Southwind Airlines

Southwest Airlines is a major domestic airline that provides primarily short-haul, high-frequency, point-to-point, low-fare service. Southwest was incorporated in Texas and commenced customer service in 1971 with three Boeing 737 aircraft serving three Texas cities - Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Today, Southwest operates more than 400 Boeing 737 aircraft in 60 cities and has more than 3,000 flights a day. The airline has the lowest operating cost structure in the domestic airline industry and consistently offers the lowest and simplest fares. It also has one of the best overall customer service records. Southwest Airlines currently operates six reservations centers located in Albuquerque, N.M., Chicago, Houston, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, and San Antonio. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LUV. It is headquartered in Dallas. It maintains a branch location in Harlingen, Texas.

Thomas Michael Stanton- With over 13,000 hours of flight time, Mr. Stanton is the founder as well as the director of operations and chief pilot for the company. He started flying corporate in 1987, and after receiving his FAA air carrier certification in 1991 (XWFA710S), launched Western Flyers. The company is authorized by the FAA to offer on demand passenger service to the 48 contiguous states, Mexico, and Central America.