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Wrapping Up the Adopt-A-Pilot Year with a Special Guest
Being a Southwest Airlines Pilot carries with it tremendous responsibilities and privileges, but being an Adopt-a-Pilot carriers its own responsibilities and honors. This year marked my eighth year...
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A Push Toward Education: Southwest Hosts Operation Push Foundation
Walk through the door of Umphrey Lee Elementary School, and you know you’re in a special place. The Principle, Tondolyn Mosley, and staff have created a warm, safe, and inspiring environment in an...
View ArticleFather and Daughter Take Adopt-A-Pilot to the Classroom
In a few months I will begin my third year in the Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot (AAP) program—what a privilege! I want to thank the many Pilots and staffers who have served much longer than I have,...
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Capt. Nancy Martin-Belitz on Empowering Youth through Adopt-A-Pilot
Southwest Airlines is proud to celebrate Women’s History Month. We are passionate about empowering women all year long. Below is a post by Captain Nancy Martin-Belitz about how she empowers youth, and...
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Paper Airplanes in Space? Breaking an Out-of-this-World Record
Southwest Captain Scott Fitzgerald shares a “moment of discovery” with his two children, a school district, the town mayor, and the Guinness Book of World Records through Adopt-A-Pilot. When I began...
View ArticleSpirits Fly High with Adopt-A-Pilot
Last spring, more than 750 Southwest Airline Pilots mentored nearly 40,000 students through the airline’s Adopt-A-Pilot program. Jack Mitchell will be a sixth-grader this fall at Mary Lillard...
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Southwest Employees and Local Kids Launch Redesigned Space at Milwaukee’s...
Southwest is known for breaking the mold and this week was no different. We recently reworked our space inside Milwaukee’s Discovery World and we wanted to throw a truly unique celebration. Instead of...
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Fifth Graders Take Flight with Southwest Adopt-A-Pilots
Shortly after I started working in Flight Operations at Southwest Airlines, I was asked to help support Southwest’s Adopt-A-Pilot (AAP) program. Aside from having seen Pilots wearing brightly colored...
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Employee Stories: Making History at Southwest for the Third Time!
As Women’s History Month came to a close last week, we are happy to end on a note that highlights the feats two Southwest Pilots. Captain Nicole Alicea shares her personal story about making history...
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Southwest Pilot Helps Students Dream Big
For a group of fifth graders in Spring Grove, Illinois, the sky’s the limit. But just barely. Captain Paul Kaup volunteers with the Southwest Adopt-A-Pilot program. He commits his time and resources to...
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