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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

 

 

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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?

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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.

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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. 

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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!

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