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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1981

The greatest day of my professional life was March 2, 1981.  That was the first day of my New Hire Pilot Class. Seven other young men and I began our careers at Southwest Airlines—then still a fairly...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1980

I originally interviewed for a ticket agent position, but was offered a position within the Finance Department after the recruiter discovered my banking background.  It never dawned on me that there...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1979

Ah, the memories of long ago stir, and (with apologies to The Grateful Dead) “…what a long, strange trip it’s been.”  I was a mother of two teen-aged sons and had been working in doctors’ offices since...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1977

I began my career with Southwest Airlines in June of 1977 at DRC.  Orientation was held at the original headquarters on Regal Row, where we were ushered back to Lamar Muse’s office to watch a few...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1976

To begin, let me say that I am not a writer nor properly trained in written correspondence, so I’ll just go with this and see what happens.While enrolled at Braniff Education Systems, Inc. (BESI) here...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1975

My sister is actually the person who discovered Southwest Airlines.  She worked at a young flying service in Harlingen, saw Southwest was hiring, and encouraged me to apply. There were only two or...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1974

I became a Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant—or Hostess as we were called back then—on September 26, 1974, and immediately knew I was in for quite the adventure.  It was a time in our country where...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1973

In March 0f 1971, Purdue Airlines decided to shut down its charter operation with DC-9s.  Capt. Jerry Steele discovered a new airline was starting up in Texas and requested an application and advised...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1972

When I was first asked about writing a blog post and sharing some of my experiences at Southwest, my first thought was, “How will I ever pick just one story from a 40-year career?”  Then, as the...

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1971

It’s a great honor to be able to represent the founding year of Southwest Airlines: 1971.  I suppose it’s more a testament to longevity than anything else.  Forty years later, and I’m still here....

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