SWA Business plan Tanking..Did I miss something?

[SWA/FO]

So, can any of you WN geniouses explain to me how you hope to accomplish international ops without assigned seating? I've yet to hear of any flights that do this without HSA or a foreign government knowing where everyone sits.

I got the answer for you.......... "we will go to assigned seating when we start flying international. or we will let ATA do it with their assigned seating."

I predict that SWA's future will not be static. There will be changes. Not all pleasant.

I guess, you're not going to try a 4th time? From the tone of your posts, I'd say NOT. I predict......... no decision board for you.

 

[328dude]

Perhaps he got a better offer or maybe he changed his mind. Do you know him? Why go back to the bottom of the list at UAL (which has no noticeable strategy and continues to lose money) when you can fly for a "cherry" flight department that sounds pretty cool. Your accusatory tone makes you sound like a paranoid dork....

Johnsonrod=On Your Six. Wow, two logins. Nice. Good luck with that.

 

[HalinTexas]

I got the answer for you.......... "we will go to assigned seating when we start flying international. or we will let ATA do it with their assigned seating."



I guess, you're not going to try a 4th time? From the tone of your posts, I'd say NOT. I predict......... no decision board for you.

Now, was this necessary? I guess for you it is. You represent SWA well.

SWA has made it clear they don't want me. I'm not worthy. I also know, was warned actually, that SWA PD/PR read this and ATA's "private" web board. I've been blackballed.

Comments like yours are not unique. ATA has heard them from your own union, directly, as well as from other pilots while we jumpseat on you. Neighborly.

I'm not saying that all SWA employees are like you, but I've witnessed enough to know that history is repeating itself at SWA, slowly, but surely. You can cut the arrogance and self-righteousness with a knife. Almost as easily AA's. I remember UAL and DAL thinking the same thing. I remember CAL was considered a dirtball airline 15 years ago, but now they're one of the best out there. Time will tell. Will you be ready?

 

[SWA/FO]

Now, was this necessary? I guess for you it is. You represent SWA well.

I guess, I should have typed it differently..... "from your posts it appears you no longer want to work at SWA, so I guess you will not be going to the decision board"

You can cut the arrogance and self-righteousness with a knife

Yeah, I know we are just like UAL and DAL. Exactly.

 

[Howard Hughes]

Now, was this necessary? I guess for you it is. You represent SWA well.

SWA has made it clear they don't want me. I'm not worthy. I also know, was warned actually, that SWA PD/PR read this and ATA's "private" web board. I've been blackballed.

Comments like yours are not unique. ATA has heard them from your own union, directly, as well as from other pilots while we jumpseat on you. Neighborly.

I'm not saying that all SWA employees are like you, but I've witnessed enough to know that history is repeating itself at SWA, slowly, but surely. You can cut the arrogance and self-righteousness with a knife. Almost as easily AA's. I remember UAL and DAL thinking the same thing. I remember CAL was considered a dirtball airline 15 years ago, but now they're one of the best out there. Time will tell. Will you be ready?

For those who hang in there long enough destiny has a way of manifesting itself. Good Luck Halin. You seem like a good guy to fly with. I tend to agree with you RE attitudes of some of the SWA gang on here. Eerily reminscent of United guys/girls back in the late nineties when they were top dog. What are the chances someone can have success and be humble about it in this business? Based upon what we have seen here, not very good. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it, pride and arrogance eventually cut the legs out from underneath those who display it, given some time.

 

[Reebo]

Not everyone wants to fly a CORNDOG 737 for the rest of their flying careers. I flew the 737-500/300 at UAL and it SUCKED. I am so glad I am not flying that POS for the rest of my long career - sorry that you have to and that you have no choice. Good for you - seriously, enjoy those constant 25 minute turns for the rest of your career..

Ever flown the -700? It's not your daddy's 73.

I'd much rather do 25 minute turns and block 7 hours on a 9 hour duty day than do hub turns for 6 of hours block on a 12 hour duty day. Not very productive

By the way the planes are painted CANYON BLUE

 

[GuppyWN]

I'm sure UAL has a boat load of 777 or 767 Captains over there making $225k a year with 6 or 7 years seniority. Right? I mean EVERYBODY THAT'S ANYBODY flies a widebody with international trips from day one to day last don't they?

I don't know if I could live with myself knowing I'm in the only workforce that flies single isle jets for over $200k a year. Somebody........ help......... me.

Gup

 

[ivauir]

I hate to cloud the issues with facts and detroy all of the fun but the boarding tests in SAN had nothing to do with customer satisfaction. It was a test of the efficiencies of various ideas. Customer satisfaction/desires were to be tested at a later date.
Customers hated it, but it the seats were assigned randomly, so you could get your "A" boarding pass and still get a middle seat in the back. It was the worst of both worlds.
Back to your regularily scheduled schoolyard slap fight.