This photo of Southwest Captain Ted Orris's final take-off before retirement is really something, but the story behind it is even better. In 2015, Captain Orris noticed a teenager taking pictures of planes during a layover before one of his flights. (1/8)
He approached the teenager, Ryan (@diecastryan), and invited him into the cockpit. This was the start of a friendship and mentorship that lasts to this day. (2/8)
Fast forward to 2020: partly due to Ted’s mentorship and encouragement, Ryan is now a professional aviation photographer. Like, he gets to regularly take pictures from helicopters. 👀
After November 30, we will unblock the middle seat on our flights. This decision was not made lightly, and we'd like to share how we arrived at it. (1/8)
A growing body of data and research supports that face masks and enhanced cleaning, coupled with HEPA filtration, are highly effective measures to protect against the transmission of COVID-19 in air travel: (2/8)
A research bulletin from Harvard’s School of Public Health included a study around masks and ventilation. When all onboard wore masks, infection risk from breathing was reduced to less than 1%. (3/8) cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/upl…