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Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Sound Alarm About Safety Culture
Southwest Airline CEO Gary Kelly is in receipt of an urgent letter from the executive board of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 556, which represents more than 16,000 frontline Southwest flight attendants. The letter was fired off late Monday after a report on the safety culture at both Southwest and American Airlines aired earlier in the day on “CBS This Morning.” The seven-minute-plus report by aviation correspondent Kris Van Cleave did not include any dramatic new revelations. But it did… (www.bizjournals.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
"Both Southwest and American mechanics also are in the middle of protracted bargaining talks over new contracts." Need I say more?
Southwest has been frequently fined for neglecting updates required by the FAA. Airlines
Then you might also add that they were founded in 1967, became SWA in june of 1971 and have two (2)total fatalities on the books in 52 years of continuous operation. Lion Air can't even fly new 737's and SWA has worn out hundreds of them with one of the best safety records in modern history. Part of the gig is workin the FAA to keep em flyin. Remember the fed who grounded a Beech Baron in SOCAL for six bent propeller blades on an airplane with two new McCauley Q-tip props. Or the grounding of Bob Hoover. It ain't just the GA side. Might be time for a new FA contract, I don't know, but the mechanics clearly have an axe to grind and Gary Kelly ain't Herb and it ain't been the same since.
If you want to quantify your statement on fines go here,
https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/american-airlines
pick an airline, I was amazed.
If you want to quantify your statement on fines go here,
https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/american-airlines
pick an airline, I was amazed.
I agree, the data just doesn't support the claim. Is it any coincidence that the TWU began seeking new terms last month? These things happen, sadly. Safety claims become a bargaining chip against airline execs because publicly traded companies want to stay out of the media.
The mechanics are having talks about their agreement with Southwest, also. None of this is a coincidence.
I stand corrected and apologize for an incorrect statement that I made.
Thanks for having the balls to stand up and do what's right. Your integrity is still intact.