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  1. K

    SWA posts $162 Mil Net Income/ $.22 per share

    luv2fly has obviously had some book learnin' before coming to SWA. Good reply.
  2. K

    SWA posts $162 Mil Net Income/ $.22 per share

    Lucky, Recall also the ONE TIME costs of $36mil NOT INCLUDED in the $162mil profit, so the real profit was $198mil. Doing some math, even misconstruing the hedges as you have tried, equals a profit no matter how you count it. $198mil is more than your hedge bean count. SWA takes hedging into...
  3. K

    SWA pilot candidates

    At SWA the list in the lounge is for interviewees, not who has been hired. I've gone in and gave a good word or online rec for someone I knew on the list but have yet to slam anybody I didn't like (because I haven't run into one on the list yet).
  4. K

    Winglets to be installed on SWA -300s

    I think the oldest one is 21 years old. The plan during the discussion phase would be to reskin/winglet the newer ones, and retire the "tired" ones. Nobody said we are reskinning/winging the entire fleet of -300/500s, just those we plan to keep around long enough to make some coin off of them.
  5. K

    SWA New Hire Totals for '06

    A civilian commuter buddy of mine just told me he got the interview call with about 1370 PIC turbine, 6000tt. Don't recall the timeframe, but believe it was a month or two after sending app in with type.
  6. K

    Winglets to be installed on SWA -300s

    The winglet -300s was news to me, though I knew it had been discussed. The glass cockpit switch is another program I thought was dead in the water, but with profits going up it might be time to dive in and spend money, while simplifying training and training costs. Good on 'em, but I'll...
  7. K

    The Seedy Side Of Swa @islip

    Lets see: Hundreds of millions in fines? YGTBSM!! Get at least a little realistic. Millions a year in concession fees. Damn, if thats true, I'll open up a car rental shop in the airport. Schumer. Nuff said. Typical passenger paying dimes on the dollar now to travel. Priceless. You...
  8. K

    500kts at 10 feet video.

    That wasn't a map, it was surrender papers, so we know it was French. Oh grow up, that was funny.
  9. K

    Swa Future - Assigned Seating?

    Did he predict it 10 years ago, when I am sure it was brought up for the 10th time? I've heard this over and over again. SWA will do it when a. It makes sense, b. We are forced to by the FAA or TSA, or c. See a. again. And are we doing this to stay competitive, or are we doing it to become...
  10. K

    SWA Interview

    Are you trying to tell us that the folks in Dallas didn't even remotely tell you what the next step would be? Did you not ask any questions yourself? Not trying to be too harsh, but did you really go to an interview? If you got that far, you must have some sort of clue about the decision boards...
  11. K

    SWA Interview thoughts

    We don't want to be on the frontpage for the same reasons, so no jealousy here. We do, however, hope for a good LONG TERM outcome for our homies under the gun.
  12. K

    Swa ?

    There are a million different inputs into a bid. Some guys like Florida, some don't want to fly east of the Rockies, whatever. I would say west coast flying is more senior than PHL, PVD, MHT, etc. But as another alluded to, who cares, a hotel room is a hotel room after so many years. New...
  13. K

    SWA Going to Dulles

    The idea of Dulles has been a rumor for a couple years, just not the top rumor. Wasn't that the big Independence hub? Hence, when opportunity knocks . . . On top of that, news from the investment sites mention how March load factor was up a few points again. With 63-65% break even loads, and...
  14. K

    SWA Going to Dulles

    From the Employee News: Southwest Attracted to One of the Fastest-Growing Regions in the Country Southwest has requested two gates at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) for service that we intend to start in the fall of 2006. "We are celebrating 35 years of Legendary Service in...
  15. K

    From CNNmoney

    Don't hold your breath on the operating costs matching or beating SWA's for very long. We have a different business model and so the comparisons are futile, as they only really deal with salaries. VS the legacies, we have less pilots per plane then most, fly our planes more than most, only stock...
  16. K

    From CNNmoney

    "In 12 months we'll be talking about the problems with the low-cost carriers, not the (old line) carriers," said Michael Boyd, an industry consultant. All I know is that GK says he wants/expects to grow profit 15% this year, KNOWING that hedges will decrease. RASM's are up, as well as load...
  17. K

    Southwest Interview #'s

    Yeah, why is that a stupid request? Just some guy looking for gouge on current competition.
  18. K

    The New Southwest?

    Labor costs are growing, but CASM ex-fuel is down. So no need to reinvent the wheel quite yet. Better pay, but less folks per jet, that is called efficiency.
  19. K

    SWA raises fares!

    Come on, we're not crazy. We want to remain the low cost king, but when oil stays at a certain level, those low costs creep up and must be met by revenue. And we have raised fares more than a few times over the last year and a half.
  20. K

    Alaska to accelerate MD-80 retirement.

    Now if ever there was a merger rumor with SWA, this would be it. Instant international travel, Alaska, and an all 737 fleet. It don't get no better. Of course I'm not sure about the culture and mgt/worker bee relations over there. No, I don't think it will happen, but at least the...
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