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Jack Ingram, The Boot Campaign and Southwest Airlines Help Out a Texas Vet

If it seems like we've been bringing you plenty of news about many of the fine regional country artists who are quick to lend their names and talents to causes whose worthiness can't be questioned, well, that's because there's often a compelling story behind it. On Monday, July 23, treasured Texan ... More >>

Southwest Didn't Always Hate Skimpy Clothing. Just Look at Those '70s Hemlines

Southwest Airlines posted a cheeky little game on their Facebook page: Check out these seemingly identical photos of our stewardesses from the 'first hostess class' in 1971 and find the 10 differences (it's sort of fun). Our first thought: Southwest hired go-go dancers as stewardesses? (check out t ... More >>

Read TxDOT's Rationale For Need For High Speed Rail Between Houston, DFW (Or ... Not?)

Click to enlarge potential routes for high-speed rail routes between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston.​On Tuesday we noted that the Texas Department of Transportation is looking for a firm to ID would-be routes for a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, using $15 million in Fed ... More >>

Southwest's Flight Attendants Accept Pilot's Apology For His Open-Mic Rant

​One week ago today, the union representing Southwest Airlines' flight attendants threatened to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it became public that a pilot had taken to the airwaves to broadcast his ... let's say ... dissatisfaction with the quality of the ... More >>

You Are Now Free To Rock Across The Country: Motopony To Hit Dallas On Day-Long U.S. Tour

Motopony​Seattle indie-folk act Motopony just sent our way an interesting press release, in which they detail plans for a coast-to-coast US tour. The whole thing will take place in single day.With the help of the Love Field-based Southwest Airlines, which is currently celebrating its 40th annivers ... More >>

Southwest's Flight Attendants Are Furious Over Pilot's Comments and Carrier's Response

​Perhaps you've heard: Back on March 25, a still-unidentified Southwest Airlines pilot was somewhere over the great state of Texas when he decided to use his open mike to review the Love Field-based carrier's flight attendants. Said the fellow, all he could find on his route were "11 fucking over- ... More >>

Fly Southwest, Drive Herb Kelleher: Mayor Submits Street Name for "Texas Legend"

Southwest Airlines​Speaking of changes at Love Field ...Mayor Tom Leppert -- along with council members Delia Jasso and Linda Koop -- yesterday sent a memo to City Manager Mary Suhm proposing that the city change the name of a section of Cedar Springs Road to Herb Kelleher Way. In honor of the co- ... More >>

DART Prez Makes Good on World Series Bet

DART via BART​Earlier this morning I came across this San Francisco TV report: "Texan to sing at BART station over World Series bet." Said Texan is actually Dallas Area Rapid Transit President and Executive Director Gary Thomas, who made a bet with his BART counterpart that involved the loser goin ... More >>

The Noise From Love Field Is Either a Closed Runway or SWA's Big AirTran Acquisition

Sunandan Subramaniam/AirNet.com​I live in the Love Field flight path -- have all my life. So, you say, there's more noise than usual coming from the airport? OK, then. Me, I can't tell. But Angela Hunt has one explanation: construction on Runway 13R-31L, which runs parallel to Denton Drive. It was ... More >>

Halftime Is The Right Time

Texas Rangers to Show Their LUV This Morning

Texas RangersTommy Hunter​Can't recall the last time I recorded Rangers games -- '99, maybe? Nevertheless, even a few hours later Nelson Cruz's 10th-inning walk-off last night was a thrilling thing of beauty -- and towering enough to put the Rangers eight and a half up over both the A's and Angels ... More >>

Giveaway! Win a Pair of Tickets to Kevin Smith at the Granada Theater Tomorrow Night!

​It wasn't Kevin Smith's proudly rude series of films-as-dick-jokes that brought him fame among the masses. It was a bad customer service experience. You remember: Southwest Airlines designated him a "passenger of size" and kicked him off an Oakland-to-Burbank flight. One assumes the Southwest sta ... More >>

News & Notes: Superman's Away, Southwest Airlines Finds God and a Good Guys Pick

Dallas Independent School DistrictFrom Mayor Tom's Back to School Fair press conference Thursday, your Sunday-morning caption contestant​Some random notes while I attempt to get myself out of a murky land deal:Dallas Theater Center's revisal of It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman closes ... More >>

Are Vonciel Hill and Carolyn Davis About to Call Out the Mayor? (Update: Apparently Not.)

Sam MertenDMN'er Rudy Bush thought I was taking a picture of him walking into the meeting, but I assured him I was merely capturing City Manager Mary Suhm with a smile on her face, which he agreed is rare these days given the city's $130 million budget shortfall.​The second meeting of the city ... More >>

Thanks to Dave Letterman: Dallas in Arlington!

