SWA Business plan Tanking..Did I miss something?

[momalley81]

On Your Six,

I know you interviewed at SWA. I know you were not hired. These two facts may shed some light to others on your frustrative posts regarding SWA.

The questions are; Why are you bitter with SWA management and their proven track record of success? And, why are you worried about the future of SWA?


Don't give me a BS answer. Do some introspection and be honest with yourself and those of us on FI.

I see!! It gets clearer now!!

On Your Six will now come up with the clever comeback of:

A. He never wanted to work at SWA in the first place, or;

B. He wasn't all that interested in a job at SWA he just wanted to interview for the heck of it, or;

C. If he got a job at SWA it would just be a temporary thing until he could go back to UAL where they do everything correctly and never screw up.

 

[SWA GUY]

I see!! It gets clearer now!!

On Your Six will now come up with the clever comeback of:

A. He never wanted to work at SWA in the first place, or;

B. He wasn't all that interested in a job at SWA he just wanted to interview for the heck of it, or;

C. If he got a job at SWA it would just be a temporary thing until he could go back to UAL where they do everything correctly and never screw up.

We have a Winner!!!!!!

 

[On Your Six]

Hostility vs. logical debate - I should have expected that...

On Your Six,

I know you interviewed at SWA. I know you were not hired. These two facts may shed some light to others on your frustrative posts regarding SWA.

The questions are; Why are you bitter with SWA management and their proven track record of success? And, why are you worried about the future of SWA?


Don't give me a BS answer. Do some introspection and be honest with yourself and those of us on FI.

Aaaah, I knew I would get a response like this. I never applied to SWA - UAL was my first choice when I retired and I got it. I had internal recs from some guys in my squadron and I didn't need to apply anywhere else. This was pre 9/11 - I was on the line for 4 months and I got furloughed. I actually found a great Global Express job near my house that pays me more than what a senior SWA pilot makes and yet I fly maybe 10 days per month. I get a car service to and from my home. I get to stay in 5-star resorts on RONs and I eat great food all the time on the boss who is very progressive and generous. He even lets me invest in his private equity deals - I am not concerned about my pension at all. I never, ever wanted to fly 5-6 sectors per day - AND THAT'S A FACT. I have friends at SWA and they are always exhausted. Not everyone wants to fly a CORNDOG 737 for the rest of their flying careers. I flew the 737-500/300 at UAL and it SUCKED. I am so glad I am not flying that POS for the rest of my long career - sorry that you have to and that you have no choice. Good for you - seriously, enjoy those constant 25 minute turns for the rest of your career. A friend of mine left UPS for SWA and he deeply regrets that decision and wishes he could turn back time...

If you re-read my original post you will see that I started by talking about the harsh operating environment that you guys will be entering soon with other growing LCCs invading your turf or targeting your most profitable markets. But you refuse to acknowledge it - it is better to bury your head in the sand... SWA will no longer enjoy a lack of competition and, instead, your lack of IFE and proper boarding will put you on the defensive when you compete with other LCCs with better ammenities. That is a fact. All I said was that the environment is far different from the one described in NUTS - am I wrong about that? Nope. Lack of growth (at the rates you enjoyed in the past) will not sit well with the stock analysts who are looking very closely at both revenue and net income growth. The LCC world will become a feeding frenzy because domestic growth is the name of the game and SWA has only barely talked about potential international expansion. If things were working so well domestically, why even consider international expansion? Well, DAL and CAL are doing very well by focusing on growth areas. Get it or am I typing too fast for you?

As for the stupid SWA boarding study, I am so glad that they refuse to share the data with outsiders. Yeah, or that they don't explain their study methodology. Sure, that is really credible. You may like that type of boarding but nobody I know would agree with you if the other option existed. I can't wait to hear the reasons why that type of boarding option is preferred from ANYONE ON FLIGHTINFO. Please tell me why you prefer that type of boarding if you have the same airfares, the same time frequencies and everything the same except the boarding options. Why Cattle Car preference? I want an answer instead of personal attacks - unless you can't articulate one...

 

[momalley81]

I actually found a great Global Express job near my house that pays me more than what a senior SWA pilot makes and yet I fly maybe 10 days per month.

You make between $225,000 - $350,000 a year flying a Global?

Yeah, we believe you. Sure we do. That sounds legit.

 

[On Your Six]

I see!! It gets clearer now!!

On Your Six will now come up with the clever comeback of:

A. He never wanted to work at SWA in the first place, or;

B. He wasn't all that interested in a job at SWA he just wanted to interview for the heck of it, or;

C. If he got a job at SWA it would just be a temporary thing until he could go back to UAL where they do everything correctly and never screw up.

Read my response jacka$$. It should be clear enough for even you. Nobody has responded with anything logical - why should you?

 

[SWA GUY]

You make between $225,000 - $350,000 a year flying a Global?

Yeah, we believe you. Sure we do. That sounds legit.

I shoulda said, "We have a Whiner"!

"Weiner" would have worked too.....

 

[On Your Six]

You make between $225,000 - $350,000 a year flying a Global?

Yeah, we believe you. Sure we do. That sounds legit.

If you include the private equity investments I get as a part of my job I have made a lot more than that. For 10 days of flying to 5-star resorts in a super-modern and comfortable aircraft, I do well with my 6-figure salary.

Perhaps you can add something logical to this discussion?

 

[On Your Six]

I shoulda said, "We have a Whiner"!

"Weiner" would have worked too.....

As a corndog pilot who has to fly that POS for the rest of your career, I think weiner is more appropriate for you. Thanks for wasting everyone's time with your nonsensical answers and personal attacks. I am so glad you really enjoy that job and hope you enjoy your boarding process on deadheads. Really, enjoy the middle seat in the back between two overly-obese former Greyhound customers. Seriously, enjoy it.

 

[momalley81]

Read my response jacka$$. It should be clear enough for even you. Nobody has responded with anything logical - why should you?

I have responded with plenty of logic, you just choose to disregard it. I also posted my guesses to how you would respond before you posted your long winded diatribe.

Furthermore, you lost all credibility claiming you make more than a senior SWA Captain flying a Global. Until you post W2's no one here is going to believe you.

 

[momalley81]

I am so glad you really enjoy that job and hope you enjoy your boarding process on deadheads. Really, enjoy the middle seat in the back between two overly-obese former Greyhound customers. Seriously, enjoy it.

If you knew what you were talking about you would understand that deadheading crewmembers and jumpseaters pre-board before revenue.

Wrong again!!