Southwest Airlines is legendary for its use of the 737 and it could even be claimed that they made the 737 what it is today.  The exclusivity of the 737 to their fleet is also legendary although they have owned subsidiary companies that flew other aircraft.

TransStar Airlines used the DC-9 and MD-80.  Now, as owners of Airtran, they have the 717 (which is really a DC-9) as well.  But all of those aircraft were flown in the subsidiary airline’s livery.

Question:  Can you name the other aircraft that Southwest has flown in their own livery?

The answer after the fold:

Southwest also flew the 727-200 for a brief time.  These aircraft were leased and only flew for a relatively short time.  They came Braniff International and were part of a legal settlement between Braniff and Southwest Airlines.

N406BN, leased from Braniff and with modified type for Southwest’s name.

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