SWA Interviews

[Crash Pad]

Sweet you are talking signing bonuses. I don't know how you did it but you somehow found Tranny captain gold. Ask them about the distribution of the signing bonus on our last contract. Once you pull them out of the ceiling ask them why ALPA decided to do it that way.

These guys can go on for hours.

I also enjoyed the "pissed off 30% of the work group". Hey Captain "it's clear right, you're right, and I'll take the fat one". When we sit next to a SWA whiner we play the part.

We didn't upgrade in two weeks, we didn't make squat as an FO, the furlough, ready reserve, downgrades, hotels, 12 days off, payscale, etc. all sucked. We were all patiently waiting for the 65 stall to end so we could get out of AirTran. When you tell us "we should go to Delta" just understand that the only thing that has made that a hard decision is SWA buying us.

Look around! You think that 86% was an aberration? A staple would have gone 70%. You think it was the threats. BS we were all looking for the door. The NC knew it, the pilot group knew it, SWAPA knew it, GK knew it, 14% and an MEC just didn't get it.

I posted because I can't sleep now I will add that I don't care and it's over because that's what every other poster says.

 

[145 Lawndart]

Can a moderator shut this thread down already due to chronic hijacking.

 

[humveedriver]

Can a moderator shut this thread down already due to chronic hijacking.

I would imagine no one who reads flightinfo and the incessant bitching between a handful of AT/SWA applied for a job there. So no interview updates.

Or. They figure anything they post will be twisted in less than a minute into some kind of slam.

Too bad. This website used to be helpful that way. But with industry consolidation, everyone has something to say. Wait until there are only 5 airlines left.

 

[scoreboardII]

Last rumor I heard was interviewing 400ish to hire maybe 300. Calls for first rounds already out, no numbers on how many.

 

[scoreboardII]

PCL and Lear have quit posting

Lear is alive and well posting daily on SWAPA.

 

[dicko]

Sweet you are talking signing bonuses. I don't know how you did it but you somehow found Tranny captain gold. Ask them about the distribution of the signing bonus on our last contract. Once you pull them out of the ceiling ask them why ALPA decided to do it that way.

These guys can go on for hours.

This part made me laugh. I agree with you. Well played.

posted because I can't sleep.

This part made me happy. Well played.

 

[dicko]

Lear is alive and well posting daily on SWAPA.

That must be like watching an accident where nobody dies, but there are some injuries.

 

[slaquer5]

That must be like watching an accident where nobody dies, but there are some injuries.

You do have some great one liners

 

[scoreboardII]

That must be like watching an accident where nobody dies, but there are some injuries.

He's spinning up to warp factor 5, already picking fights, very interesting.

 

[waveflyer]

He's spinning up to warp factor 5, already picking fights, very interesting.

I usually can't get past mark richardson cheesing it up with Boehner to find the forums there.
Good lord, is it too much to ask that the head of our union at least kind of look like he belongs in the room and not like some 8 year old who just got Payton manning's autograph ?

 

[Kharma Police]

He's spinning up to warp factor 5, already picking fights, very interesting.

Sorry and embarrassed to read that. I thought he was trying play nice and take the enlightened high road? Even the Big Foot Hunter learned to enjoy his job after he crossed over. What a schmuck.....

 

[SWA Bubba]

Sorry and embarrassed to read that. I thought he was trying play nice and take the enlightened high road? Even the Big Foot Hunter learned to enjoy his job after he crossed over. What a schmuck.....

"Big Foot Hunter"?

Holy crap, we've got Big Sis, Slick, etc., and now Big Foot Hunter. Wow, do you guys all have call signs? Are you sure you weren't all AF f-16 guys or something?

Bubba

 

[Kharma Police]

"Big Foot Hunter"?

Holy crap, we've got Big Sis, Slick, etc., and now Big Foot Hunter. Wow, do you guys all have call signs? Are you sure you weren't all AF f-16 guys or something?

Bubba

Not a nickname, homeboy really hunts Big Foot on his off time. My wife says I'll be sorry when he catches him.....

 

[-9Capt]

We got a Superman too. Had Spider-Man but he left for Emirates. Both of those nicknames came from nefarious behaviors while intoxicated on layovers. Well deserved...

 

[HowardBorden]

Not a nickname, homeboy really hunts Big Foot on his off time. My wife says I'll be sorry when he catches him.....

That is definitely a worthy hobby.

Does he appear on "Finding Bigfoot"?

And really, wouldn't a more apt title really be "Not Finding Bigfoot"?

