FAA JSer: 717 interior certification is a disaster.

before you blame the FAA just know they already blame the sequester.

Can RA find some way to milk SWA some more over this fiasco?

The top picture is what we have now, in fact that's NW bird. The lower picture is the new LCD screens. They are larger, you can see them in the daytime, and they actually dim to a reasonable level at night.

The new planes are equipped with the fully automatic radar like what is on the new delivery 737s and 777s. That fixes the two things I like least about fifi: The crappy radar and the screens that are too dim in the day and don't dim enough at night.

Really? Here on APC? Now, with a new aircraft order, DPA vs. DALPA, UAL SLI, and pay banding for a future merger to discuss? [EDIT] Plus, isn't Timbo a hater? [End Edit] Come on, Carl. Give it a rest. :D

Don't forget to add in there that Timbo is a hater.:D

I forgot about that. I'll add it... :D

What if a merger doesn't happen? Pay banding simplifies things. It also helps the company make more money which could end up in our pockets.

Then recall the reps that are voting on the president Carl. It is within your right to do so. If reps who support Mr. Moak aren't recalled then you in essence are happy with your current representation including the president. Get involved!

Ok, that just isn't logical at all... it helps the company make more money by:
1. reducing the pilot desire to move between planes due to pay differences
2. which results in less training
3. which results in less pilots being off the line at training
4. which both result in less pilots needed
5. which all three result in cost savings to the company
6. which ALSO all result in stagnation for pilots, less QOL options, and fewer pilots being hired.

So you seriously think it would be a good thing to take an absolute reduction in pay, QOL, and advancement for the pilots, and then HOPE that somehow mgt will take that $$ and give it to the pilots via some unspecified contract win, rather than say buying GOL, Virgin Atlantic, stock buyback, mgt bonuses, or stockholder dividends.

Having a lottery could result somebody getting more money which could end up in my pocket TOO (if I happen to have an unknown relative or benefactor that wins, and then wills it all to me), but it's probably not a good basis for my financial planning.

Memo from Steve Dickson, with good sounding words. This makes me optimistic:

"As I told the pilots in the lounge today, these are growth aircraft and they will increase our pilot staffing needs over the next several years. Stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, we expect to post an Advance Entitlement bid this week that will contain new narrowbody captain positions and we'll continue to post a series of small AEs for the foreseeable future as we take deliveries of the 717 and 737-900."

Let's hear some guesses/predictions on what will be on the AE for numbers, both for ER B reductions and for vacancies?