Southwest Airlines Appearance Techs Ratify Tentative Agreement With Company

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May 25, 2012, 12:00 ET

DALLAS, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce that its Appearance Techs, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), voted to ratify its tentative agreement with the Company. The new contract is good through February 2017. The current collective bargaining agreement became amendable in February 2009.

"I want to thank our Appearance Techs for ratifying a contract that delivers enhancements to pay and benefits in exchange for work rule adjustments that provide better flexibility and more closely align with the Company's long-term strategic business plan," said Jim Sokol, Southwest Airlines Vice President Maintenance Operations. "The work both Negotiating Teams put in to this effort should be commended."

AMFA currently represents approximately 260 Appearance Techs.

Southwest Airlines continues to differentiate itself from other low-fare carriers — offering a reliable product with exemplary Customer Service. Southwest Airlines is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded and has acquired AirTran Airways, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. Southwest serves 73 cities in 38 states and remains one of the most honored airlines in the world known for its commitment to the triple bottom line of Performance, People, and Planet. To read more about how Southwest is doing its part to be a good citizen, visit southwest.com/cares to read the Southwest Airlines One Report™. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,300 flights a day and has more than 39,000 Employees.

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