SWA contract amendable- no pay raise?

[Gorilla]

I can't see how the employees/plane ratio is anything other than a rough indication of efficiency. Different carriers have different divisions and services which may be either necessary or profitable, and have nothing to do with getting an airplane launched quickly.

Examples - some carriers use their own maintenance, other may use contract. Baggage handling needs will vary with the operational model and the density of INT traffic vs domestic. Contract vs dedicated WX guessers, schoolhouse, stuff like that. There's no denying the trend towards lean, and I'll be the first to cheer some trimming AT THE VP/CORP level, not the operational.

 

[skiandsurf]

I can't see how the employees/plane ratio is anything other than a rough indication of efficiency.

Also, factor in the number of passenger per plane. UAL, DAL and AA have lots of 757, 767, 777s that require more employees per plane.

 

[SWA/FO]

Sounds like one loose screw and you'll have yourself another Midway's Wild Ride.

Sounds like a couple of bad quarters and you'll have yourself another BK filing.

 

[SWA/FO]

Also, factor in the number of passenger per plane. UAL, DAL and AA have lots of 757, 767, 777s that require more employees per plane.

Yes, you are right. But the old UAL (in 2000) had something like 168 employees per airplane. And I thought Houston was the fattest city in the country? Old UAL = fat city, New UAL = who knows?? But back when everone was making tons of cash, who cared? We were even slighly over weight then too.

 

[skiandsurf]

Yes, you are right. But the old UAL (in 2000) had something like 168 employees per airplane. .

I was in Kansas City (MCI), talking to the UAL rampers there. I asked how many UAL employees worked at MCI. I was SHOCKED. .......


100 employees.

50 Full timers plus 50 part timers.

I am not sure of the number of flights per day, but I think they only flew to ORD and DEN.

 

[catIIIc]

Wrong thread