 

[zippy32]

We got a Superman too. Had Spider-Man but he left for Emirates. Both of those nicknames came from nefarious behaviors while intoxicated on layovers. Well deserved...

Well that sounds like you absolutely need to post the rest of the story. Have any of the FL guys flown with Capt Stacy or Sharon yet? There's some great stories....

 

[K-Mart]

Sorry and embarrassed to read that. I thought he was trying play nice and take the enlightened high road? Even the Big Foot Hunter learned to enjoy his job after he crossed over. What a schmuck.....

He's doing nothing wrong over there. He states his opinions and I find nothing wrong with any of it. Actually, most over there like what he has to say.

 

[madjack]

Agree

 

[Kharma Police]

He's doing nothing wrong over there. He states his opinions and I find nothing wrong with any of it. Actually, most over there like what he has to say.

That's good to hear. I would suggest to you (and others) to take what he says with a word of caution. He talks a good game, and will be more than happy to offer his version of facts and figures in a long well written response. Many sheep at AirTran were more than happy to let him do the thinking for them. His vocal assisting in torpedoing of AP1 and his subsequent mea culpa after he got all the facts in DAL is a recent example.

 

[vixin]

I actually like that RM is arguing with TD.

 

[-9Capt]

Rich M is a good guy. Our management went to extraordinary lengths to discredit and ultimately fire him after he came out strong against a contract TA many years ago.

 

[Kharma Police]

Rich M is a good guy. Our management went to extraordinary lengths to discredit and ultimately fire him after he came out strong against a contract TA many years ago.

Again, it shows that he felt compelled to do the thinking for us. You and I were intelligent enough to make our own decision, we didn't need his 20 page dissertation regarding why the first TA sucked.

How he got his job back when DL didn't still amazes me.....

 

[-9Capt]

I'm glad he did what he did. About 25% of the pilots show up to the roadshows, and they're only getting the union interpretation . Most think they're astute enough to read and analyze the document. They're not. That first TA had so much wrong with it (scope mainly) that even the NPA wasn't aware of. It was full of hidden concessions (core block, reserve rules, etc) that the NPA was just ignoring. That POS would have likely passed had he not done what he did. The company then turned him into a martyr and basically put his head on a stick and marched it thru the crew lounge (remember his termination letter mysteriously being released?)

Ok, hijack over.

 

[K-Mart]

That's good to hear. I would suggest to you (and others) to take what he says with a word of caution. He talks a good game, and will be more than happy to offer his version of facts and figures in a long well written response. Many sheep at AirTran were more than happy to let him do the thinking for them. His vocal assisting in torpedoing of AP1 and his subsequent mea culpa after he got all the facts in DAL is a recent example.

Good advice. He's a smart guy and seems to enjoy the union debate but like you imply, where is the truth and where is his opinion. He tends to blend truth with opinion but he is an articulate welcome challenge to the management apologists on the SWAPA forum. Should be some good popcorn tine.

 

[Toecutter]

nevermind.

 

[-9Capt]

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How he got his job back when DL didn't still amazes me.....

DL took a 7 figure lump sum to go away. At his age it was very good deal.

 

[Kharma Police]

DL took a 7 figure lump sum.

True, after several years of limbo he received an award after AT was penalized by OSHA. He should have been vindicated in arbitration and offered his job back.

 

[-9Capt]

True, after several years of limbo he received an award after AT was penalized by OSHA. He should have been vindicated in arbitration and offered his job back.

I spoke to him a while ago. He's pretty happy with the way it turned out.

You're right. It should've ended in arbitration with him getting his job back and lost pay, but in the end he made out.

 

[dicko]

Well that sounds like you absolutely need to post the rest of the story. Have any of the FL guys flown with Capt Stacy or Sharon yet? There's some great stories....

Let's settle in for a nice AirTran layover story. Get comfy, mix a martini and let Uncle Dickos syrupy voice lull you into a magic wonderland.

He was also known as 'The Snail'. He thought he could fly (without the aid of an aircraft)...... He couldn't. Sure of his success, The Snail left his key in his room prior to his daring attempt to fly between balconies. After landing, he made a vigorous attempt to drag himself to reception to get another room key. Unfortunately, due to the injuries to his legs, he was only able to drag himself on his elbows. The hotel receptionist heard a quiet voice on the other side of her desk. Peering over, she saw a mostly nude man with what appeared to be a broken leg asking for his room key.

Hence - 'The Snail'.

 

[-9Capt]

That seems to be a sort of hybrid version of the two stories.