SWA schedules/QOL vs AAI

[waveflyer]

How come SWA hardly has any commutable trips?

I can't speak for why- but I'm grateful- I've never been healthier since joining the airlines... FAs do have some.

 

[GuppyWN]

[FONT=&quot]No kidding! I just opened a thread titled "SWA schedules/QOL vs AAI" and the two Delto morons are providing input. WTF? Why must they continue to show up on every thread? Even this one so blatantly titled as is[FONT=&quot].[/FONT][/FONT]

Not me! I put both of them on my ignore list.

Gup

 

[Lear70]

Yes, but you will be a lot junior to him after your SLI. The last few SLI arbitration awards did not take higher pay into account.

This isn't an SLI thread.

This is a calm discourse comparing work schedules and related items and I'm enjoying have a nice discourse with my future coworkers.

Please take your SLI comments back to an SLI thread.

Thanks in advance.

 

[dragontamer]

How come SWA hardly has any commutable trips?

SWA runs an AM/PM schedule. For an AM line, you will most likely have to show too early to commute. For a PM line, you will most likely arrive back in base after your last commute flight leaves. You'll generally have to get a hotel either on the front side (AM) or backside (PM). Or you can move to one of our great domiciles!

Except for a few charters, SWA does not fly red-eyes. I'm thankful. If you've done that kind of flying, you know it isn't all the GL makes it out to be. Do your trip, be prductive get home "in sync."

 

[redflyer65]

This isn't an SLI thread.

This is a calm discourse comparing work schedules and related items and I'm enjoying have a nice discourse with my future coworkers.

Please take your SLI comments back to an SLI thread.

Thanks in advance.

Right on...

 

[Slug]

How come SWA hardly has any commutable trips?

In addition to the am/pm thing, I believe it has to do with utilization and efficiency of the pilots. The commutable lines don't pay nearly as well; hence they are not built in great numbers.

I commute out of BNA. Every month I look at the commutable lines. There will be one line with 3 weeks commutable, 3 lines with one week commutable; and that's it. I still look, but usually, it is LGA and EWR overnites on the second day (of a 3-day) that are the only commutables.


Slug

 

[Ty Webb]

I am a junior F/O in my domicile. For July I work no weekends and have 16 days off for 92 TFP. My monthly pay is roughly the same as a 7 year capt at AAI working a 70 hour line.
Luv
Ghetto

If you really want to have a valid discussion about the lines at the two companies, why compare your July line with our absolute minimum guarantee?

PS., I was always taught that it was rude to discuss one's pay. I understand the context, but some of you guys act like your whole self-worth depends on your W-2, when everyone else knows it's the size of your schlong that really matters. :laugh:

 

[madjack]

size of w2 may count in SLI negotiations/arbitration...

 

[funnyman12]

Possibly.....But at Airtran you have to work on getting your pay credit less than 85 hrs/month (Slow months still average 77 hours) by swapping and dropping. I'm as lazy as they get and I still end up with 78-80 hrs this summer. 8 yr captain at Airtran is $149/hr and 8 year SW fo is $120/trip ($139/hr). So 92 TFP is the equivalent to approx 81 hrs block. If we were calculating our trips with TFP rather than block hours a 3 day would average approx 21 hours and a 4 day 26 hours. Obviously SW pay is MUCH better and more efficient BUT the difference between us is a little less than some may think. It can get confusing comparing TFP to hourly pay.

 

[Ty Webb]

size of w2 may count in SLI negotiations/arbitration...

So will schlong size. :laugh: