11man,
I'm no Southwest expert but I've had the opportunity to jumpseat with them several times (thanks guys!).
It seems to me that this SWA "Trip Pay" system evolved out of their early days when they only flew from DAL to HOU (I think?). A flight ("trip" either way) was 50 mins and so they get paid in 50 minute "trip" intervals. Example: a 3hr flight from XXX to YYY equals 180 minutes and pays 3.6 "trips"?
IIRC, the last time I flew with them (years ago) the f/o told he was making $50/trip. $50 for 50 minutes sounds a lot like $60/hr. to me but that's not how they do things. It looks like they work hard to me. I always thought I'd like working there.
All that said, the SWA page here on APC shows their pay per hour? Did APC convert it to a standard format or has the airline changed their pay to an hourly scale?
http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/a...hwest_airlines
I'm sure a SWA person will pipe in with the details. Maybe you'd have better luck if this wasn't posted in the (FedEx TA) CARGO section?
MM
