation or possibility that we thought could ever happen. I had to share this exp...

kitrickm
03-19-2019
09:48 AM
Longtime Southwest Airlines Customer and former Indy500 racecar driver Sam Schmidt wondered if he would ever fly again, after a life-changing injury on the track in 1999. Read on to hear how Schmidt w...

MillieT
03-12-2019
10:30 AM
Our Southwest Employees are known for their Fun-LUVing Attitudes, Hospitality, and hard work in connecting our Customers to what matters most in their lives. Read more to learn how three Employees fou...

rbarry
03-08-2019
07:55 AM
On International Women’s Day, we’re thrilled to share how Southwest Captain Tammie Jo Shults kept going when there was no applause to keep going on her path to a career in aviation.

gsb
02-26-2019
03:05 PM
The Quiet Storm Foundation’s Annual Black History Month Oratorical Competition provides Las Vegas middle school students the opportunity to encourage and promote cultural diversity amongst their peers...

rbarry
02-20-2019
11:21 AM
Student Jeremiah Skeete shows how hard work and mentorship have gotten him one step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a Southwest Airlines Pilot.

ddesrosier
11-12-2018
11:06 AM
What started in a fifth grade classroom over 15 years ago has since taken to the skies! Southwest Airlines Pilot David Childs found himself looking for a way to inspire kids to have the same love of ...

nbray
09-28-2018
09:37 AM
We’re often asked if Campus Reach Interns are ever hired for full-time employment after their internship. Our answer: we love hiring Interns! The Campus Reach Program has built a talent acquisition pi...

beatricekalish
05-04-2018
08:45 AM
Oakland based Pilot, Peter Vanpelt, has been inspiring students both locally and abroad for the past five years as an Adopt-A-Pilot Ambassador. Southwest’s Adopt-A-Pilot program allows Pilots to volu...

mcminnemily
04-06-2018
09:45 AM
Employees are the Heart of our business at Southwest. They help us connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. We know from our 2017 fall cam...

eboren
03-12-2018
07:18 AM
“I’m proud to wear a Southwest uniform. You know you’re a part of something big.”
—Lt. Col. Jamie Hunt, First Officer