New SWA 717 TPA Domicile
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The engine is definitely not the strong suit of that jet. If I remember correctly there was a problem with oil seals and we had a rash of inflight engine shut downs. The airframe on the other hand was designed for short stage length, high cycle flying.
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I think a better way of putting it is they are wasting money operationally and still turning profits. To be honest if they had about 2-3 qtrs of net losses you would see change. Unfortunately the profits mask the operational problems. Gary Kelly is a finance guy. Relies on his "ops" people to make those decisions. They don't seem to care.
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