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PRESIDENT AT FLIGHTCHECK COMMERCIAL AVIATION SERVICES SOFTWARE

PRESIDENT AT FLIGHTCHECK COMMERCIAL AVIATION SERVICES SOFTWARE

Our Southwest Pilot Leadership Team has reviewed and expressed confidence in the MAX software and training updates following Boeing’s enhancements to the aircraft.

This is not only our profession, career, and livelihoods-it’s deeply personal to all of us.

That is a moral obligation that I share with my fellow Southwest Family Members who work, fly, and travel with our own families on these aircraft. If we had a cause for doubt of the Safety of our fleet-or any subset of it-simply put, the planes would not fly. Today, I want to share a few of our thoughts and plans.įirst and foremost, there is nothing more sacred to me than the Safety of our Customers and Employees. There is much work to be done before our MAX aircraft will resume service, which we estimate will likely take place no sooner than the second quarter of 2021. Southwest is in receipt of the FAA’s directive regarding flight control software updates and additional Pilot training related to the MAX, and we are ready to meet each requirement. Thank you for your patience through this important work as we prepared to welcome you back onboard! Letter from Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer l November 18, 2020Īfter a thorough and comprehensive review of Boeing’s enhancements to the 737 MAX 8, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued official requirements that enable airlines to return the MAX to service. The changes made and the measures taken, by literally thousands of experts around the globe, have convinced me that the MAX is ready for us to safely fly once again with our proud and beautiful Southwest livery and our Pilots’ collective stamp of approval. I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating, there is nothing more sacred to me than the safety of our Employees and Customers. Simply put, we would not be returning the MAX to service if I did not believe, beyond any and all doubt, that the aircraft is ready to carry our most precious cargo-you! I would not hesitate for a second to put my wife, daughters and sons-in-law, and granddaughters onboard the plane.

Southwest has conducted more than 200 Readiness Flights with our active 737 MAX fleet and completed thousands of hours of work, inspections, and required software updates to the aircraft so that we are prepared to welcome you back onboard.

Every active Southwest Pilot has re-taken Southwest’s original 737 MAX 8 computer-based differences training as a refresher to complement the FAA-required training.

Every active Southwest 737 MAX Pilot has completed (or will complete prior to flying the aircraft) additional FAA-required flight training in one of our nine 737 MAX simulators, as well as additional FAA-required computer-based training covering MAX procedures.

Since December, we have completed the following: In addition to the FAA-approved changes Boeing made to the MAX, our Teams across Southwest Airlines have spent the last two years preparing for our safe operation of the MAX after its return to service. I hope you will be reassured, as I am, to know all that has gone into making the MAX among the most-reviewed planes in the world. It was a quiet and smooth ride, like I have experienced on every MAX flight I have taken since Southwest began operating the aircraft in 2017. In December, I had a chance to fly on one of the more than 200 readiness flights we have conducted since late last year.

To be clear, I have the utmost confidence in our ability to safely operate the Boeing 737 MAX 8. There is no greater responsibility that we all share than the Safety of our Employees and Customers. In fact, I’m hard-pressed to find a more impressive display of collaboration and Teamwork across the entire industry throughout my 35-year history in this business. While the airline industry is competitive, I’ve been inspired and encouraged by the shared dedication of aviation experts and Leaders worldwide devoted to resolving operational issues to prepare the MAX for a safe return to service. We appreciate the focused work of our counterparts at Boeing, the FAA, and aviation regulators and experts across the globe to ready the aircraft to welcome everyone back onboard. We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to our Customers for their patience. Gary Kelly’s Message Regarding MAX Return to Service l March 10, 2021Īs we prepare to return the Boeing 737 MAX 8 into scheduled service this week, let me begin by extending my personal thanks and sincere gratitude to the thousands of Southwest Airlines Employees across every Department who have worked countless hours, spanning two years, to bring us to this point.