No advanced seat selection (or seat selection at all) because their computer couldn’t handle it. Yes, the 10 minute turn made sense in 1975, but today it simply is not an issue. Same thing with no baggage charges; at the time, their IT simply was not capable. The “no red eyes” was borne from their ...
Jump to postPilots run that airline . NOPE! The truest statement ever. To date SWAPA has stonewalled every proposed codeshare. Flyguy I think they’d approve codeshare with long haul airlines with Europe/Asia, where WN will most likely never fly. They ought to do that as soon as international travel rebounds. T...
Jump to postI flew on a WN 717 from Fort Myers to Houston in June, 2013. Do not recall if it was painted in WN colors. That was still officially an AirTran flight. No 717s were ever in WN colors. I booked the flight through WN. it was handled by WN personnel in WN gates. At no time (other than the plane’s live...
Jump to postAnybody think that southwest will increase there Hawaii flying from Oakland since Alaska is leaving the market ? They are making the whole OAK Pilot base ETOP qualified, instead of just the current subset. Additionally they are adding an ETOP qualified subset to the LAS Pilot base. I don't think th...
Jump to postIt might be important to note, that Southwest has no clue, no idea and no experience at incorporating a second fleet type. They never did it. It was already a big problem when they realised that the pilots can not hold a MAX,NG and Classic license at the same time, hence the retirement of all the C...
Jump to postMHT only has CAT III on Runway 35
Jump to postNew cargo terminal coming to Manchester. https://www.flymanchester.com/news/mht-and-aeroterm-to-develop-multitenant-cargo-facility/ Thanks for the post! Exciting news for an airplane nerd like me! MHT surely knows that its struggles on the passenger side won’t end now if they haven’t over the past ...
Jump to postI disagree if JFK was more trained and confident flying IFR he would be alive today. All JFK Jr had to do was turn on his autopilot. That would have kept his wings level and the graveyard spiral wouldn't have happened. If he can’t fly the plane in the existing conditions, the autopilot won’t save h...
Jump to postBabyshark wrote:I disagree if JFK was more trained and confident flying IFR he would be alive today.
Unfortunately Gary Kelly has already ruined the culture and the relationship between management and the employees. He did this by sending out the WARN notices 2 months before they were legally required and just before Christmas, which put a damper on Christmas for those employees notified. Additiona...
Jump to postThere are no part-time pilots, some have schedules that appear to be part-time but really aren’t. US airline guys typically work 3 days on, 3 days off, about 13-15 days a month. What do you call that? That is not entirely correct. I work in the US for a 91K/135 operator and I am considered part tim...
Jump to postSome might argue that without CARES funding (which for some reason favored airline employees more than other US Workers), we might not be having this discussion. The US Bankruptcy Court and the lawyers would be. Absence of that first round of CARES Act payroll support grant/loan wouldn't have sent ...
Jump to postAt AA each contract has a minimum of hours you have to work each month the to keep your benefits and accrue suck and vacation time. There are no more ghost employees As much as i'd love to become a ghost employee and run that racket, its not good for a company. At WN its just more absurd because no...
Jump to postHow did the situation with some FA’s not working but getting benefits come to be? It’s not like WN is not assigning work to these FAs. They are bidding and holding a line that their seniority allows. Then they are giving those trips away to other FAs. So yes you have FAs collecting benefits and “no...
Jump to postSWAPA has said that based on the current burn rate WN has enough cash on hand to last 45 months. Furloughing the 1221 pilots will only allow WN to extend that by 3 weeks.How much is WN saving by furloughing 4 Sim technician and 6 Flight Instructors if 1221 pilots is only saving 3 weeks.
Jump to postI would place my bets on ANC I wouldn't disagree. I remember Herb telling my upgrade class in 2000 that the biggest mistake he made at WN was pulling out of ANC & COS when Morris was acquired. I also had former Morris pilots tell me that they made a profit on the ANC flights just on the cargo a...
Jump to postWN Management themselves are saying that if you cut your pay 10% we won't have to furlough so the Unions are showing them where they can save that amount of money without having to do the pay cuts. It was recently announced by the WN Mechanics Union that in lieu of the 10% pay cut that the Mechanic...
Jump to postScottB WN Management themselves are saying that if you cut your pay 10% we won't have to furlough so the Unions are showing them where they can save that amount of money without having to do the pay cuts. It was recently announced by the WN Mechanics Union that in lieu of the 10% pay cut that the M...
Jump to postScottB WN Management themselves are saying that if you cut your pay 10% we won't have to furlough so the Unions are showing them where they can save that amount of money without having to do the pay cuts. It was recently announced by the WN Mechanics Union that in lieu of the 10% pay cut that the Me...
Jump to post[quote="737tanker" ] The WN Unions have offered ways to save the 10% that Management is looking for without furloughs but Management will not accept anything unless the Unions accept the addition of Force Majeure clauses to their CBAs. .[/quote] You keep saying that. Why don't you tell us...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Nixon flew commercial air, once.
The WN Unions have offered ways to save the 10% that Management is looking for without furloughs but Management will not accept anything unless the Unions accept the addition of Force Majeure clauses to their CBAs. Also, just throwing out "force majeure clause" is meaningless. Without con...
Jump to postThe Pilots and FAs have already taken about a 20% paycut due to reduction in flying (Covid and the MAX grounding). That's not counting what was saved by the VSP (early retirement) and ExTO (extended leave) programs. SWAPA (the pilots union) and the FA union have pointed out changes that can save th...
