SWA newhires required to buy Scott Leather flight bag??

[XR650R]

Rumor has it that the company is moving forward with the "electronic flight bag". This is because Fujitsu, the manufacturer of our OPC or On board Performance Computer is no longer making the computer and we're running out. Implementation should start somewhere around 1Q06. This system will replace Jepps, FRM, FOM, OPC, and MEL. You will at some point only be required to carry a headset, flashlight, and cool looking sunglasses.
Nothing has been announced....yet.

 

[Wesb737fo]

Personally....I would walk to Dallas in my underwear if Southwest gave me a job. Then I would ask how many Scott bags do you want me to buy?

 

[TexaSWA]

And in the meantime, spring for a leather bag.

 

[mach zero]

Rumor has it that the company is moving forward with the "electronic flight bag". This is because Fujitsu, the manufacturer of our OPC or On board Performance Computer is no longer making the computer and we're running out. Implementation should start somewhere around 1Q06. This system will replace Jepps, FRM, FOM, OPC, and MEL. You will at some point only be required to carry a headset, flashlight, and cool looking sunglasses.
Nothing has been announced....yet.

True statement...we flew one of the vendors home from DAL who was peddling a version of this electronic gizmo to the fine folks at HQ last week.

 

[FlyBarneyJets]

Rumor has it that the company is moving forward with the "electronic flight bag". This is because Fujitsu, the manufacturer of our OPC or On board Performance Computer is no longer making the computer and we're running out. Implementation should start somewhere around 1Q06. This system will replace Jepps, FRM, FOM, OPC, and MEL. You will at some point only be required to carry a headset, flashlight, and cool looking sunglasses.
Nothing has been announced....yet.

Would "SCHWING!" be an appropriate word to use to describe how excited that makes me??

 

[SWA/FO]

Just keep the scott bag for all your other junk...ie. gun, computer & porn mags...etc.

 

[Lrjet55]

So fellas,

With these flight bags can you put a computer in them along with jepps or are you better off carying an independent computer bag?

 

[SWA/FO]

most carry a seperate bag...some people put them in the brain bag.