Jul 23, 2024 | News, Safety Committee
On July 23, 2024, TWU Local 556 was made aware that the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) would be performing a Certificate Holder Evaluation Process (CHEP) of Southwest Airlines. The CHEP is an audit which holds an in-depth examination of the Company. This audit is similar to the audits from the past. This audit is industry standard and Southwest has complied with these before. This particular CHEP is focused on Flight Operations given recent safety events. This safety audit will not affect Flight Attendants or the performance of our duties.
Jul 22, 2024 | News, Safety Committee
On July 11, 2024, Chris Click, Michael Massoni, Elizabeth Leapley, Michele Moore, and Ray Presnall represented TWU Local 556 in a Meeting with high-level leadership of Southwest Airlines, including Rachel Loudermilk, Justin Jones, Wally Devereaux, Matt Sampson, and Steve Murtoff. Additionally, Provisioning was represented by TWU Local 555 President Abillio Villaverde, Vice President Bryan Gaulle, and Safety Chairperson Karl Mager. At this Meeting, TWU Local 556 delivered a strong and determined message that the exploding can issue had reached a critical tipping point, and demanded definitive actions and changes, along with a clear timeline for these changes, to which the Company could be held accountable.
Jun 19, 2024 | News, Safety Committee
With the high temperatures expected across the country later this week, it’s imperative that we follow our own summer warm weather/hot aircraft procedures.
Jun 17, 2024 | News, Safety Committee
The TWU Local 556 Safety Team has received many messages with concerns regarding the ASAP Email from the Company and their decision to discontinue report sharing with the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System.
Apr 28, 2024 | News, Safety Committee
Your TWU Local 556 Safety and Health Committee has been working diligently to achieve resolution on many issues that affect our Flight Attendants on a daily basis. We are happy to report that we have made substantial progress on the following issues and expect to see actual changes to be implemented within our operations in the not-so-distant future.
Mar 6, 2023 | News, Safety Committee
Southwest Airlines Flight 3923 Havana Evacuation WU Local 556 was notified on Sunday morning, March 5, 2023, of an incident involving Southwest Airlines Flight 3923 HAV-FLL. The aircraft encountered multiple bird strikes causing a shutdown of one of the engines, which...
