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.
Episodes
229 episodes
6 ( EFA, Erich Schnitzler, Greg Auld, Hank Ketchum)
Today's SWAPA number is, six. That's the percent acceleration in RASM or revenue per available seat mile in the fourth quarter that was implied during the second quarter earnings call for Southwest Airlines. Now, that's looking down the road, b...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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43:43
The SWAPA Ride Report: Contract AI (beta) Tips, Governance Hot Topics, and Scheduling Updates
In this week’s show, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants goes over the data from
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11:07
401 (Retirement Roundtable, Andrew Payne, Brian August, Damian Jennette)
Today’s SWAPA Number is 401 as in 401(k). But this episode isn’t a podcast, it’s an audio visual presentation. While some may be able to follow the myriad of numbers that come with a retirement discussion, a picture paints a thousand words. So ...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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1:02
The SWAPA Ride Report: SWAPA Pay Audit, Fall Schedule Adjustments & Contract Q&A
In this week’s edition, Communications Committee Member Tony Mulhare makes a pitch to the membership to use the SWAPA Pay Audit tool on the website or the app instead of calling Contract Admin first, allowing them to focus on high priority cont...
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10:05
721 (CIRT, Dave West)
Today's SWAPA Number is 721. That's the number of cases your critical incident response team, or CIRT, fielded in 2024. Now, that's a lot. Almost to a day, but they range in subject matters when it comes to what happened to trigger a call to CI...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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24:39
The SWAPA Ride Report: 401(k) Plan Transfer, Scheduling Updates, and Contract Q&A
In this week’s show, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants walks the membership through the upcoming opportunity to transfer your Profit Sharing Account at Empower to the Southwest Airlines Pilots Retirement Savings Plan at Schwab. He als...
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8:14
42 (SWAPAfamily, Jean Peck, Caitlin Bute)
Today's SWAPA Number is 42. That's how many events SWAPAfamily has held over the last 10 years. So on today's show we talked to Outreach Chair Jean Peck and committee member Caitlin Bute about the genesis for the committee, what's on the immedi...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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26:56
The SWAPA Ride Report: RPP & PBR, Pay Audit Tool update and Contract Q&A
In this week’s edition, Communications Committee Member Tony Mulhare takes the membership through the connection between the Reserve Proffer Process and Premium Before Reserve. He also gives an update on the addition of the SWAPA Pa...
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7:35
11 (Project LIFT, Ty Dimeff)
Today's SWAPA Number is 11. That's the number of pilots we've lost to suicide since 2019. And while that's not an easy thing to say out loud, ignoring it won't make the number smaller. Mental health just isn't at the forefront of the greater na...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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34:18
The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling Tools On Deck + Release to Check In Q&A
In this week’s show, Communications Director Amy Robinson hits the high points of new scheduling features like
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9:28
49-114 (Security & Cockpit Defense, Brian Hagedorn, John Nolan)
Today's SWAPA number is 49-114. That's the section of US Code that guides the operations of the TSA. Today, we are sitting down with Brian Hagedorn and John Nolan from the Security and Cockpit Defense Committee to talk about upcoming changes to...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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32:36
The SWAPA Ride Report: Red-Eye CQT Pulls, VA Shift Strategies & The China Airlines Partnership
In this week’s extended episode, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants explains the new expectations for red-eye pairings when it comes to QOL TR pulls during a CQT month. He also goes deep on all things vacation shifting and how shifts h...
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18:04
537 (Scheduling & Analytics, Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan)
Today's SWAPA Number is 537. That's the number of pilots that have used Release to Check-in since it was implemented on April 1st. So today we are sitting down with Scott Plyler and Meagan Nelan from the Scheduling and Analytics committee to di...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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35:21
The SWAPA Ride Report: ICYMI, Coming Soon, and Contract Q&A
In this week’s episode, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants points back to highlights in the bevvy of information we covered in the BOD meeting recap and teases the upcoming deep dive with the SAC. Also in this episode: a heads-up on th...
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7:51
1,200 (Professional Standards, Jon Ross)
Today's SWAPA Number is 1200. That's the number of cases that Professional Standards has worked in the last 12 months. That's about 100 per month or about three a day. Those are high numbers and well within our control, but we'd much rather see...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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31:32
The SWAPA Ride Report: DRR Process Explained, Updated Pay Audit and More
In this week’s edition, Captain Tony Mulhare takes the membership through some recently implemented contract touches, updates to the automated release to check in process as well as SWAPA pay audit improvements. He also does a...
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7:52
70 (Information Technology, Will Young, Leigh Sperberg, Thomas Lowery)
Today's SWAPA number is 70. That's the number of projects IT is currently overseeing that will come to fruition in 2025. Some of these projects are happening behind the scenes, but still bring value and security to the organization and others l...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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28:57
The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling 360, Benefits Reminders, and Contract Q&A
In this week’s edition, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants breaks down all the scheduling headlines you’ve seen in the past few weeks. From ELITT Direct Drop/Direct Pickup data to the “why” behind line quality, listen in to learn more ...
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7:27
175 (Training and Standards, Greg Bowen)
Today's SWAPA Number is 175. That's the number of hours associated with being a new first officer at Southwest Airlines, which is the change from the 100 hours we previously used. The restrictions as part of being a new first officer is part of...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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30:30
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 new tool. Casey gives a recap of th...
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8:43
13 (Safety, Gary Niemann, Craig Jakubowski)
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. Safety covers a lot of topics and is at the core ...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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42:08
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 that resulted, and the move up of implementatio...
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7:42
1.1% (Profit Sharing, Mike Haynes, Damian Jennette)
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 subject matter expert Damian Jennette, ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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28:31
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 are a lot of moving parts here, so take a list...
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8:25
18 (The Way Forward, Jody Reven)
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 board meeting of the year in the rear view mir...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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28:17
