All Episodes
The SWAPA Number — 268 episodes
365 (SAC, Scott Plyler, Eric Gavin, Meagan Nelan)
Retirement and Expenses | Contract 2029 SEP Education
Retirement | Contract 2029 SEP Education
Expenses | Contract 2029 SEP Education
3 (Professional Standards, Jon Ross)
10 (Executive Town Hall)
Sick Leave and Sick Bank Buyback | Contract 2029 SEP Education
Benefits and Leaves | Contract 2029 SEP Education
83,503 (IT, Leigh Sperberg, Will Young, Thomas Lowrey)
13 ( Safety, Ken Schwantner, Gary Niemann )
Hotels | Contract 2029 SEP Education
4.6% (Earnings, Hank Ketchum, Greg Auld, Erich Schnitzler)
Long Haul Scheduling Roundtable with APA and Delta/ALPA | Contract 2029 SEP Education
New Fleet | Contract 2029 SEP Education
Scope and Section 1 FAQs | Contract 2029 SEP Education
1.1% (Profit Sharing, Damian Jennette)
Section 1 | Contract 2029 SEP Education
7-1-27 ( SEP Process, Jody Reven, Kurt Heidemann)
2 (From the Jumpseat, Emanuel Prince, Jared Savage)
14% (401K, Mike Haynes, Kevin Sheth)
400 ( Training & Standards, Greg Bowen, William Bishop)
The SWAPA Ride Report: AUS & DRR, 401(k) Plan Changes, and the Road Ahead
10 (HIMS, Tom Stanley)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Deadhead Self-Release, Training Move Up Preference and Contract Q&A
112 (Scheduling and Analytics Committee, Meagan Nelan, Scott Plyler)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Coming Attractions – Scheduling and 401(k) plus Contract Q&A
14 (Contract Admin Committee, David Kudish, Rob Odom, Dan O'Connor)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Runoff Elections, RCO & Training Preference Errors and Q&A
73 (Jumpseat, Brian Ross, Caitlin Bute)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections/Medical Open Enrollment, Coming Attractions, and Contract Q&A
13,561 (2025 Benefits Education, Brent Weisner)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Open Enrollment, Implementation updates and Contract Q&A
11 (Benefits, Tony Caparella)
1.32 Million (Budget, Hank Ketchum, Nia Williams, Andrew Rose)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections / Open Enrollment Previews and Contract Q&A
12 ( BOD Why We Serve, Mark Powers, Kevin Reece)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Reserve VDT Implemented, Vacation Bidding and Contract Q&A
14 (Constitution Modernization, Michael Santoro, Kevin Reece)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Contract Reopener, Partnerships & PDEW, and Contract Admin Q&A
6 ( EFA, Erich Schnitzler, Greg Auld, Hank Ketchum)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Contract AI (beta) Tips, Governance Hot Topics, and Scheduling Updates
401 (Retirement Roundtable, Andrew Payne, Brian August, Damian Jennette)
The SWAPA Ride Report: SWAPA Pay Audit, Fall Schedule Adjustments & Contract Q&A
721 (CIRT, Dave West)
The SWAPA Ride Report: 401(k) Plan Transfer, Scheduling Updates, and Contract Q&A
42 (SWAPAfamily, Jean Peck, Caitlin Bute)
The SWAPA Ride Report: RPP & PBR, Pay Audit Tool update and Contract Q&A
11 (Project LIFT, Ty Dimeff)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling Tools On Deck + Release to Check In Q&A
49-114 (Security & Cockpit Defense, Brian Hagedorn, John Nolan)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Red-Eye CQT Pulls, VA Shift Strategies & The China Airlines Partnership
537 (Scheduling & Analytics, Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan)
The SWAPA Ride Report: ICYMI, Coming Soon, and Contract Q&A
1,200 (Professional Standards, Jon Ross)
The SWAPA Ride Report: DRR Process Explained, Updated Pay Audit and More
70 (Information Technology, Will Young, Leigh Sperberg, Thomas Lowery)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling 360, Benefits Reminders, and Contract Q&A
175 (Training and Standards, Greg Bowen)
The SWAPA Ride Report: ELITT Direct Drop & Pick Up, MBCBP and more
13 (Safety, Gary Niemann, Craig Jakubowski)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Grievance settlement, more displacements, and Reserve Release Until Check In
1.1% (Profit Sharing, Mike Haynes, Damian Jennette)
