I-DALLAS - Namhlanje, uGary Kelly, uSihlalo we-Southwest Airlines, uMongameli, kunye ne-CEO bathetha kwi-Wings Club kwisixeko saseNew York kwaye babelane ngeenkcukacha ezongezelelweyo ngokuzisa i-Boeing 737-800 kwi-Southwest fleet.
U-Kelly ubhengeze ukuba iNkampani iza kutshintsha i-20 ye-737-700 yee-odolo zayo ze-800s, kunye nonikezelo lokuqala olucwangciselwe uMatshi ka-2012. Ngabaqhubi bayo kunye neManyano yaBasebenzi beFlight baqinisekisa iikhontrakthi zabo zokongeza i -800 kwizivumelwano zabo zangoku ze-bargaining. , iNkampani iyaqhubeka nokugqibezela iingxoxo kunye neNkampani yeBoeing malunga nokutshintshwa kwe -800s kwizikhundla ze -700, kunye nohlengahlengiso kunye nokukhethwa kwe-equipage.
"I-800 imele amathuba amaninzi anomdla kuBasebenzi bethu kunye nabaThengi bethu," utshilo uKelly. "Sijonge kwikamva kwaye -800 ibeka inqanaba lokuzisa iindawo ezininzi zokuya kwindawo ezinokwenzeka kuMazantsi-ntshona, ukusebenzisa inqwelomoya enoqoqosho ngakumbi, kunye nokubonelela ngokuguquguquka okungcono kokucwangcisa kwimfuno ephezulu, elawulwayo, okanye isango. -imarike ezithintelweyo."
Isicwangciso sangoku kukuzisa ezi nqwelo-moya zingama-20, 737-800 kuluhlu olupheleleyo lweMigangatho yokuSebenza yeTwin-injini yokuSebenza (ETOPS) epheleleyo. Ulungelelwaniso lwangoku lukwabandakanya i-Sky Interior yeNkampani ye-Boeing enikezela ngekhabhathi ezolileyo, iimpawu zokhuseleko eziphuculweyo, kunye nokufundwa kwe-LED kunye nokukhanya kwesilingi.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- “We are looking to the future and the -800 sets the stage to bring more destinations into the realm of possibilities for Southwest, to operate a more economical aircraft, and to offer better scheduling flexibility in high-demand, slot-controlled, or gate-restricted markets.
- Unions ratifying their contracts to add the -800 to their current collective bargaining agreements, the Company is continuing to finalize discussions with the Boeing Company regarding substitutions of the -800s for the -700 positions, and configuration and equipage options.
- The current configuration also includes the Boeing Company’s Sky Interior that offers a quieter cabin, improved operational security features, and LED reading and ceiling lighting.
