Today's SWAPA Number is 4,452. That's the peak number of flights per day in the revised June schedule. That's just over 6% more than last year. So today we're going to speak with SRC supervisor, Meagan Nealon, SRC committee member, Dan O'Connor and SRC Chair, Scott Plyler about where the network schedule stands for the summer season, as well as discuss what's upcoming as far as implementation. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org
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4,452 (Summer Schedule and Implementation, Meagan Nelan, Dan O'Connor, Scott Plyler)

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Today's SWAPA Number is 17.A.2. That's the section of our new CBA that deals with VPTO, or Voluntary Paid Time Off.  On this special episode of The SWAPA Number, we are welcoming NC Chair Jody Reven, EFA Committee Chair Erich Schnitzler, Committee Member Greg Auld, and Scheduling Research Committee Chair, Scott Plyler, to discuss a voluntary paid time off program being offered to the membership by Southwest Airlines. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org
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17.A.2 (VPTO, Jody Reven, Greg Auld, Erich Schnitzler, Scott Plyler)

This week, host Captain Matt McCants gives us the high points of the newly released Scheduling Handbook – a must have in a Pilot’s tool box to resume own navigation through the new CBA. He also covers how much error pay and fixed audit pay have been recovered by SWAPA since date of ratification.  The Q&A; this week has topics ranging from online legality changes to some great techniques to maximize your opportunities in Open Time Priority and Vacation Overlap. How can you boost your TFP? Take a listen and find out. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org
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The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling Handbook Highlights and Pro Tips for Open Time Priority and Vacation Overlap

Today's SWAPA Number is 231 million. That's the net loss for Southwest Airlines in the first quarter of 2024. Today, we're sitting down with Eric Schnitzler and Greg Auld of the Economic and Financial Analysis Committee to shed some light on the industry as a whole, as well as the financial outlook of Southwest Airlines, given some recent events. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org
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231 Million (EFA, Greg Auld, Erich Schnitzler)

This week, guest host and Communications Director Amy Robinson walks us through the newest expansion of Trip Trade Giveaway and ELITT. If you’ve ever wanted to pick up or trade with the company over a non-fly or vacation event, you’ll want to listen in and understand how that works.   
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4,452 (Summer Schedule and Implementation, Meagan Nelan, Dan O'Connor, Scott Plyler)

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