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13 ( Safety, Ken Schwantner, Gary Niemann )
Jun 8, 2026
39m 48s
Hotels | Contract 2029 SEP Education
May 25, 2026
43m 07s
4.6% (Earnings, Hank Ketchum, Greg Auld, Erich Schnitzler)
May 11, 2026
34m 08s
Long Haul Scheduling Roundtable with APA and Delta/ALPA | Contract 2029 SEP Education
Apr 21, 2026
50m 33s
New Fleet | Contract 2029 SEP Education
Apr 7, 2026
35m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8/26 |  13 ( Safety, Ken Schwantner, Gary Niemann )✨ | flight safetysafety committee+3 | Ken SchwantnerGary Niemann | SWAPASouthwest | — | safety committeeaviation safety+3 | — | 39m 48s | |
| 5/25/26 |  Hotels | Contract 2029 SEP Education✨ | crew accommodationshotel policies+3 | Amanda Burford | SWAPA | — | crew accommodationshotel policies+5 | — | 43m 07s | |
| 5/11/26 |  4.6% (Earnings, Hank Ketchum, Greg Auld, Erich Schnitzler)✨ | financial performanceoperating margin+3 | Hank KetchumErich Schnitzler+1 | Southwest Airlines | — | Southwest Airlinesoperating margin+3 | — | 34m 08s | |
| 4/21/26 |  Long Haul Scheduling Roundtable with APA and Delta/ALPA | Contract 2029 SEP Education✨ | long-haul schedulingwidebody operations+3 | — | SWAPAAPA+1 | — | schedulingaviation+5 | — | 50m 33s | |
| 4/7/26 |  New Fleet | Contract 2029 SEP Education✨ | Contract 2029airline partnerships+3 | Kurt HeidemannErich Schnitzler+1 | SouthwestEFA | — | Contract 2029scope+3 | — | 35m 19s | |
| 3/30/26 |  Scope and Section 1 FAQs | Contract 2029 SEP Education✨ | contract educationpilot FAQs+3 | Matt McCantsTony Mulhare | SWAPA | — | contract 2029Section 1+5 | — | 17m 18s | |
| 3/23/26 |  1.1% (Profit Sharing, Damian Jennette)✨ | profit sharingretirement accounts+3 | Damian Jennette | SouthwestSWAPA | — | profit sharingretirement+3 | — | 31m 28s | |
| 3/9/26 |  Section 1 | Contract 2029 SEP Education✨ | Contract 2029SEP Education+3 | — | SWAPA | — | Contract 2029SEP Education+3 | — | 14m 38s | |
| 2/23/26 |  7-1-27 ( SEP Process, Jody Reven, Kurt Heidemann)✨ | collective bargainingnegotiation process+3 | Jody RevenKurt Heidemann | SWAPA | — | SWAPAnegotiations+3 | — | 36m 45s | |
| 2/10/26 |  2 (From the Jumpseat, Emanuel Prince, Jared Savage)✨ | aviationpilot stories+3 | Emanuel PrinceJared Savage | — | Chicago | aviationpilots+5 | — | 1h 11m 05s | |
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| 1/19/26 |  14% (401K, Mike Haynes, Kevin Sheth)✨ | retirement planningemployee contributions+3 | Mike HaynesKevin Sheth | SWAPA | — | 14%retirement+3 | — | 19m 43s | |
| 12/22/25 |  400 ( Training & Standards, Greg Bowen, William Bishop)✨ | new hirespilot training+4 | Greg BowenWilliam Bishop | SWAPA | — | new hirespilot training+5 | — | 37m 49s | |
| 12/19/25 |  The SWAPA Ride Report: AUS & DRR, 401(k) Plan Changes, and the Road Ahead✨ | SWAPA Ride Report401(k) Plan Changes+3 | Matt McCants | SWAPA | Austin | SWAPARide Report+4 | — | 12m 30s | |
| 12/8/25 |  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 the Human Intervention Motivation Study, or HIMS, to get an update on the work his committee does and to remind our pilots of this important resource that can save your career as a pilot at Southwest Airlines. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap... | 30m 51s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  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 preference on either your EFB or via SWALife. He also provides a timely reminder on where to find Holiday Pay Override information on the payroll report. This week’s Contract Q&A discusses timelines for when scheduling has to run uncovered flying through the open time process befor... | 7m 23s | ||||||
