Southwest evaluates -800's

[waveflyer]

More flight attendants is definitely a good thing!

 

[4 Fan Trashcan]

How is replacing a two pilot aircraft with another two pilot aircraft going to decrease the number of pilots? Not to mention it will increase the number of flight attendants on the property.

The 800 carries more people. You need LESS airframes to carry the same or more pax. The underlying assumption is that SWA wants to retire it's old classics fast and add ASM on long-haul or slot-restricted routes. Make sense or clear as mud?

 

[RedDogC130]

More flight attendants is definitely a good thing!

You obviously have not flown on us in awhile. More guy FAs is not a good think...or maybe it is for some

 

[texman]

You obviously have not flown on us in awhile. More guy FAs is not a good think...or maybe it is for some

The whole fa hiring process has changed bro. You will be pleased.

 

[Scope out RJ's]

You obviously have not flown on us in awhile. More guy FAs is not a good think...or maybe it is for some

You obviously don't know him. It's obviously a good thing for him!

 

[SKC]

The underlying assumption is that SWA wants to retire it's old classics fast and add ASM on long-haul or slot-restricted routes. Make sense or clear as mud?

Of course we want to retire the classics when we can. I don't think the retirement is sped up with going to the -800 as they are just replacing -700 orders with -800 orders, so the classics are still parked with the same frequency.

I've not heard a single mention of reducing the fleet, not even implied.

 

[Daddy]

There is an entire lot of 80 or so 300's that has problems and those are the ones we are looking to dump ASAP as well as the 500's which do not make us money

 

[AJWick]

....LBB will be even prouder of their "hometown" airline. LBB tower may even call the new birds "heavies" just to give those SWA guys an ego boost.


Bye Bye---General Lee

Nonstop


MEM - LBB 9:20 -11:20 Nonstop 2hrs Delta 4031*

MEM -LBB 1:35 - 3:35 Nonstop 2hrs Delta 4047*

MEM-LBB 7:40 - 9:45 Nonstop 2hrs 05 Mn Delta 4047*

* All flights operated by Pinnacle Airlines Dba as
Delta connection.

Delta flies to LBB too.

Whooooa....Wait a minute...that another seniority list.
Quit bashing LBB please...at least its WN pilots and WN planes.

 

[redflyer65]

Ha Ha Ha!

Delta at Lubbock...Delta Connection that is....

The General would rather just fly over Lubbock and outsource it to another pilot group, if he worked for Delta that is.

 

[ArtVandalay]

Yeah that's what we need, to jam more people in the airplane. 10lbs of crap in a 2lb bag. Keep stuffing, it's the american way.