The SWAPA Number Podcast
1) The SWAPA Ride Report: AUS & DRR, 401(k) Plan Changes, and the Road Ahead
The latest (and last) episode of the SWAPA Ride Report is up! To be clear, the regularly scheduled programming that is the SWAPA Number podcast will still continue. In fact, we will air our conversati...Show More
2) 10 (HIMS, Tom Stanley)
Today's SWAPA Number is 10. That's the percentage of the population that suffers from substance use disorder, and pilots are not an exception to that. So today we're talking to Tom Stanley, chair of...Show More
3) The SWAPA Ride Report: Deadhead Self-Release, Training Move Up Preference and Contract Q&A
In this week’s edition, SWAPA Communication Committee Member Tony Mulhare discusses the recently implemented Deadhead Self-Release functionality in CrewHub and how to set your training move up prefere...Show More
4) 112 (Scheduling and Analytics Committee, Meagan Nelan, Scott Plyler)
Today's SWAPA Number is 112. That's the average TFP per active pilot since contract ratification in January, 2024. Even with low density schedules and low levels of reroute, the new contract pay struc...Show More
5) The SWAPA Ride Report: Coming Attractions – Scheduling and 401(k) plus Contract Q&A
The theme of this week’s episode is “coming soon” as Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants points to near targets for a number of new scheduling features and 401(k) Plan changes. This means dead...Show More
6) 14 (Contract Admin Committee, David Kudish, Rob Odom, Dan O'Connor)
Today's SWAPA Number is 14. That's the number of outstanding grievances that are in process relating to contract interpretations. Defending our contract is one of the biggest pillars of what we do at ...Show More
7) The SWAPA Ride Report: Runoff Elections, RCO & Training Preference Errors and Q&A
In this week’s edition, Committee Member Tony Mulhare discusses the runoff election for SWAPA Vice President and for the BNA & BWI Domicile Reps. He also discusses recent errors found with training p...Show More
8) 73 (Jumpseat, Brian Ross, Caitlin Bute)
Today's SWAPA Number is 73. That's the current number of reciprocal agreements SWAPA has with other carriers. So today we're sitting down with Brian Ross, chair of the Jumpseat Committee, and committe...Show More
9) The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections/Medical Open Enrollment, Coming Attractions, and Contract Q&A
n this week’s episode, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants has some elections reminders and quick ways to vote if you haven’t cast your ballot for the Fall General Election. He also goes over ...Show More
10) 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 ye...Show More