Andrew S and Kailyn (Mrs. Ford's class):

You both asked why Southwest doesn't fly into certain cities/states. The reason for this is due to competition with other airlines. Southwest Airlines does extensive research prior to going into a new city to determine if that city would be profitable for the company. Some cities that we don't go to now, we might go to in the future due to the everchanging airline industry.

Oh, and once Southwest begins to fly to Hawaii, I'll be the first pilot with my surf board and swimsuit...ready to fly!

Let's get ready for some math!

Okay, here is the math problem that we talked about today. REMEMBER: the first person to turn the correct answer into Mrs. Ford from each class will get a prize next week!



A 737 uses approximately 2,400 lbs of fuel per engine (there are 2 engines per plane), per hour. If 1 gallon of jet fuel weighs 6.7 lbs, how many gallons of fuel would we need on a 3 1/2 hour flight?

A View From Above

One of Southwest's dedicated customers passed these picture on to us to share with you (thanks, Mrs. Gabbert)! These wonderful pictures were taken on her trip to Chicago recently. Can you tell what type of clouds these are?

It's Time to Begin!

We will begin our classroom fun on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. I can't wait to meet each one of you and share our time together. I will be leaving on a trip, Friday, May 2nd, and will travel for 3 days. I will see several cities and fly many miles across the country. Look for my schedule to post so you can see where I am each day and find out some interesting facts about each city I will visit. See you on Wednesday!

Map of United States of America

Southwest Airlines Route Map