SWA Troubles

[AUS-97HORN 11823]

I saw the note from this weekend that SWA declared a company mechanical emergency and called in all their mechanics for mandatory OT, even threatening that if anyone called in sick without a doctors note they would be fired.

I Saw several issues in the last few days about a lot of flights being cancelled, Today, I am seeing that they have been forced to cancel even more hundreds of flights.

This seems like a major fuckup by their management/ logistics/ maintenance teams,  Herb would be real pissed at you guys.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/business/southwest-flight-cancellations/index.html

 

 

[XYZ 2154]

1000 lb error on a 155,000 lb plane is 0.6% error. What’s the big deal? Do they need to calculate how much fuel to carry down to the last drop?

[RDCanecutter 26473]

They're knocking all the wings off and retooling them as high-speed trains.

[Noah Fence 480]

Heyya! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads, and I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State.

[Bobby_Batronic 1994]

4 hours ago, AUS-97HORN said:

I saw the note from this weekend that SWA declared a company mechanical emergency and called in all their mechanics for mandatory OT, even threatening that if anyone called in sick without a doctors note they would be fired.

I Saw several issues in the last few days about a lot of flights being cancelled, Today, I am seeing that they have been forced to cancel even more hundreds of flights.

This seems like a major fuckup by their management/ logistics/ maintenance teams,  Herb would be real pissed at you guys.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/business/southwest-flight-cancellations/index.html

 

 

It’s a pissing contest between their management and their mechanics union. It’s been 7 years since their last contract. 

We always pull performance numbers for a weight 2,000 lbs above our predicted takeoff weight so that small overages aren’t a problem. I’d be surprised if they didn’t do the same. 

SWA is still a fantastic company, but it’s no longer Herb’s airline. 

[phdhorn 6224]

This one's easy... way more fat people per flight than even 10 years ago.  Duh.

[RDCanecutter 26473]

3 hours ago, phdhorn said:

This one's easy... way more fat people and their laptops per flight than even 10 years ago.  Duh.

fify b/c Look at me So Important Busy Busy Busy Most Important Flunky In Flunkyville Busy Busy!

[michaelpshayes 417]

 

[Homercles 10206]

With a picture of a BA 744?

[Bobby_Batronic 1994]

It’s just a blown nose tire. Not something indicative of poor mx practices. I’m almost surprised they didn’t take it on to Denver. 

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

If I blew my nose and a tire came out I wouldn’t continue to Denver.

[AUS-97HORN 11823]

Now the entire fleet was grounded for about an hour this morning.....

 

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/southwest-airlines-flights-grounded-nationwide-friday-morning-for-technical-issue/26465030

[phdhorn 6224]

"Computer glitch."  Yeah, that's the ticket.

 

I'm sure the "glitch" was in the union's wage server.

[riloh05 107]

mechanics or something like that are on a low-key strike. its pretty hidden.