Swift Air - The truth
03-01-2020, 03:06 PM
#1081
All is fine at .79
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: Paahlot
Posts: 4,082
Originally Posted by NORMALOPS
FIRST TIME POST... YES, I STILL WORK AT SWIFT. I know I will be unemployed during that time. But it's about time that we as Pilots, and Mechanics, Flight followers, say somthing.
I am in total agreement with the above post. We have completely lost our way. We have problems with Customs ,can't get the GenDec right. TSA, with security. Can't get payroll right, the first time, the second time, per diem....Scheduling has long gone off the rails. Now their is a letter of investigation circulating with regard to someone changing records. MX is a complete mess, repeated writeups, pencil whips, emergency landings in the last six months, incidents. If you are in MIA, expect to be overloaded, to the point where the cargo smoke / fire detectors are rendered inop. Remember the smoking wheel chair in the aft cargo compartment. Folks, I can go on, and on. I am not here to bash anyone, but I am totally frustrated. I've filed safety reports, ASAP's called an complained. At one point the saying was that you had to file an ASAP, because the FAA gets to see it. Folks, this place is an accident waiting to happen. The FAA needs to step in at this point to stop it.... at least until they can recertify the entire operation.
I am in total agreement with the above post. We have completely lost our way. We have problems with Customs ,can't get the GenDec right. TSA, with security. Can't get payroll right, the first time, the second time, per diem....Scheduling has long gone off the rails. Now their is a letter of investigation circulating with regard to someone changing records. MX is a complete mess, repeated writeups, pencil whips, emergency landings in the last six months, incidents. If you are in MIA, expect to be overloaded, to the point where the cargo smoke / fire detectors are rendered inop. Remember the smoking wheel chair in the aft cargo compartment. Folks, I can go on, and on. I am not here to bash anyone, but I am totally frustrated. I've filed safety reports, ASAP's called an complained. At one point the saying was that you had to file an ASAP, because the FAA gets to see it. Folks, this place is an accident waiting to happen. The FAA needs to step in at this point to stop it.... at least until they can recertify the entire operation.
03-01-2020, 05:22 PM
#1083
At your mom's house
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: cpt 737
Posts: 2,655
Originally Posted by Packrat
They not only get to see it, they get to act on it as a voting member of your ERC. They also have the option to act on it unilaterally as well.
03-01-2020, 05:42 PM
#1084
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2016
Posts: 233
Originally Posted by Miamitmster
If the planes overloaded
remove bags
remove bags
03-01-2020, 06:20 PM
#1085
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2020
Posts: 32
Originally Posted by Jeff90
or you can be the captain that told me when we were over ZFW, I’m the captain your the FO you don’t run the numbers I’ll take the bags if I want. If I didn’t re run the numbers to make it work legally I was grabbing my bags and stepping off the airplane and telling him to shove it. But again this never happens to people here.
once you stay on you are knowingly busting rules and then an ASAP or nasa report can’t help you
just curious was this a MIA captain
03-02-2020, 04:01 AM
#1086
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2020
Posts: 57
Originally Posted by Miamitmster
you should’ve made an immediate call about it and stepped off the plane. Not only because of the bags but the unsafe and unprofessional attitude of the captain.
once you stay on you are knowingly busting rules and then an ASAP or nasa report can’t help you
just curious was this a MIA captain
once you stay on you are knowingly busting rules and then an ASAP or nasa report can’t help you
just curious was this a MIA captain
03-02-2020, 04:05 AM
#1087
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Joined APC: Jan 2020
Posts: 57
Originally Posted by hoover
if you have an ASAP program use it. It should be de-identified and FAA sees it. I'm surprised you have that program. It's a good one to have.
03-02-2020, 04:21 AM
#1088
All is fine at .79
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: Paahlot
Posts: 4,082
Swift has two seniority lists.
One is date of hire the other is the poop list.
Once you make it to the poop list you don’t get off it, at least I never did.
No upgrades from that list either if you catch my drift.
ASAP gets you on the stinky list.
You have any idea how much a company can actually do to you and get away with it?
Poor schedules, double turns on your last day, continuing per Diem issues, base changes for “operational necessities”.
Its really not that difficult to get someone to quit.
For the one of you that wonder, I really tried to give Swift an honest shake.
Was grateful for the opportunity intended to stay 3-4 years, upgrade + 1000 PIC then start looking sort of thing.
Well......didn’t quite happen that way.
Still very nice flying for the most part.
Its just an effed up company and that’s a shame.
That will never change as its their business model and anything else won’t make them money.
One is date of hire the other is the poop list.
Once you make it to the poop list you don’t get off it, at least I never did.
No upgrades from that list either if you catch my drift.
ASAP gets you on the stinky list.
You have any idea how much a company can actually do to you and get away with it?
Poor schedules, double turns on your last day, continuing per Diem issues, base changes for “operational necessities”.
Its really not that difficult to get someone to quit.
For the one of you that wonder, I really tried to give Swift an honest shake.
Was grateful for the opportunity intended to stay 3-4 years, upgrade + 1000 PIC then start looking sort of thing.
Well......didn’t quite happen that way.
Still very nice flying for the most part.
Its just an effed up company and that’s a shame.
That will never change as its their business model and anything else won’t make them money.
03-02-2020, 07:14 AM
#1090
All is fine at .79
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: Paahlot
Posts: 4,082
BvL lol
They gave us a song and dance in Indoc how everything was misinterpreted.
https://www.saipantribune.com/index....ed-2-aircraft/
They gave us a song and dance in Indoc how everything was misinterpreted.
https://www.saipantribune.com/index....ed-2-aircraft/
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