Juan Browne, a commercial pilot and prolific YouTuber, says there is understaffing all through the organization: https://youtu.be/kO39nIcuPhQ
He says even low wage workers are in short supply and are working lots of overtime. He also says previously laid off pilots are backlogged in training to bring them back into working.
He also says the vaccine mandate is a problem. Browne is fully vaccinated and has no objections. He thinks no rational pilot will give up their salary over this. But, his analysis is that the vaccine mandate is an extra irritant in a fragile situation.
This is a nuanced and detailed analysis, but I'm not sure that is a entirely correct. Other airlines with similar pilot issues are not failing this way. Why just Southwest?
He says even low wage workers are in short supply and are working lots of overtime. He also says previously laid off pilots are backlogged in training to bring them back into working.
He also says the vaccine mandate is a problem. Browne is fully vaccinated and has no objections. He thinks no rational pilot will give up their salary over this. But, his analysis is that the vaccine mandate is an extra irritant in a fragile situation.
This is a nuanced and detailed analysis, but I'm not sure that is a entirely correct. Other airlines with similar pilot issues are not failing this way. Why just Southwest?