- Southwest Airlines was called Air Southwest until 1971
- In 1972 Southwest sold one of their 4 planes to cover payroll
- Southwest operates more 737s that any other carrier in the world
- From 1979 to 1987 Southwest operated a few 727s leased from Braniff
- One of Southwest’s early legal battles was turned into the children’s book, Gumwrappers and Goggles, and later into the stage musical, Show Your Spirit, which was sponsored by Southwest Airlines and played only in cities served by the airline
- Southwest is the official airline of the Honor Flight Network bringing aging and ailing veterans to visit the national monuments in Washington, D.C., devoted to the wars in which they served
