Originally Posted by
REF 5
And what would a new CEO do? Make Boeing build more 8's? Cerftify the 7 faster? How about making Airbus build more airplanes for SWA? Better yet, buy another airline. You will still have capacity issues for the next 18 months. Their are no good options and a new CEO won't change that. Capacity wise SWA is screwed for the next 18 months or so. Most solutions are a least two years away.
Bob is the first CEO of SWA that I know of that admitted on TV and CC that SWA product maybe at it's end. It was designed when high frequency, low load factors and most importantly low cost were the way to go. It made billions. They even admitted that can not monetize much more within the product they have. They won't touch bag fee's. They mentioned 60% of SWA customers book on them because of the two free bags. So they won't even entertain it.
No matter what, whether its BJ or a new CEO, changes have to be made. I just don't think it matters who is running it. Unfortunately, if you are junior here, you will be on the bottom for a while. We are overstaffed for the amount of block hours we fly. So min guarantee is going to be the norm after the summer. So fly your ass off and make some extra cash with the new pay raise. You will be seeing lots 87-89TFP in the fall.
Thankfully for the junior FO's, they will be seeing all of their big pay raises over the next few years with the new contract, so hopefully they wont feel the hit nearly as bad.
Originally Posted by
wndriver
Delaying classes is nothing out of the ordinary with SWA, or this industry. Back in 2008/2009, they had people in the hiring pool for 2.5 to 3 yrs and they eventually came on. Don't believe any rumors. Just keep collecting some kind of paychecks and wait for their call. Good luck!!
This is a very accurate description and I would say it applies to a lot of the majors, we just lived through a weird time of hiring.
Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
Thats old news. They tried it in Denver for a while and abandoned it. Turns out that more auditory stimulation is the last thing our customers need. The speakers are still in a few of the jet bridges. I think what they are working on now is a new way to generate revenue and hopefully cut down on preboard abuse. I am prepared to be disappointed as usual. Most things that headquarters deems a "big announcement" are met with a shrug by line swine.
While I too don't hope for much, at least they are starting the process of thinking about something new, as that is a huge step up from never changing anything.