About this episode
The episode discusses flight safety with Safety Committee Chairman Ken Schwantner and Member Gary Niemann.
Today's SWAPA Number is 13. That's the number of pilots on the SWAPA safety committee covering multiple departments. They all look at different parts of the safety world, but together, they refine exactly how we keep safety our number one priority. So, today, we're joined by Safety Committee Chairman Ken Schwantner and Safety Committee Member Gary Niemann to discuss all the flight safety topics that are front and center, not just with us here at Southwest, but with the aviation community at l...
People in this episode
Guests: Ken Schwantner, Gary Niemann
Topics covered
- flight safety
- safety committee
- aviation community
- pilot safety
- safety priorities
Keywords
- safety committee
- aviation safety
- Southwest Airlines
- pilot safety
- safety priorities
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SWAPA, Southwest
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