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SWA 737 "Box" Items
Pass cards cover memory items, limitations, systems, and operations manual. Pass cards shouldn't be affected by a revision to our normal checklist. -
FedEx rumorville
.74 to.75 mach are typical econ speeds. .82 is mmo. There is quite a bit of noise above 320 kts or .80. -
FedEx rumorville
The main difference is the -400 is 10 feet longer than the -300. Depending on the dash number installed, engine thrust: -400 23.5 or 22.0 k lbs max -300 22.0 or 20.0 k lbs max MGTOW -300 135.5 -400 150.0 -
Spoke To Ll Today...a Little Scoop
Pretty sure two years would be a record for being in the pool at SWA. When I interviewed the pool time averaged two or three months. It is interesting to note that LL thinks flight ops will be stepping things up even more than advertised. -
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SWA -700 Delivery Schedule 2004-2112
We are getting 47 -700s in 2004 (net 30). We moved up 5 options from 2005. -
SWA Days off
Reserve lines are 15 days on, so you will have 15 or 16 days off. In a typical month, the most junior lines will have 16 days off and the most senior lines will have 19 or 20 days off. -
SW Upgrade Times
Upgrade time is 5 to 7 seven years. Baltimore and Midway are the two junior Captain bases. -
SWA Payscales
...you are willing to pick up plus perdiem. Don't forget the raise in Sept. I just did the math, you'll gross about $53k your first 12 months. If you pick up nothing you'll make $46K. If you are a wh*re, you can do 60K or more; but because you are gone so much, you'll also be single. dhampton -
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SWA jumpseating
Nothing specific, but since the kids are back in school, This is a great time of year to nonrev/jumpseat. -
SWA airplane deliverys
I'd say construction and weather have been the biggest contributors to delays at Midway. -
UPS & ALASKA's new paint?
Alaska's blue 737 has been around since 2000. The new UPS scheme appears to have come out much more recently. Blue Alaska Jet UPS 767 -
SWA May 5th Class is Official
Congrats May fivers.... See you in Oakland in July! Dhampton -
Delta news
Gen Lee, SWA is hedged 100% for 2003 and 80% for 2004. WSJ article from yesterday to follow. ---------------------- U.S. Airlines Show Disparity In Hedging for Jet-Fuel Costs By MELANIE TROTTMAN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Jet fuel, now more than twice as expensive as a... -
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SWA March class?
Re: don't take it personally big guy ... Net gain of 11 aircraft -
Airline Rankings
Airlines are usually ranked by their revenue, not size or profit. -
B-737 Drivers: Question
I sync them... Pilots with a prop background tend to notice the out of sync sound more frequently than those with a purely jet background. This probably probably because the out-of-sync sound is only about a tenth as irritating as it was in the prop airplanes. I am not aware of any "N1... -
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Calls for the SWA 2/17 class?
RightBettor, See ya in OAK. It's been a long ride! -