Podcast Episodes

The SWAPA Ride Report: ELITT Direct Drop & Pick Up, MBCBP and more

In this week’s edition, Communications Manager Casey Casteel takes the membership through the latest contract implementation item: ELITT direct drop and pick up and a few highlights for using that ne…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

13 (Safety, Gary Niemann, Craig Jakubowski)

Season 6 Episode 6

Today's SWAPA Number is 13. That's the number of pilots on staff at SWAPA Safety. This includes investigations, the Aviation Safety Action Program or ASAP and Air Traffic Services to name a few. Safe…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: Grievance settlement, more displacements, and Reserve Release Until Check In

In this week’s edition, Multimedia Manager Jason Davis, from the SWAPA Communications staff, discusses the settlement of grievance 2024-004, latest vacancy results and the additional displacements th…

Published on 5 months ago

1.1% (Profit Sharing, Mike Haynes, Damian Jennette)

Season 6 Episode 5

Today's SWAPA number is 1.1. That's the percentage of pay that Southwest will distribute in profit sharing from 2024.

So today, we're sitting down to talk with NC member and retirement and benefits su…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: A Lap Around the Scheduling Pattern

In this week’s scheduling-centric edition, SWAPA Communications staff member Alexis Thomas updates the membership on all things displacements and Domicile Right of Return for the May vacancy. There a…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

18 (The Way Forward, Jody Reven)

Season 6 Episode 4

Today's SWAPA Number is 18. That's the number of SWAPA presidents that we've had since SWAPA's inception in 1978. So in today's episode, we sat down with SWAPA President, Jody Reven. With the first b…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: Displacements Update, FAA Denial Letters Update, and Contract Q&A

In this week’s edition, SWAPA Communications staff member Ella Ziober updates the membership on the displacements that resulted from the April vacancy and important eligibility requirements for havin…

Published on 6 months ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: BOD Meetings Recap

In this week’s edition, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants summarizes this week’s Board of Directors meetings. From the Scheduling & Analytics Committee highlights to the Q&A session with So…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

86% (APA/SWAPA Communications, Andrea Hoover, Amy Robinson)

Season 6 Episode 3

Today's SWAPA number is 86%. That's the percentage of pilots who open each email SWAPA sends out to the membership, but that doesn't tell the whole story. There's a lot of data that we gather on the …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: Displacement info, Open Time Priority Range, and Contract Admin Q&A

In this week’s edition, Captain Tony Mulhare points to resources for recently displaced pilots that have been produced by the Scheduling Analytics Committee, how to find your Open Time Priority Range…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago