September 15, 2010 2:36 PM
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Southwest Flight Attendants Agree to Fly Larger Planes -- Now For the Pilots
(MoneyWatch) 
Just a quick update on a previous story. It looks like the Southwest (LUV) flight attendants weren't looking to make unreasonable demands from Southwest in order to fly the larger 737-800. The union came to a tentative agreement with the airline that now has to be voted on by the rank and file. I imagine it will be approved.
So now, the focus shifts back to the pilots. As I said earlier this month:
Related:
Just a quick update on a previous story. It looks like the Southwest (LUV) flight attendants weren't looking to make unreasonable demands from Southwest in order to fly the larger 737-800. The union came to a tentative agreement with the airline that now has to be voted on by the rank and file. I imagine it will be approved.So now, the focus shifts back to the pilots. As I said earlier this month:
If the order doesn't materialize, however, maybe we should be looking more toward the front of the plane than in the galley.The pilots now have a couple of months to come to the same conclusion as the flight attendants, that flying larger planes makes sense for the airline.
Related:
- Flight Attendant Demands May Block Southwest's Push Toward Bigger Planes
- Southwest Flight Attendants Strike Back, Deny Intent to Block Larger Airplanes
- Southwest Pilots Chime in With Caution on New Aircraft Purchase
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