Originally Posted by
kronan
SWA has a long history of good labor-mgt relations. Company philosophy seems to be take care of your people, and if they're happy-your customers will be happy.
Even during these crappy times, you don't read a lot about SWA downsizing their fleet. Mostly read that SWA isn't expanding as planned, but, still buying new jets.
When I got hired at DAL in 1991, DAL had never furloughed. So much for that. SWA has a great business model for a crappy industry. But it is not invulnerable. It has limits. When those limits are tested, employees will realize that they are factored on the liability side of the balance sheet. I really hope you don't find this out the hard way as I have a number of friends that work there, and I would never wish what most of us have been thru on them. I also know that forum posters may or may not represent a majority view of the entire group, but the arrogance shown here by SWA pilots is truly sickening.