The SWAPA Ride Report: A Lap Around the Scheduling Pattern
18 (The Way Forward, Jody Reven)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Displacements Update, FAA Denial Letters Update, and Contract Q&A
The SWAPA Ride Report: BOD Meetings Recap
86% (APA/SWAPA Communications, Andrea Hoover, Amy Robinson)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Displacement info, Open Time Priority Range, and Contract Admin Q&A
5 (Airborne Excellence with Kirby Chambliss)
The SWAPA Ride Report: SWAPA IT, Pro Standards Trends, and Contract Q&A
2 (GAC, Chip Hancock, Derek Tate, Kyle Moore)
The SWAPA Ride Report: New Pay Rates and Top Contract Questions from 2024
1,460 (President Casey Murray Signs Off)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Upcoming Scheduling Implementation and Contract Q&A
19 (SAC Implementation Update, Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Holiday Override Pay and Contract Admin Q&A
200 (HIMS, Tom Stanley)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling Implementation, Contract Q&A, and the new SWAPA App
8 (EFA, Elliott, and Q3 Update, Erich Schnitzler, Greg Auld, Hank Ketchum)
The SWAPA Ride Report: New Duty Limits in Effect and Contract Admin Q&A
10 (ICPU Presidents Roundtable, Casey Murray, Nick Silva, Yngve Paulsen, Paulette Gilbert)
The SWAPA Ride Report: International Conference of Pilot Unions, Scheduling and OPS Day, and Contract Q&A
163,649 (Jumpseat, Brian Ross)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Premium Before Reserve Bidding and More
3 ( Agreements of the Association, Jody Reven, Kurt Heidemann)
The SWAPA Ride Report: BOD Week Recap and Round Robin Contract Q&A
$37 Million (Budget 2025, Hank Ketchum, Brian Hickman)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Vacation Bidding Accrual
86 (SAC Implementation Update, Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan, Eric Gavin)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Annotated CBA Overview, Scheduling IT Update & Vacation Bidding Q&A
153 (Communications, Mike Panebianco, Amy Robinson)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Vacation Accrual, Payroll Audit Process & Contract Q&A
6,529 (Plan-to-Plan Transfer, Drew Payne, Mike Haynes)
The SWAPA Ride Report: 401k and MBCBP Recap, Grievance Update, & Contract Q&A
4 (Pro Standards, Jon Ross)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Market Based Cash Balance Plan Update, Vacation Shifts, & Contract Q&A
15 (Elliott Management Update #2, Casey Murray, Hank Ketchum, Erich Schnitzler)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Q3 Implementation Preview, Vacation Shift How-To-Guide, & Contract Q&A
12 (Elliott Management Update, Casey Murray, Tom Nekouei, Hank Ketchum, Erich Schnitzler)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Contract Housekeeping, Reserve Q&A, and Overrides Refresher
26 (Fatigue, Scott Hutchinson)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling Tech Development, SWAPA App Update, and 401K Recap
16 (Hotels, Seth Kornblum)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Training Elections & Side Letter One
4,200 (Training, Casey Murray, Greg Bowen)
17.A.2 (VPTO, Jody Reven, Greg Auld, Erich Schnitzler, Scott Plyler)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Scheduling Handbook Highlights and Pro Tips for Open Time Priority and Vacation Overlap
231 Million (EFA, Greg Auld, Erich Schnitzler)
The SWAPA Ride Report: TTGA / ELITT Expansion and Overrides Q&A
4,452 (Summer Schedule and Implementation, Meagan Nelan, Dan O'Connor, Scott Plyler)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Membership Polling, Crew Meals, and new Annotated CBA
The SWAPA Ride Report: Polling/Implementation, a Grievance, and Reroute Q&A
The SWAPA Ride Report: Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans, ELITT Umbra, Ground Time Override
134 (CIRT, Dave West)
1,142 (2023 Highlights, Damian Jennette)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Open Enrollment, Scheduling and Pay, Contract Admin Q&A
