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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…
9 months, 2 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 v…
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …
10 months 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 Dom…
10 months 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 …
10 months, 2 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 vacanc…
10 months, 3 weeks 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 & Analyti…
11 months 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 s…
11 months, 1 week 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 Co…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
5 (Airborne Excellence with Kirby Chambliss)
Season 6 Episode 2
Today's SWAPA Number is 5. That's the number of US National Aerobatics Championships that Kirby Chambliss has earned, along with 13 medals at the Wor…
11 months, 3 weeks ago