Activist Investor pushing changes at SWA - Page 29 (2025)

5tools

Joined APC: Dec 2023

Posts: 534

Hmm, kinda like pilots calling in fatigue because they are going to miss their hook up from Tinder on their orginal overnight because of reroute? We are not held accountable either.

Mozam

Joined APC: Jan 2016

Position: Left

Posts: 1,264

Note to self

STools is a FA ( an older one at that ) trying to mislead this group as a pilot for SWA

Liberty

Joined APC: Oct 2017

Posts: 339

That makes perfect sense. No wonder, the continual, unbearable, non-sensical, drama that makes me want to escape their presence. I’m positive that you’re correct!

docav8tor

Joined APC: Apr 2019

Posts: 341

They have an end of pairing (EOP) when through passengers are present. Duties (tidying) must be completed before calling scheduling to be released and then it's down to minimum - 1 FA on a 700 and 2 FA on an 800/Max 8.

Mozam

Joined APC: Jan 2016

Position: Left

Posts: 1,264

FALSE

They are not allowed to leave a Full 800 at the end of the day to catch a flight home. You are smoking crack if you think they can just walk off a full aircraft to catch a flight home.

CA1900

Joined APC: Jul 2008

Posts: 844

So go download their manual off Swalife and read 11.33.3.4. One FA has to run it by scheduling, but yes, with scheduling's permission they can reduce to minimum crew requirements for deplaning, which is 2 on an 800, and 1 on a 700. This is a change from past practice, and it took effect 2/1/23. There was a flight ops memo about this as well.

Mozam

Joined APC: Jan 2016

Position: Left

Posts: 1,264

Not on a termination flight , last flight of the day , so they can catch a flight home

They bolted as soon as the door opened , this is not even worth debating. You and I both know that NO phone call was made , nor where 2 FAs allowed to leave .

Last edited by Mozam; 07-22-2024 at 02:12 PM.

WHACKMASTER

Joined APC: Jun 2010

Position: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.

Posts: 6,804

Who 🤬ing cares, honestly? If they want to bolt, go ahead and bolt. My G.A.S. meter doesn’t register anymore. BRING BACK THE VSP!!!

Standbyzeros

Joined APC: Nov 2023

Posts: 45

Yup. I could care less. The work rules for the stews are not my responsibility. You go your way…I’ll go mine. Ok bye.

And yes, it would appear that 5tools is a Grindr-loving drama queen that knows how to FDAU for his master, but knows zilch about being an actual SWA pilot.

Rseat

Joined APC: Mar 2020

Posts: 84

Im with you on this one. I couldn't give two s$#* what they do back there. If something goes amiss while they're supposed to be there, it's on them.

My job is to check service door girt bars, especially one up front, make sure no one in lavs, and shut it down. Per MX, it's the front service door that gets missed the most.