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SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO

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SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO Profile

Southwest Airlines will fly any plane, as long as it's a Boeing 737, and let passengers sit anywhere they like, as long as they get there first. Sticking with what has worked, Southwest has expanded its low-cost, no-frills, no-reserved-seats approach to air travel throughout the US to serve about 65 cities in more than 30 states. Now among the leading US airlines, Southwest nevertheless stands as an inspiration for scrappy low-fare upstarts the world over. The carrier has enjoyed 35 straight profitable years amid the airline industry's ups and downs.

Gary C. Kelly: CEO

2702 Love Field Dr.

Dallas, TX 75235

http://www.southwest.com

Phone: 214-792-4000

Fax: 214-792-5015

Sector: Services Industry: Transportation

2007 Sales	2007 Sales Growth	2007 Net Income	2007 Employees
$9,861,000,000	8.5%	$645,000,000	34,378

Key Executives: LUV

Name	Title	Officer Since
Gary C. Kelly	CEO	7/1/04
Laura Wright	CFO	-
Colleen C. Barrett	President	-
Michael G. Van de Ven	Executive VP	-
John T. Montford	Director	1/1/02
Dr. William H. Cunningham, Ph.D.	Director	1/1/00
C. Webb Crockett	Director	1/1/94
Herbert D. Kelleher	Chairman of the Board/Director	3/1/78

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Laura H. Wright has been Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since July 2004. Prior to such time, Ms. Wright served as Vice President - Finance and Treasurer beginning June 2001.... View Full Profile

Laura Wright

John T. Montford has been Senior Vice President - Western Region Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for AT&T Services, Inc., a global provider of telecommunications products and services, since November 2005. Between September 2001 and October 2005, Mr. Montford served as Senior Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs for SBC Communications, Inc. Prior to September 2001, Mr. Montford served as Chancellor of the Texas Tech University... View Full Profile

John T. Montford

William H. Cunningham, Ph.D., holds the James L. Bayless Chair for Free Enterprise at the University of Texas at Austin Red McCombs School of Business. Dr. Cunningham was the Chancellor of the University of Texas System from 1992 to June 2000. He is a Director of the following publicly traded companies: Lincoln National Corporation, Introgen Therapeutics, Inc., Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., and Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. He is a... View Full Profile

Dr. William H. Cunningham, Ph.D.

C. Webb Crockett has been an attorney in the Phoenix, Arizona law firm of Fennemore Craig for more than the past five years and is a non-equity director in such firm. Fennemore Craig performed services for the Company in 2007 and will do so in 2008.... View Full Profile

C. Webb Crockett

Colleen C. Barrett has been President of the Company since June 2001, at which time she was also named to the Board of Directors. Prior to that time, Ms. Barrett was Executive Vice President - Customers from 1990 to 2001 and Vice President - Administration from 1986 to 1990. Ms. Barrett has been Secretary of the Company since March 1978. Ms. Barrett is a Director of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Ms. Barrett is stepping down from her membership on the... View Full Profile

Colleen C. Barrett

Gary C. Kelly has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 15, 2004. Prior to that time, Mr. Kelly was Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2004, and Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 1989 to 2001. Mr. Kelly joined the Company in 1986 as its Controller.... View Full Profile

Gary C. Kelly

Herbert D. Kelleher has been Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company since March 1978. Mr. Kelleher became interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in September 1981, and assumed those offices on a permanent basis in February 1982, relinquishing those titles in June 2001. Mr. Kelleher serves on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Mr. Kelleher is stepping down from his membership on the Board of Directors at... View Full Profile

Herbert D. Kelleher

Louis E. Caldera has served as a Professor of Law at The University of New Mexico since August 2003. He served as President of the University of New Mexico from August 2003 through February 2006. He was the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and President, CSU Foundation, at The California State University from June 2001 until June 2003. He was the Secretary of the Army in the Clinton Administration from July 1998 until January 2001. Mr.... View Full Profile

Louis E. Caldera

Nancy B. Loeffler, a long-time advocate of volunteerism, currently serves as Chair-Elect of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors and on the Board of Regents at St. Mary's University, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, the Vice President's Residence Foundation in Washington, D.C., and the Capitol Advisory Committee for Texas Lutheran University. She also serves on the Board of the Blanton Museum of Fine... View Full Profile

Nancy B. Loeffler

Travis C. Johnson has practiced law as Travis Johnson, Attorney at Law, since January 2001. Prior to such time, Mr. Johnson was a partner in the law firm of Johnson & Bowen. Mr. Johnson served as a Director of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank - El Paso from 1984 until 2005 and was Founder and Chairman of the Board, Texas Commerce Bank - Border City from 1971 until 1987. He is a former County Judge and served as a member of the University of Houston Board... View Full Profile

Travis C. Johnson

David W. Biegler has been Chairman of Estrella Energy L.P., a company engaged in natural gas transportation and processing, since September 2003. He retired as Vice Chairman of TXU Corporation at the end of 2001, having served TXU Corporation as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 until 2001. He previously served as Chairman, President, and CEO of ENSERCH Corporation from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Biegler is also a Director of Dynegy Inc., a... View Full Profile

David W. Biegler

Michael G. Van de Ven has been Executive Vice President - Chief of Operations of the Company since September 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Van de Ven served as Executive Vice President - Aircraft Operations from November 2005 through August 2006, as Senior Vice President - Planning from August 2004 to November 2005, and as Vice President - Financial Planning & Analysis from June 2001 to August 2004.... View Full Profile

Michael G. Van de Ven

Robert E. Jordan has been Executive Vice President - Strategy and Technology since September 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Jordan served as Senior Vice President - Enterprise Spend Management from August 2004 to September 2006 and as Vice President - Technology from October 2002 to August 2004.... View Full Profile

Robert E. Jordan

Ron Ricks has been Executive Vice President ' Law, Airports, and Public Affairs for the Company since September 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Ricks was Senior Vice President ' Law, Airports, and Public Affairs from August 2004 until September 2006. Prior to 2004, Mr. Ricks served as Vice President ' Governmental Affairs of the Company.... View Full Profile

Ron Ricks

Davis S. Ridley has been Senior Vice President - Marketing since November 2007. Prior to such time, Mr. Ridley served as Senior Vice President - People & Leadership Development from August 2004 to January 2006, and as Vice President - Ground Operations from May 1998 to August 2004. Mr. Ridley served as a consultant for the Company from January 2006 to November 2007.... View Full Profile

Davis S. Ridley

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Insider Transactions: LUV

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
04/24/08	BARRETT COLLEEN C	5,000	Planned Sale	$61,850.00
04/24/08	BARRETT COLLEEN C	5,000	Sale	$61,895.00
04/24/08	KELLEHER HERBERT D	25,000	Planned Sale	$309,250.00

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Ownership Breakdown : LUV

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	517.00
Mutual Fund	816.00
Other Major	15.00

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Indices : LUV

Symbol	Name	Last Trade	Change
$RUI.X	Russell 1000 Index	776.60	-2.52 -0.32%
$INX	S&P 500 Index	1,419.05	-4.52 -0.32%
—	Fortune 500 Industrial Index	—	——%
$DJT	Dow Jones Transportation Index	—	——%

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Short Interest Volume: LUV

Data as of 4/25/08

Current Short Interest Shares	34.92 M
Current Short Interest Ratio	4.50
Float	727.80 M

Short Interest as % of Float	4.80
Average Daily Volume	7.30 M
Outstanding Shares	731.76 M

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SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO

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