A round-trip partnership that always gives you a safe place to land

ITA Group is thrilled to collaborate with Southwest Airlines to develop a solution that strengthens Flight Attendant engagement and retention, reinforces your culture, and drives measurable business outcomes through meaningful recognition and shared celebrations.​

Preflight resources

Download our proposal for your preflight briefing.

ITA Group’s solution for your Flight Attendant gamification and engagement program

Productivity

Give Flight Attendants the data they need to achieve more while motivating growth through personalized experiences.

Engagement

Use timely recognition, shared milestone celebrations, and meaningful experiences to reinforce Flight Attendants’ sense of purpose, highlight their value, reduce feelings of anonymity and foster deeper connections.​

Fun

Spark motivation and a sense of personal competition using visuals that track progress throughout the year and gamify the experience.​

Safety

Support your people-first philosophy in which employees are treated with the same respect and concern as passengers—reinforcing a shared commitment to safety and well-being.

Hospitality

Celebrate and reward flight attendants who deliver the top-tier, authentic hospitality Southwest is known for.​

Happy employees = 81% higher customer satisfaction.

– AON Hewitt​

Our flight plans align

Southwest’s and ITA Group’s crews follow the same paths to success. You can see it in how our values and vision overlap. It’s the foundation for building trust and unlocking greater innovation and impact.

Ownership and integrity

Southwest:

Integrity. Act like an owner. Choose to do right. Be courageous.

ITA Group:

Act like owners. We take pride in the company we own and the purpose we work hard to achieve​.

Service to others

Southwest:

Service with LUV. Practice hospitality. Live by the golden rule.

ITA Group:

Serve others. We’re supportive of our clients, their employees and each other.

Fun and positivity

Southwest:

Humility. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Keep perspective. Don’t be a jerk.

ITA Group:

Have fun. We celebrate our successes and have fun together.

Authenticity and transparency

Southwest:

Honesty. Speak up. Be transparent

ITA Group:

Be authentic. We treat others the way they want to be treated.

Working together​

Southwest:

Teamwork. Practice civility. Embrace Team over self. Be inclusive.

ITA Group:

Collaborate as One ITA Group. We leverage each other’s strengths to positively impact people’s lives.

Collaborating during a workshop

Participating in a giveback activity

Celebrating our achievements

Who we are:

People-powered engagement—with LUV

  • 60+ years in the business​
  • 1,000 team members globally​
  • 100% employee-owned​
  • Certified Great Place to Work®
  • On PEOPLE Magazine’s 2025 100 Companies That Care
  • United Way of Central Iowa: Hand Raiser Award and Spirit of Central Iowa Award​ winner
  • 100+ charitable organizations supported last Fiscal Year​
  • Operate an average of 450 events a year
More about ITA Group

“We’ve never thought that you should have to come to work and assume a mask and look like you’re a bunch of little lead soldiers stamped out of a mold. We give people license to be themselves.”

—Herb Kelleher, Co-Founder, SWA​

Proven partners

You create memorable experiences for your passengers. We do the same for our clients—and here’s the proof.

PetSmart

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Virgin Atlantic

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Home improvement retail corporation

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Aerospace and defense company

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Hear from other ITA Group partners that are flying high

60+ clients have a 10+ year tenure working with us

100% client retention FYTD​

Ready for takeoff?

Contact your dedicated ITA Group experience specialist, Kate White, at kwhite@itagroup.com.

Kate White

Account Executive