
The SWAPA Number
In each podcast we explore a number that will help us explain an issue that matters to our Pilots. This might be a scheduling metric, a Company financial number that impacts us, or anything else that has significance to us as SWAPA Pilots.
Podcasting since 2019 • 238 episodes
The SWAPA Number
Latest Episodes
13,561 (2025 Benefits Education, Brent Weisner)
Today's SWAPA Number is 13,561. That's the number of views the Aeromedical and Benefits committee page has received in the last 12 months. So that's roughly each Southwest pilot viewing it once per year, and as we just started open enroll...
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The SWAPA Ride Report: Open Enrollment, Implementation updates and Contract Q&A
In this week’s edition, Communications Committee Member Tony Mulhare discusses the SWAPA STD & LTD open enrollment period that begins next Monday and also points to the recent SWAPA Vice President candidate discussion that can be found on s...
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11 (Benefits, Tony Caparella)
Today's SWAPA number is 11. That's the number of days that the SWAPA Open Enrollment period is available. That runs from October 13th to October 24th, and you have several decisions to make if you wish to change your STD and LTD elections.<...
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1.32 Million (Budget, Hank Ketchum, Nia Williams, Andrew Rose)
Today's SWAPA Number is 1.32 million. That's the surplus amount that the 2025 budget should end the year with. And 2026 is also planned to be a surplus budget.So today we're sitting down with SWAPA's Second Vice President, Hank Ketchum, ...
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27:55

The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections / Open Enrollment Previews and Contract Q&A
In this week’s episode, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants previews what’s coming on the Fall General Election ballot. With nominations closing September 29th, he covers the process for submitting forms, the publication of the candidat...
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