Re: Sky-Rage/Airport Qual

Peter J. Wolfe (pjwolfe_at_ix.netcom.com)
Sun, 27 Sep 1998 12:00:56 -0500


Jean-Claude,

Southwest Airlines pilots are authorized to operate at all
cities/airports in the system (52 at this time), plus all of the
alternate and provisional airports listed in our Operations
Specifications. Several of the airports DO require that pilots complete
the FAA's "Special Airport Qualification" program during their initial
and annual recurrent training. But, other than that, there are no
restraints on which airports or how many airports a crew can serve.

In addition to the standard Jeppesen publications (charts, approach
plates, etc.), Southwest contracts with Jeppesen to provide a page of
supplementary information describing the unique ground and flight
operating procedures associated with each airport. These pages include
such information as: a illustration of the terminal and gate areas,
radio frequencies for company operations, and reminders of unique radio
transmissions. In addition, the pages provide text descriptions of the
typical procedures crews should expect when operating to/from the
airport -- on the ground and during both the arrival and departure
phases of flight. The purpose of these pages (referred to as the 10-7
pages) is to highlight those items that are unique to that airport. This
supplement has proven to be of enormous benefit to crews since it's
inception about 5-7 years ago.

Caveat: Southwest Airlines' route system is entirely within the domestic
US.