Originally Posted by Proximity (Post 3648052)

That's the sort of thinking that led to up to 60% of daily departures being flown by C-scale regional pilots at some legacies. Just because some over at DALPA way back though their squadron buddies were too good to start in a 50 seat aircraft. It's a lucky break that up-gauging and the pilot shortage is cause regional flying to diminish.

It's up to management to decide what airplanes we will have, but Southwest has the best scope in the industry and whatever aircraft management has up operate we will operate them and be highly compensated.

Originally Posted by at6d (Post 3647878)

Good luck to you.

On the airplane side—do people really think that SWA will only have 737’s the next 30 years? Ok.

Originally Posted by Timmay (Post 3648049)

Fingers crossed they're eyeing a bunch of clapped out 50-seat RJ's.
/s

Originally Posted by TransWorld (Post 3648135)

I would think they would be looking at some A220s.

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan (Post 3648139)

The 220 is pretty close in size to a -700, especially in an all economy configuration. An E190-E2 though… about 100 seats. Would really open up a whole lot of markets that aren’t big enough to warrant a 737.

Originally Posted by TransWorld (Post 3648140)

The A220-100 is usually configured 100 to 120 seats.

Southwest B737-700 is configured 143 seats.

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan (Post 3648141)

Delta has the A220-300 with 130 pax split between 3 cabins
Air Canada has the -300 with 137 pax in two classes

Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER (Post 3648193)

The A220-300 would be about 140 seats in our seat pitch and the E-195 E2 would be about 130 seats, so either one is a decent -700NG replacement.

Originally Posted by Pinchacabron (Post 3648230)

I heard from a shuttle bus driver who’s friends with a ramp agent who is sleeping with a fueler that is married to a mechanic that told her that they are being spooled up to bring the 717 off of the Delta lease and fly them here…… it’s totally credible sources. The trannies will need new uniform pants once they see “the greatest aircraft ever built” in SWA Livery

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan (Post 3648235)

Awesome. A divisive comment that brings exactly zero value to the conversation and has no purpose other than to antagonize a certain segment of the seniority list. Your mother must be very proud.