Jump to post[list=][/list]The Pilots and FAs have already taken about a 20% paycut due to reduction in flying (Covid and the MAX grounding). That's not counting what was saved by the VSP (early retirement) and ExTO (extended leave) programs. SWAPA (the pilots union) and the FA union have pointed out changes tha...
Jump to postWN isn't just looking for a 10% paycut. They are also saying that every union has to additionally add a "Force Majeure" clause to their CBAs in order to prevent furloughs. While the FAs haven't received WARN notices their Negotiating Committee has been told that WN is looking to furlough 1...
Jump to postPretty sure that SW at one point had the -200/-300/-500/-700 in the fleet and pilots flying them all. They had the EFIS classic setup on the -700 as described earlier. They also deactivated the autothrust I believe to keep communality with the -200. Yes. Between 1997 and 2005 Southwest operated a l...
Jump to postTWA's contract with the IAM required a licensed A&P to meet every flight. Very-expensive. Something they tried for years to change. Advantage was that when something was wrong, there was somebody actually competent to fix it pretty-fast. But usually totally-unnecessary. A lot of airlines still ...
Jump to postThanks for telling me what my own experiences are. Glad you’ve been next to me during every one. I’m not accusing ATC of putting safety at risk, it’s the PIC’s responsibility. But don’t play dumb. We’ve all heard the response “what do you need it to be?” when inquiring about certain weather conditi...
Jump to postIf you are looking to avoid Gs and ejection seats you should look into the USN or USMC. They do their primary training in the T-6 then their advanced training is done in the T-44. That sends them into the P-8 for USN and the C-130 for USMC.
Jump to postAlso if one aircraft is operating VFR and the other is IFR you only need 500 ft separation
Jump to postbluecrew Striking in the US airline industry is not like striking in the US trucking industry. First you have to be in contract negotiations then to have reached such an impass in negotiations that a Mediator has been called in to meditate between the Union and the Company. Once the Mediator believe...
Jump to postMassPort is making it difficult for GA to fly into BOS. You’re going to have to give 72 hours notice, can’t park for more than 4 hours, and no overnight parking.
Jump to postSouthwest because the MAXs are still grounded and the NGs will probably be grounded due to the cracks being found in the “Pickle Forks”
Jump to postLast week I flew on WN from BWI to MCI and back. On both flights I was given a bag of pretzels and a bag of crackers.
Jump to postForeign governments also use military aircraft to transport items needed for their diplomats,
Jump to postYou may also want to look at the Fractionals such as Netjets, Plane Sense, and XOJet.
Jump to postPIT has a Hilton connected to the Terminal by a walkway. In fact if you are leaving the Terminal to go to the passenger parking lot you walk past the hotel.
Jump to postThe smart move is often divert as soon as the situation deteriorates (TRW close in, SN generates plowing delays, etc.) go to the alternate, get fueled, save crew duty day (CDD) and be back in the line at the front instead of the end. Circling is wasted time unless it is clearly fast moving storm or...
Jump to postI love when people say SWA doesn't charge change fees. They just charge you the difference in fare. And as a former SWA CSA, those fare differences are generally higher than any change fare at an airline unless you buy an Anytime or Business Select ticket. :spin: But at the other airlines they also...
Jump to postThat would be a big NO. Also we’ll be lucky if they keep the 2 Classic Southwest color or any of the Canyon Blue.
Jump to postOn 9/11 the Terrorists that hijacked the BOS flights arrived into BOS on a flight that originated in PWM.
Jump to postWhen the Regionals started they were called Commuters and were mainly flying PA-31s and C-402s. Later they upgraded to 19 seat Turboprops. Due to the Vietnam War there were a large number of military trained pilots so the Majors were about 90% prior military. Those at the Majors didn’t want their bu...
Jump to postWhat would have helped KSAN was when the Navy left Miramar it should have been converted into the airport that the airlines use leaving KSAN for corporate and other GA. Just like in Kansas City with KMCI and KMKC. For it to happen now you would have to find a place for the Marines to relocate to. A ...
Jump to postEven after Boeing comes up with a fix for the MAX and the training for it is approved by the FAA it will take a minimum of 75 days to train all of the WN pilots. Per the WN CBA with it's Pilots the Union has 15 days to go over any computer based training to determine suitability and pay (the pay is ...
Jump to postQXAS Your Number 5 is incorrect. If there was a crew on AS 348 in the back they would have been on duty. I don’t know what the AS CBA states but FARs only allow a crew to be on duty a maximum of 14 hours, even less based on The time of day that the duty started. So even a crew riding in the back fro...
Jump to postIt's not an issue on the -800...it's the 737-900 that needs a tail stand. AS has them in all stations and tries to mitigate their use by unloading the rear pit first to keep weight in the forward pit during deplaning. But at times, deplaning will be held for a minute until the agent is notified tha...
Jump to postairtrantpa wrote:Deltabravo1123 wrote:micstatic wrote:Sharing rooms seems cheap and something the workers wouldn’t accept.
But they share hotel rooms......
wn crews do not they get there own rooms
Up until very recently, the decision by Southwest not to charge for bags was driven by the fact that their system did not allow them to charge for bags (effectively, at least). This may change in the future, but for right now, they have crafted a brand/image of low fares, low/no fees. (Even though ...
Jump to postand minature horses Sorry...what? :shock: The ADA states that covered entities "must modify their policies to permit miniature horses where reasonable". Good luck accommodating a miniature horse in the aisle of a 737! :lol: Source: https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm A few years ...
Jump to postIt’s unbelievable to know you don’t need a key or password on the screen to start these birds Try getting into a john deer loader and starting it It’s going nowhere without the four digit code inputted first It seems we could do better than having no security code at all. Entering one code would en...
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