50% (New STD/LTD Plans, Damian Jennette, Brent Weisner)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Open Enrollment, Audit Tool, Split to Cover, and More
The SWAPA Ride Report: Benefits, Disability and Open Enrollment
12 (BNA Domicile, Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, Meagan Nelan)
The SWAPA Ride Report: Overrides, Benefits, Compensation and Expenses
The SWAPA Ride Report: Implementation Update, FAQs from SRC and Benefits
1.5% (Profit Sharing, Damian Jennette)
The SWAPA Ride Report: FAQs from Benefits, Retirement, Contract Admin and SRC
The SWAPA Ride Report: Implementation Update (401(k), Scheduling, and Contract Administration)
8 (Implementation Update, Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan)
92.7% (The Future of SWAPA, Casey Murray and Tom Nekouei)
745 (Disability, Damian Jennette)
64% (Implementation, Jody Reven, Scott Plyler, Damian Jennette)
3 (SRC Fireside Chat, Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, Meagan Nelan)
Section 1 - Contract 2020 TA Education
Compensation - Section 2 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Expenses - Section 3 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Benefits - Section 4 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Retirement - Section 5 | Contract 2020 TA Education
General - Section 6 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Pilot Schedule Planning - Section 9 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Voluntary Additional Flying - Section 11 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Schedule Execution - Section 12 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Exchange of Flying - Section 10 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Reserve - Section 13 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Vacation - Section 14 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Training and Standardization - Section 15 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Hotel Standards - Section 16 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Leaves of Absence - Section 17 | Contract 2020 TA Education
OJI - Section 17 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Miscellaneous - Sections 7, 8, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 | Contract 2020 TA Education
Check Pilot Guide - Contract 2020 TA Education
20 (Negotiations Q&A, Kurt Heidemann)
11/30 (Expectations, Casey Murray, Jody Reven)
$70,000 (Contract Admin, Seth Kornblum)
4 (Pilot Healthcare, Todd Hermling, Tony Capparella)
$37.5 million (Budget, Tom Nekouei, Hank Ketchum, Brian Hickman)
18 (Negotiations, Jody Reven, Kurt Heidemann, Damian Jennette)
12 (Elections, Dan Mosher)
5 (Nationwide Picket, Pilot Sentiment)
649,000 (Training and Professional Standards, Greg Bowen and Jon Ross)
23 (Schedule Research Committee, Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor and Meagan Nelan)
402 (Matt Minguela, Tony Caparella, Benefits)
6 (Erich Schnitzler, Greg Auld, Dan O'Connor, Contract Comparison)
117 (Fatigue, Scott Hutchinson)
8/31 (The Future, Casey Murray and John Murphy)
892 (Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, Meagan Nelan, Summer Schedule)
99.2% (Casey Murray, Ready to Strike)
$11.9 million (Jody Reven, Kurt Heidemann, Damian Jennette, SAV and Negotiations)
1380 (Darren Ellisor, Flight 1380)
5 (Strike Authorization Vote, John Murphy & Mike Terwilliger)
100 (Kurt Heidemann, SWAPA Number Recap)
45 (The History of SWAPA with Frank Schmuck)
89 ( Seth Kornblum, Strike Authorization Vote Past and Present)
2.07 (Erich Schnitzer, Greg Auld, Damian Jeanette, Profit Sharing and Industry Update)
27 (Senate Hearing)
33 (Mike Panebianco, History and Message Moving Forward)
99 (Casey Murray, Jody Reven, SAV and What's Next)
825 million (Casey Murray, Mike Santoro, Tom Nekouei, Christmas Meltdown)
3,025 ( Scott King, AMFA)
1 in 10 (Tom Stanley, HIMS)
25,000 (Scott Plyler and Dan O'Connor, Scheduling Issues)
12/7 (Casey Murray, Looking Ahead)
$1.2 billion (Jalmer Johnson, Industry Analysis)
$3.5 million (Kerrey Hunt, Resolute Health Care Advisors)
