Originally Posted by
CaptainDooley
this and some of the above comments shows that you don't know much about the certification process or how ETOPS works.
table-tops and proving runs are different things
plus, you are not going to do them with PAX, since one will be a divert and the FAA will not tell you which one.
not saying you will not get ETOPS, just that it is not as easy as you think. Didn't your Company say they would have flights by Dec 2018? now there is silence, doesn't that tell you something?
No, they said they would sell tickets in 2018. Will that happen? Mmm...not sure, but the groundwork has all been laid and they have already said they will spool up the flights within weeks of getting approval.
Right now, OAK is still on for a Feb ETOPS bid as far as anyone knows.
All I am saying is that “my friend heard from a guy” is probably not the best way to spread conjecture about something that you or anyone else posting here knows nothing about.
I am not defending the SWA “moon shot” method of doing things, I am just saying that I highly doubt any of the information that you are spreading as fact is true. Are things running behind? Decidedly so. Will we get there soon? Almost certainly.
I really don’t think Southwest is going to be any earth shattering presence in the market anyway. They will dump some capacity in there are then pull back where it doesn’t make money. Then they will announce the next thing a few months later. As far as I can tell, it is another move to weaken Alaska's market share on the west coast.