Originally Posted by
jetpilot4u
Aloha,
As a partaker in many cockpit discussions about this subject.... I'm also sorry to say that you're right. If the Air Tran guys get greedy.... our culture will be shot.
"SWA Culture" is no big deal if it can't survive this. SWA has a group of 1700 guys who want nothing more than to do a good job, contribute to the greater good, and be rewarded for hard work.
Yes a few will gripe on both sides but really we all just want to (as they say at KATL) "Keep it moving"
If SWA culture can't survive a few whiners on both sides then it was no big deal to begin with.
Honestly I believe SWA's culture could survive a lot more than a merger with Airtran. In fact you might be surprised at the enthusiam boost SWA might get from freashly motivated group of pilots.