Special Liveries
Some Southwest aircraft feature special liveries. Southwest gives these aircraft special names, usually ending in "One". All special liveries prior to Spirit One wore the standard Desert Gold, red and orange colors on the vertical stabilizer and rudder. Subsequent special liveries including Maryland One, Slam Dunk One and others feature tails with the canyon blue livery. All earlier specials, with the exception of Triple Crown One, have been repainted to match. Aircraft painted in special liveries have white painted blended winglets.
| Name | Year | Description | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000th & 5,000th 737 produced | 2006 | Southwest received both the 5,000th 737 produced (February 13, 2006) (N230WN) and the 2,000th "Next Generation" 737 produced (July 27, 2006) (N248WN). The 2,000th "Next Generation" 737 is marked as such in its livery, though the 5,000th 737 is not similarly marked on the outside. It does have a placard stating that it is the 5000th 737 on the upper part of the inside entry door frame. | 2,000th (N248WN), 5,000th (N230WN) |
| 35th Anniversary | Combined the original primary livery with the current canyon blue livery. | N238WN | |
| 500th 737 | 2007 | Southwest received their 500th 737 on June 28, 2007. This aircraft is marked to honor this milestone. | N281WN |
| Arizona One | 1994 | The flag of the state of Arizona applied across the aircraft. | N383SW |
| California One | 1995 | The flag of the state of California applied across the aircraft. | N609SW |
| Charles E. Taylor One | 2007 | Named in honor of Charles E. Taylor, the first aviation mechanic that built the first aircraft engine that the Wright Brothers used on their flyer. | N289CT |
| Colleen Barrett Classic/Heroine of The Heart | 2008 | Named in tribute to Colleen Barrett, the company's former Executive Vice President. | N714CB, N266WN |
| Colorado One | 2012 | The flag of the state of Colorado is painted across the aircraft. This aircraft is also the 5,000th 737 produced. | N230WN |
| Florida One | 2010 | The flag of the state of Florida applied across the aircraft. | N945WN |
| The Fred J. Jones | 1984 | In honor of Fred J. Jones, one of Southwest's original employees. Signature on the nose. It later became Southwest's only 737–200 to be painted in the Canyon Blue livery when it was applied in 2001. The aircraft was retired in 2005 and replaced in the same year with a 737–700 with the same signature on the cone. The replaced aircraft is also the first 737 Next Generation that was manufactured without eyebrow windows above the cockpit. | N201LV |
| Green Plane | 2009 | Served as a test plane for new environmentally responsible materials and customer comfort products. When combined, the initiatives equated to a weight savings of about five pounds per seat, saving fuel and reducing emissions, along with adding recyclable elements to the cabin interior and reducing waste. The plane also included a decal rendition of the Southwest corporate logo in green on the side of the plane. | N222WN |
| The Herbert D. Kelleher One | 2008 | Named in honor of Herbert D. Kelleher, the company's former CEO and Chairman. | N711HK |
| Illinois One | 2008 | The flag of the state of Illinois applied across the aircraft. | N918WN |
| Jack Vidal One | 1995 | First flew on February 27, 1995. It was delivered to Southwest on March 10, 1995. | N601WN |
| The June M. Morris | 1994 | In honor of June Morris (founder of Morris Air), Signature and Morris Air logo on the nose. Signature and logo removed for Canyon Blue repaint. | N607SW, Original, Canyon Blue |
| Lone Star One | 1990 | The flag of the state of Texas applied across the aircraft. | N352SW |
| Maryland One | 2005 | The flag of the state of Maryland applied across the aircraft. | N214WN |
| Metallic Gold One | 2007 | The last aircraft delivered to Southwest in the original scheme livery. | N792SW |
| Nevada One | 1999 | The flag of the state of Nevada applied across the aircraft. | N727SW |
| New Mexico One | 2000 | The flag of the state of New Mexico applied across the aircraft. | N781WN |
| Nolan Ryan Express | 1998 | Commemorative sticker dedicated to famous Texas pitcher Nolan Ryan who is MLB's all-time strikeout leader with 5,714 strikeouts. | N742SW |
