Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Southwest always touts to the news how it's doing new and more efficient things, and then I realize that it's something other carriers have been doing for 20 years.
I'll be the first to admit that our flight ops leadership at times feels they are legends in their own minds. Is yours really any better about that?
I'll never forget the article that had a title like "passengers will notice a smoother descent on southwest flights soon." What was the article about? WN finally turning on VNAV in 2006.
Actually, we started using VNAV in 2010 and as any SWA flight attendant will tell you, the rides on the descent (and climb) most certainly did NOT get smoother! V/S and CWS pitch may seem like anachronisms to many, but in reasonably competent hands they absolutely provide a smoother ride than George chasing the airspeed.
The fact of the matter is that WN is many times decades behind other carriers in technology and safety implementation, but it has such a fanboy base that they don't realize it.
The other fact is that many around here just love to engage in tired old stereotypes. Kind of like how uptight all those double-breasted u-boat commanders seem to be.
