Vice President Maintenance Operations 

Oversee all of Southwest's frontline aircraft maintenance operations, including aircraft maintenance, aircraft appearance, material stores, and our maintenance operations control. These are the Employees who maintenance the safety, compliance, appearance, and movement of our planes and aircraft parts. 

Prior to Southwest, Kurt's airline career included the positions of Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering, Managing Director of Line Maintenance, and A&P Mechanic at Alaska Airlines. His first job with Alaska was in 1988 washing aircraft tails.

Kurt earned an MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, and an Executive Management Certificate from the University of Washington. He holds an Aircraft Maintenance Certificate from Big Bend Community College.

Kurt started at Southwest on January 24, 2019 

Kurt has four sons and two grandsons.

Bucking hay out of the fields and loading hay trucks 

I should probably say the birth of my each of my sons; however, watching them grow up, become adults, and move out were my proudest moments.

When I was a new Supervisor, a Lead Mechanic said, "I've seen lots of Supervisors come and go. If you want to be different, understand that your job is to remove or help us navigate around obstacles that get in our way of success. So, don't stand in front of us and talk; stand behind us and listen."

There are no limitations to what you can do, have, or be--except the limitations you put on yourself, so think about your dreams and then pursue them.