| Shamu | 1998 | The three aircraft are painted to look like an Orca, with advertisements for SeaWorld.1 | N334SW, N713SW, N715SW |
| Silver One | 1996 | 25th Anniversary aircraft. Originally polished bare metal, it was later painted silver for easier maintenance. It was then re-painted with a silver metallic paint. This aircraft also featured silver seats, which were replaced to conform with the rest of the fleet for simplicity. Silver One also featured silver heart shaped drink stirrers. Most recently Silver One was repainted in the fleet standard Canyon Blue theme due to the silver paint looking dingy and the company felt it did not fit the company's cheerful, bright personality. The Silver One nose logo remained but the interior was replaced with the fleet standard blue and tan. | N629SW (Original, Silver Paint, Canyon Blue) |
| Slam Dunk One | 2005 | Basketball superimposed on side of aircraft and a different NBA team logo on each overhead bin in the cabin, recognizing Southwest's partnership with the National Basketball Association. On October 11, 2010 Southwest Airlines and the National Basketball Association announced that their partnership has ended and the aircraft will be repainted to standard canyon blue livery. Source: Dallas Morning News Aviation Blog (N224WN). | N224WN |
| The Spirit of Hope | 2004 | Dedicated to the Ronald McDonald House. Overhead bins are covered in artwork from kids at a Ronald McDonald House in Washington State. | N443WN |
| The Spirit of Kitty Hawk | 1984 | Livery and title introduced the first three Boeing 737–300 aircraft to the Southwest Airlines fleet. N300SW is the oldest −300 in the fleet, followed by N301SW and N302SW | N300SW, N301SW, N302SW |
| Spirit One | 2001 | 30th Anniversary aircraft, first aircraft in canyon blue paint scheme | N793SA |
| Sports Illustrated | 2009 | A large decal of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Cover Model Bar Refaeli adorns the fuselage of N922WN. However on June 16, 2009 this aircraft was photographed in full canyon blue on a photo posted on airliners.net. | N922WN |
| Tinker Bell One | 2008 | Includes the logo of the Tinker Bell movie and a sticker featuring the phrase "Powered by Pixie Dust". However on April 2, 2010 this aircraft was photographed in full canyon blue on a photo posted on airliners.net, and on August 8, 2010 a photo of this aircraft was posted on airliners.net with the "Free Bags Fly Here" sticker just above the cargo door to promote Southwest's Bags Fly Free campaign. (N912WN, Tinker Bell/Original, Canyon Blue, Free Bags Fly Here) | N912WN |
| Triple Crown One | 1997 | Livery dedicated to the employees of Southwest, in recognition of Southwest receiving five Triple Crown airline industry awards (best on-time record, best baggage handling, and fewest customer complaints). The overhead bins in Triple Crown One one are inscribed with the names of all employees that worked for Southwest at the time, in honor of their part in winning the award. | N647SW |
| Warrior One | 2012 | Named in salute of the Southwest Employees' Warrior Spirit, and was the first Boeing 737–800 to enter Southwest service. | N8301J |
- Notes
- ^1 The first aircraft to be painted in the "Shamu" scheme was N334SW (1988), a 737–300, and it was later followed by N507SW (Shamu II) and N501SW (Shamu III), both 737-500s. Subsequent to the retirement of Southwest's 737-200s, the 737-500s began to stay within a smaller geographic area formerly operated by the 737-200s, and as such, Sea World was no longer getting the optimal national exposure from these two aircraft. Two 737–700 aircraft, N713SW and N715SW, were repainted as the new Shamu aircraft, and both N501SW and N507SW were eventually repainted in canyon blue colors. All three current Shamu aircraft are no longer referred to as Shamu I, II, or III. The artwork on the nose of each aircraft simply states "Shamu". The overhead bins on the −700 series aircraft display ads for Sea World, except towards the front and back of the airplane, where the bins get smaller and are no longer uniform.
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