The best paid pilots in the nation want a raise and job security, just in case SWA wants to expand their ties with other carriers. Recently SWA and ATA have expanded their code sharing to allow SWA to open up to more international markets in Mexico with out actually flying there.
The company wants new work rules so they can improve revenues at the company. They are facing an upcoming threat. Their fuel hedging is running out soon and they need to find ways to keep their fuel costs down.
"Southwest is going to have a difficult time," said Roger King, an analyst for New York-based debt research company CreditSights Inc. "I don't know how much more efficiencies they can wring out. The pilots already are the highest-paid, which puts them in a bad bargaining position."We will see how things turn out betwen the two groups. There has always been a good relationship between the pilots and their management team.
Dallas Morning News
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