With more picketing upcoming, FAA, whistleblowers, and pilots union speak out. Plus was there any impropriety with Southwest Hawaii flights?
With more picketing upcoming, FAA, whistleblowers, and pilots union speak out. Plus was there any impropriety with Southwest Hawaii flights?
To be honest I never thought it was a good idea to allow planes with only two engines to travel that far over water
Most modern long haul planes are two engines. It’s perfectly safe and far more fuel efficient.
Funny how this is all coming out now just after SW announced $39 inner island flights in Hawaii. Competition is Competition, dirty playing.
These same guys just wrote an article about how Southwest interisland was better than Hawaiian. Has nothing to do with bias.
Eh. Your article begs the question: Does the FAA always know best? Is the FAA a well run, modern, fair, incorruptible agency? Clearly the answer to all of these question is No. The FAA’s notoriously cosy relationship with Boeing–that largely led to the 737 MAX crashes–as been well documented (by former employees of both Boeing and the FAA) and lamented (by competitors) for decades. Massive failures at the FAA also resulted in the 9/11 hijackings and crashes–that essentially crashed the global economy. Personally, I feel very confident flying Southwest anywhere due to their stellar safety record and overall phenomenally run company. They have a Huge vested interest in Not crashing planes–and a Very long track record of safe operation
Southwest also allows Any employee to sign up for the jumpseat without any training or understanding of evacuation procedures. Why would the FAA sign off on that tidbit? I don’t know of another U.S. carrier that allows it.
The cabin flight attendant jumpseats are the only jumpseats that are allowed to be occupied by any Southwest employee. Don’t get that confused with the flight deck jumpseat which is controlled by the FAA as to who can occupy that seat.
Those union fights can get nasty. I tend to favor unions. Southwest is the biggest airline in the country and as such their incident numbers are going to reflect that. I read a story this morning about a United flight sitting out on the runway for 8 hours. The plane had to be refueled and then back to the runway. Eventually the crew had spent too much time in the aircraft and had to be removed. The flight was canceled. I think most of these incidents are a reflection of labor shortages.
Aloha
Southwest, largest domestic airline @ 23% market share. DOT info 2020.
Southwest is great to fly because the fares are reasonable with free 2 check in bags. Don’t like the open seating though.
Is Hawaiian Airlines behind this to knock out Southwest Airlines? I Hawaiian Airlines had the monopoly so we had no choice but to fly Hawaiian. Recently, I’ve been flying Southwest as Hawaiian Airlines has been delayed many times. Southwest Airlines provide wonderful customer service. The flight attendants really make the passengers feel comfortable. Price is right, plus two free baggages. I will continue flying Southwest.
Mahalo
These same guys just wrote an article about how Southwest interisland was better than Hawaiian. Has nothing to do with bias.
Sounds like Hawaiian airlines is up to something again to get rid of competition.
Typical union sabre-rattling. Inuendos do not count. Proven facts do.
Who benefits if Southwest loses its certification to fly to Hawaii?
Not the people. Someone is pushing this and that’s likely another airline.
50 years without an accident tells us a lot about Southwest.
No, I’m not a regular SWA passenger. I don’t like their boarding process, the lack of seat assignments and no real priority coach, no business class, no first class.
Coming to Hawaii next month, flying Hawaiian, as usual.
Other airlines generally do not point fingers at other airlines around safety issues. However, if they did, I bet it was Hawaiian in this instance in regards to the overwater certification!
As Chicken Little said….”the sky is falling”