Southwest Airlines Names New Vice President of the Operations Coordination Center

Captain Jeff Martin Brings More Than Two Decades of Aviation Experience to Leadership Position. Southwest Airlines LUV is pleased to announce that Captain Jeff Martin has been named the carrier's first Vice President of the Operations Coordination Center. Captain Martin began his career with Southwest Airlines in 1990 as a Southwest Pilot. Most recently, he served as the Assistant Director of Operations. Captain Martin maintains his status as a Southwest Captain/Check Pilot and civilian flight instructor as he brings a wealth of operational and regulatory expertise to the OCC. Captain Martin was instrumental in leading the Southwest Airlines RNP program and numerous change initiatives within Flight Operations and is currently leading the evaluation efforts as Southwest's Business Delivery Leader for the Boeing - 800 integration project. He (and the Southwest Team) were also recently named as a recipient of the 2010 Williams Trophy for innovation in aviation award.