Your First-Place Texas Rangers take on the one-game-back Oakland Athletics tonight at the Ballpark in Arlington -- first pitch in, oh, 15 minutes. After the game, you can switch it on over to CBS for the Late Show with David Letterman, where perfect-gamer Dallas Braden's throwing out the Top 10 list ... More >>

Effing Southwest Airlines Effed With the Wrong Effing Filmmaker, Kevin Effing Smith

On his SModcast recounting his "portly misadventure," Kevin Smith refers to Southwest Airlines as "the food-stamp airline."​A Friend of Unfair Park intimately familiar with the doings at Southwest Airlines says, yeah, today was hell at the Love Field-based airlines, but tomorrow's sure to be worse ... More >>

Southwest Airlines' Past and Future: When Love Field Was Funky, Before Wi-Fi in the Sky

Southwest AirlinesBefore the Love Evolution, a look at the airport back in the 1970s​I went over to Southwest Airlines' blog to read more about Friday's Wi-Fi announcement -- as in, it'll be available on all planes by early 2012. Just don't ask how much the service will cost: "We don't have an ans ... More >>

Well, This is One Way to Clean the Inside of a Plane: Go Green! Right, Southwest?

Southwest Airlines had its Media Day today, so expect myriad deep-think pieces in coming hours about the Love Field-based carrier's newfangled "Green Plane." Um, which is ...? Well, here's the press release that inventories all the "environmentally friendly interior materials" being used, among them ... More >>

At Southwest, a Small Loss is a Big Win

Speaking of Southwest Airlines ...The Love Field-based carrier reported this morning a $16-million third-quarter loss, which, given the current state of the aviation industry, Southwest is treating like a big victory. Hence, CEO and president Gary Kelly sunny(ish) disposition on Fox Business this mo ... More >>

Flying High With Southwest

Back in March, CNN and The Wall Street Journal profiled David Holmes, at right, otherwise known as the rapping Southwest Airlines flight attendant -- and one of the stars of Saturday night's SWA employee banquet at the downtown Sheraton, where, from all appearances, the airline spent far more than p ... More >>

American Makes $278 Mil From Checked Bags, to Which Southwest Responds, "So?"

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, American Airlines pocketed $278 million in bag fees last year, putting it at the top of the list of airlines making extra scratch by charging to lose your luggage. But Dallas-based Southwest Airlines insists it still won't go there: Southwest CEO G ... More >>

So, You Want to Know Who's Paying for the Dallas Love Field Redo, Do You?

Pardon, but light of yesterday's announcement that American Eagle has flown the coop at Dallas Love Field till the dust settles, city officials would like to clear up any misconceptions concerning the forthcoming extreme makeover scheduled at the airport. Construction's scheduled to occur sooner tha ... More >>

The Explanation For Why I Wasn't On Channel 52 Tonight As Planned

If you tuned in to Channel 52's Tylock Lasik Sports Talk, obviously that wasn't me. 'Twas The Ticket's Mark Elfenbein. Where was I? Dropping off the kid for his Spring Break flight at Love Field - for three hours. Why? Beats me.

Last Night: The Killers at Nokia Theatre

The KillersNokia Theatre in Grand PrairieWednesday, February 4, 2009 Better than: That Southwest Airlines "Wanna get away?" commercial where the rapper yells "Thank you, Detroit!" and his hypeman leans in and whispers, "Detroit was last night..." After The Killers opened its set at the ... More >>

Southwest Hearts New York

A Friend of Unfair Park is rather unhappy with Dallas-based Southwest Airlines over the news today that the carrier's spending a mere $7.5 million to assume ATA Airlines' rights to operate at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The deal's still a long ways off: "Details on the commencement of service ... More >>

Airline Execs Now Have Common Enemy: Goddamned Oil Speculators!

Fight or Flight: It's Crew vs. Passengers On One "Horrific" AA Flight to NYC!

If Nothing Else, Further Proof of Southwest Airlines' Marketing Genius

Southwest Airlines Don't #$*!% Around

Southwest Say Relax!

Introducing, Ahem, Southwest Airlines' Newest Symbol of Freedom

Herb Kelleher Had Himself a Good Ol' Time In Front of Congress

Wi-Fi in the Sky

Come Fly With Them

Dallas, Not as Bum Steer As You'd Think

Things You Learn While Being Put on Hold by Southwest Airlines

Southwest Jerks Off Passenger

KZPS: Now the Best Radio Station Ever?

Southwest by Southwest

Southwest Still Good; American, Getting Worse

The Wright Flight Flies into D.C.

Southwest: They Do PR Wright

The Times Tongue-Kisses Southwest

Airline Tickets for the Wright Price

The Unfriendly Skies

Whatever It Is, She's Against It

Whatta Load

All's Fare

Buzz

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