| 11/24/25 |  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 structure has boosted the 108 average TFP historically used. In fact, we had the second highest monthly TFP ever this past July, 135 TFP average, second only to the January, 2023, immediately post-meltdown average of 139 TFP. It's been a whirlwind on the scheduling front this year with multiple imple... | 58m 31s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  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 deadhead self-release, reserve ELITT, and footprint protection, to name a few, along with new max deferral percentages and Roth touches on your 401(k). The Q&A this week has some great information on holiday ELITT and deadhead release, along with what happens to your pairing code when you select ... | 9m 38s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 |  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 SWAPA when Contract Admin is on the front line of that defense. Without a doubt, there are discussions or questions just about every hour of every day that we're having about this document and how it's impacting our quality of life. So today we're sitting down with several folks from our Contract... | 48m 14s | ||||||
| 11/7/25 |  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 preferences and RCO due to company IT changes to the VDT and reserve preference selections. The weekly contract Q&A focuses on several reserve related questions including how Release to Check In affects Leg Change Override and monthly reserve block overlap corrections.&nbs... | 5m 44s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 |  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 committee member Caitlin Bute for an update on the state of our partnerships with other carriers and the hot topics in the industry. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text. Follow us online: Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilots F... | 23m 52s | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  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 how to access the options for your Southwest Airlines Medical Open Enrollment, which runs until November 5. This covers your selection of medical, dental, and vision plans along with life insurance, updating your beneficiaries, and Loss of License (LOL) taxable vs non-taxable selection. Check you... | 9m 07s | ||||||
| 10/13/25 |  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 year, and as we just started open enrollment for 2025, what a better way to rehack that currency than a guided tour of that page and its contents. This is another audio visual presentation. So for those of you listening to this intro on one of our podcast platforms, click the links in the sh... | 1m 04s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  The SWAPA Ride Report: Open Enrollment, Implementation updates and Contract Q&A | In this week’s edition, Communications Committee Member Tony Mulhare discusses the SWAPA STD & LTD open enrollment period that begins next Monday and also points to the recent SWAPA Vice President candidate discussion that can be found on swapa.org. He also gives a summary of upcoming implementation items like Reserve ELITT and deadhead self-release. He provides an overview of the footprint protection preference and how to select your preference to maximize pay or to protect a... | 7m 10s | ||||||
| 10/6/25 |  11 (Benefits, Tony Caparella) | Today's SWAPA number is 11. That's the number of days that the SWAPA Open Enrollment period is available. That runs from October 13th to October 24th, and you have several decisions to make if you wish to change your STD and LTD elections. So today we are sitting down with Benefits Committee member, Tony Caparella, to talk about what we've learned after 18 months of the new benefits package from Contract 2020, the open enrollment period, and some recent experiences by our pilots out on loss o... | 29m 29s | ||||||
| 9/29/25 |  1.32 Million (Budget, Hank Ketchum, Nia Williams, Andrew Rose) | Today's SWAPA Number is 1.32 million. That's the surplus amount that the 2025 budget should end the year with. And 2026 is also planned to be a surplus budget. So today we're sitting down with SWAPA's Second Vice President, Hank Ketchum, Internal Audit Committee Chair Andrew Rose and Finance Director Nia Williams to get an update on how we will finish 2025 and also give the membership some insight into the 2026 budget, which is up for our membership vote this fall. If you have any feedback fo... | 27m 55s | ||||||
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