SWA Part 2-Deck Vocab

Question 1

Leg

Answer 1

Flights that start in one city and end in another

Question 2

Made up of multiple “legs”, can range from 1-4 days

Answer 2

Trip or Pairing

Question 3

Inflight Crew Planning

Answer 3

Handles all bids and vacations for FAs for the following month

Question 4

Handles day of operations scheduling for all FAs

Answer 4

Inflight Crew Scheduling

Question 5

FAR

Answer 5

Federal Aviation Regulation

Question 6

Contractual Legality

Answer 6

Following the terms of the FA CBA

Question 7

Base / Domicile

Answer 7

An SWA city where FAs begin and end their scheduled work

Question 8

From brake release to brake set with intent to fly

Answer 8

Block

Question 9

The time that brakes are locked and airplane is parked at the completion of their flight

Answer 9

Block-In

Question 10

Board

Answer 10

A flight attendant’s schedule or line of flying

Question 11

Responsible for ensuring all flights are properly staffed within CBA legalities

Answer 11

Crew Scheduling

Question 12

An FA who does not live in their Base and designated a city as point of origin

Answer 12

Commuter

Question 13

CSS

Answer 13

Crew Scheduling System

Question 14

When an FA flies as a passenger in the cabin of the plane. Considered “on duty”

Answer 14

Deadhead

Question 15

Duty

Answer 15

The time an FA is at work

Question 16

ETOPS

Answer 16

Extended Operations, flights between Continental US and Hawaii

Question 17

Physical state in which FA should no longer fly due to decreased performance

Answer 17

Fatigue

Question 18

FAR

Answer 18

Federal Aviation Regulation

Question 19

Herb Time

Answer 19

Central Time zone, named after Herb Kelleher

Question 20

Irregular Operations. Any flight that operates in a manner that negatively impacts customers ( Delay, cancelations, etc.

Answer 20

IROPS

Question 21

JA-Junior Available

Answer 21

An FA assigned or re-assigned by the company into a duty period on a scheduled day off

Question 22

FAR’s or contractual rules as they pertain to FA’s schedule

Answer 22

Legality

Question 23

When an FA lands in a station later than scheduled due to irregular operations and will not be on the ground in time for their next scheduled flight

Answer 23

Misconnect

Question 24

NOC

Answer 24

Network Operations Center- Current

Question 25

Notify

Answer 25

Crew Scheduling Desk responsible for calling FA’s to discuss changes to trips/pairings

Question 26

Open Time

Answer 26

System used to award uncovered trips to FAs

Question 27

An airport/ City served by SWA

Answer 27

Station

Question 28

Pairing/ Trip

Answer 28

A schedule of flights assigned to an FA to work

Question 29

When a plane first departs from the gate for the purpose of flight

Answer 29

Push

Question 30

The time at which an FA workday begins and they are expected to be at the airport

Answer 30

Report

Question 31

Release

Answer 31

The time at which an FA’s workday ends

Question 32

Taxi Out

Answer 32

Time from which a flight leaves the gate to the time it gets “wheels up”/ Airborne

Question 33

Time from when a plane touches ground to the time it gets to the gate

Answer 33

Taxi In

Question 34

TFP (Trips for Pay)

Answer 34

A monetary unit by which FAs are compensated converts to dollar amounts

Question 35

Turn

Answer 35

A one-day trip ( no overnight)