Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

I know this is the standard ALPA talking point to discredit the SWAPA contract, but it's a total lie. SWA pilots rarely fly to the FAR limits. But their contract allows for PAY hours well above 1000 hours per year. That's because of their tremendous work rules that mandate very high levels of guaranteed pay per day. Adopting SWA work rules would simply pay us for the time we're at work, as opposed to what we have now. It wouldn't have any affect on manning...none. This is yet another ALPA scare tactic to get you to avert your eyes from that SWAPA contract.

Carl

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

You guys couldn't be more wrong.

Carl