SWA rumor control

[waveflyer]

I have flown with pilots absolutely convinced that each are going to happen- so I'm interested in what the flightinfo crowd has to say:

mergers/acquisitions:

1- sun country
2- air tran
3- Alaska

fleet:
1- 787's within 5 years
2- bombardier C1000
3- 737's ????

Route map:
1- 4 new cities in 2010 ??? Which?
A) san Juan, PR
B) how will ATL happen?
2- near Int'l
3- far Int'l within 7 years

 

[Brasilia Pup]

In regards to the ATL hub, a new airport is being built about 30 miles W-NW of ATL in Paulding County, near Dallas, GA. I've heard rumors about SW moving into that airport, but it doesn't look large enough for airline service.

 

[JumpJetter]

Believe me. The pilots have no idea what's gonna happen. It will be a surprise to everyone. Anybody who says they know is full of POS....

 

[scrub]

all of the above are true!!!! heard it from a senior FA

 

[twepilot]

paulding county airport is nearly done. And, yes I've heard the same rumors about SWA going in there.

RV

 

[Hose A. Jiminez]

Herb told me that there wasnt a company they werent looking at for the next aircraft/engine. He said that the Bombardier seemed like a great option. Seating around 150. Two isles = faster boarding/more bin space. Boeing too busy trying to get the 787 delivered, Airbus too busy trying to find an answer to the 787. It looks like its going to be a pretty nice plane.

 

[SWA/FO]

Someone found their Dad's hooch again.

 

[Hose A. Jiminez]

I'm serious. I had him on the Jumpseat SAT-DAL about a month ago.

 

[jonjuan]

Anybody who says they know is full of POS....

Huh?????

 

[be-400xpdriver]

Two isles = faster boarding/more bin space.

Huh????

CSeries Cabin

 

[bizicmo]

I could go for possibility any of those on the list except for the sun country one. I mean some of them would be extreme for what swa has done in the past, but why sun country? If sun country is on the list then I am going to add scenic air.

 

[Flyer1015]

The -200s are coming back!

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!

 

[RedDogC130]

I heard we are putting in a higher bid than DAL for JAL so we can go far Int'l

 

[satpak77]

I have flown with pilots absolutely convinced that each are going to happen- so I'm interested in what the flightinfo crowd has to say:

mergers/acquisitions:

1- sun country
2- air tran
3- Alaska

fleet:
1- 787's within 5 years
2- bombardier C1000
3- 737's ????

Route map:
1- 4 new cities in 2010 ??? Which?
A) san Juan, PR
B) how will ATL happen?
2- near Int'l
3- far Int'l within 7 years

Mergers

None

Acquisitions/Fleet Expansion

None

Route Map

??? new cities
International via out-sourcing to other carriers
SWA in ATL? This has been "a project" for over 7+ years now. Gonna happen? Who knows

Other

No hiring until further notice

 

[GuppyWN]

Charlotte

Cincy

San Juan


And a Denver domicile.

Those are the only for sure's I can think of .

Gup

 

[waveflyer]

I forgot OAK domicile closing with DEN opening...

Our management initiated talks with Boeing on 787 bc customers do not like 73 on transcons- and could be used etops later,
but bombardier initiated talks with us on C1000

I had heard dobbins opening up dual use- but new airport sounds better- they don't want to mess with ATL- and economy in Atlanta growing on north side

in mike boyds words- it's not just what southwest is- it's what it will be

 

[Hose A. Jiminez]

Huh????

CSeries Cabin

Just going on what I was told. Maybe he was negotiating a custom configuration?

 

[737tanker]

Sun Country would give SWA the ETOP certificate and aircraft that they would need to fly to Hawaii. The new CBA only allows codesharing among the Hawaiian Islands, not to/from Hawaii.

 

[Cometman]

The new airport in ATL has a runway only about 550 feet. Is that something SWA would entertain?

 

[Cometman]

It should say 5500 feet for those that could not figure it out.