50 (Jody Reven, Damian Jennette, Kurt Heidemann, Negotiations)
1.31 (Tom Nekouei, Hank Ketchum, Budget)
2,160 (Greg Bowen and Rob Myers, Training)
6 (Casey Murray, Update on Bob Jordan)
19 (Seth Kornblum, Grievance Settlement)
802 (SWAPA Live - Pilot Sentiment)
7,730 (Erich Schnitzler, Damian Jennette, Industry Update)
1,654 (Brent Weisner, AMAS and Other Benefits)
43 (John Murphy, Brian Marin, SPC)
30 (Stella Dulanya, Railway Labor Act)
706 (Casey Murray, Tom Nekouei, DAL Picket)
845 (Jody Reven, Kurt Heidemann, Negotiations)
5 (Chess Fulton, Matt Foust, LIFT)
35 (Dan O’Connor, Meagan Nelan, Q&A)
250 (Jean Peck, SWAPAfamily)
4.2% (Drew Payne, Brian August, Profit Sharing)
162 (Seth Kornblum and Dave Kudish, Arbitrations)
$85 million (Erich Schnitzler and Greg Auld, Year End Financials)
58,014 (Casey Murray, Mike Santoro, Flight Ops Leadership)
76 (Stella Dulanya, Mike Panebianco, Jon Ross, Disciplinary Action)
$8.7 Billion (Andrew Payne, Brian August, Retirement Plans)
3 (Introducing The New Members of the SWAPA Board of Directors)
450 (Tom Stanley, Chess Fulton, HIMS and LIFT)
67 (Brian Ross, Helen Cook, Jumpseat)
68% (Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan, Operational Performance)
420 (Jody Reven, Kurt Heidemann, Negotiations Update)
10/14 COVID Update
12-8 (Casey Murray, Mike Santoro, Vaccine Mandate)
25.5 Million (Tom Nekouei, Brian Hickman, Budget)
231 (Open Enrollment, Brent Weisner, Damian Jennette)
1,000 (Chad Korb, Daren Black, SPC)
44.8 (BOD Takes Action, Casey Murray, Mike Santoro)
161 (JA Panel, Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan, Seth Kornblum, Scott Hutchinson)
40 (Communications Team)
23.7% (Seth Kornblum and Lexi Taylor, Training)
4 (Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan, SRC)
50 (Kurt Heidemann and Amy Robinson, Communications)
68.8 (Gary Niemann and Matthew Cain, Safety)
2013 (Hank Ketchum, Internal Audit Committee)
24 million (Erich Schnitzler, SWA Financials)
815 (Casey Casteel and Jason Brooks, New Website)
112 (Casey Murray, 2021 update)
71 (Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan, SRC)
196 (ETOPS, Scott Plyler and Cara Monahan)
38 (Greg Auld, Polling)
40 (Matt Redding, SWAPA staff)
19% (Chip Hancock, Kyle Moore, Derek Tate, GAC)
$3 Billion (Damian Jennette, Q4 and Full Year Earnings)
4 (Introducing The New Members of the SWAPA Board of Directors)
9,144 (Casey Murray, 2021)
10 (Mike Santoro, COVID-19 Update)
1,220 (Jody Reven, WARN Notices)
6,433 (Scott, Dan and Meagan of SRC)
943,971 (Erich Schnitzler & Greg Auld, SWA Financial Update)
11 (Brent Weisner and Mike Haynes, Open Enrollment, Non-Qual Plans)
23 (NC Virtual Meeting Q&A)
15 (Matt Wright, Laurin Toriello, Stella Dulanya, Investigations and Discipline)
$22.93M (Tom Nekouei, 2021 Budget)
31.2 (Disability Plans, Brent Weisner and Damian Jennette)
13 (Follow-up With The New Members of the SWAPA Board of Directors)
$268,668 (Jean Peck, SWAPAfamily)
2,211 (Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan, VSP/ExTO and the Schedule)
3,284 (Mike Santoro, COVID-19 update)
25 (Seth Kornblum, Helen Yu, SWA/SWAPA Agreements)
$191,745 (Damian Jennette, VSP)
300% (Chess Fulton, Special Services)
4,346 (Scott Hutchinson and Fred Deakins, Fatigue)
3 (2nd VP candidates forum)
98,000 (Greg Auld, Economic, Financial Analysis)
35% (Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan, Scheduling)
19 (Michael Santoro, COVID-19)
415 (Rick Grindstaff, Professional Standards)
3/13 (Damian Jennette and Mike Haynes, Profit Sharing Plans)
2 Million (Casey Murray and Jody Reven, Data Points from SEP)
6 (Helen Yu, RLA Education)
346 (Brent Weisner, Damian Jennette, Benefits)
$7.3M (Will Young, I.T.)
8 (Introducing The New Members of the SWAPA Board of Directors)
$4.7M (Matt Monahan and Seth Kornblum, Payroll Audit)
10.7% (Erich Schnitzler, Contract 2020)
.1% (Brian Fitting, Dues Increase)
1,983 (Mike Panebianco, Contract 2012)
124, Part II (Seth Kornblum, CBA Grievances)
124, Part I (Seth Kornblum, CBA Grievances)
1,659 (Mike Santoro, Vacation)
25.6M (Amy Johns, Budget)
365 (Casey Murray, Negotiations)