NuGuy , 07-22-2009 11:29 AM
Gets Weekends Off
Heyas,
Because their management doesn't believe their pilots capable of international flying.
<ducks>
Seriously....the real reason is that SWA is the latest member of the Legacy Club, complete with miserable labor relations. Herb is gone, and management styles rarely survive such a change.
Herb was more than management, he was OWNERSHIP, who believed in fair pay for a day's work, and knew which side of his bread was buttered, and was in it for the LONG haul, which meant making good decisions for long term survival.
OTOH, current management is like the rest of the miserable managers at other airlines...bean counters with no real stake in the airline (stock options don't count...they only serve to drive bad short term decisions). They LIKE to outsource. Makes the bottom line look great.
Welcome to the club, guys. Here's your pin, t-shirt and souvenir inflatable rat.
Nu