Originally Posted by rickair7777

You'd have to get that info from SWA people. Preferably junior-ish people in the base you want.

Their contract will happen. How long it takes depends on mgt philosophy...

If they want to grow and compete they'll need to attract and retain pilots, and should have already done a deal, just like everybody else.

If they're praying for a good recession so they can enjoy below-industry labor costs for some years to come that would explain their current behavior.



"assume..."

Again IMO it depends on age. If you're older, how long do you want to suck it up in case that assumption doesn't pan out. Also they do have some structural issues, they haven't fixed their software yet and another big holiday meltdown might require hey park some planes until they can

If the base is a wash (If Bay Area, both are junior) then the schedules matter, and the type of flying.

For pure days off SWA would have a historical leg up but AS has PBS around the corner with strong associated rules.

I guess I would say that SWA carries some uncertainty. You are of course free to incur some risk in hopes of greater reward, but I do some risk.