SWA -800 today

[luckytohaveajob]

So today is the day for the -800 vote. How is it going to go? Does SWAPA sell out the pilot group again or do the pilots hold the line?

-800's at 185 seats plus or minus can be flown by the same two pilots with one -800 replacing two retiring -300's? And all done for the same pay!

Nice job SWAPA. But without a doubt age 65 is SWAPA greatest accomplishment.

 

[slaquer5]

So today is the day for the -800 vote. How is it going to go? Does SWAPA sell out the pilot group again or do the pilots hold the line?

-800's at 185 seats plus or minus can be flown by the same two pilots with one -800 replacing two retiring -300's? And all done for the same pay!

Nice job SWAPA. But without a doubt age 65 is SWAPA greatest accomplishment.

I do wonder why you hate SWA so much.

 

[Bob_Sacamano]

I don't hate Southwest at all. But I voted No. The lack of a guarantee that it would be a 1-for-1 replacement was precisely why I voted that way. I'm ok with flying it for the same rate. I figure if it's good for SWA, it's good for me. But I wasn't willing to take a 1-year payfreeze with no job protection guarantee just for the privilege.

BTW, Southwest has 3 -800s from Virgin Blue sitting in Seattle as we speak. They're getting configured to our specs. This is why Gary shoved it down our throats in such a hurry.

 

[swa737-700]

I don't hate Southwest at all. But I voted No. The lack of a guarantee that it would be a 1-for-1 replacement was precisely why I voted that way. I'm ok with flying it for the same rate. I figure if it's good for SWA, it's good for me. But I wasn't willing to take a 1-year payfreeze with no job protection guarantee just for the privilege.

BTW, Southwest has 3 -800s from Virgin Blue sitting in Seattle as we speak. They're getting configured to our specs. This is why Gary shoved it down our throats in such a hurry.

Bob,

First. Please provide some evidence to your statement reference the Virgin Blue jets.

Second. You have way overestimated the strenght of SWAPA if you think they were responsible for age 65.

 

[Bob_Sacamano]

Kevin Fergeson (sp?). Flew with him a couple of weeks ago. He's the guy who wrote the rnp procedures. He bumped my captain for currency.

Secondly, I didn't say diddly about Age 65.

 

[V1 ROT8]

You have way overestimated the strenght of SWAPA if you think they were responsible for age 65.

I disagree. SWAPA and APAAD loosened the lid; ALPA took it off the jar.

SWAPA played a huge part in this nightmare.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

Please provide some evidence to your statement reference the Virgin Blue jets.

Was picking up an aircraft at Paine Field about 3 weeks ago, they were in the hangar getting "configured".

 

[Quiet Flight]

I think SWA bought -700's, not -800's, from Virgin Blue. They fly both models. FWIW.

"No" voter here.

 

[jbDC9]

I do wonder why you hate SWA so much.

But he hates CAL even worse... I wonder what fairy tale, pie in the sky, ideal airline it is that he works for? Is he a pilot or a 13 yr old kid in Mom's basement lobbing out the flame bait.... either way, he's an idiot.

 

[vixin]

VB are 700's they are ETOPs.