They don't engage autobraking, and I know that they removed it from some planes. SW strips lots of things from the cockpit. They do, however have a great HUD system that allows them to land in conditions that many other airlines can't.
As for the autobrake, I think the pilot landed too long, with a tailwind that was too high and nothing was going to stop that plane in those conditions. Not sure who was doing the landing on that flight, but it speaks a bit to the SW culture of getting the planes in fast, taxiing fast and getting out fast.
As for the info, lots of airline employee boards where they are discussing it tech wise.
Thanks, just wanted to make sure it wasn't rumour. SW would do well to re-evaluate that decision since it is a corporate one, not a individual pilot choice.
I've heard the same. Hot dogging it gets you one dead child.
Also heard that there was NO discussion before landing by pilots and air traffic control about using an alternate airport, despite knowing the landing strip was compromised and even with minimum weight in the plane, it would have been a risk of having enough runway to brake to a stop.
And they never used the maximum setting for the autobrake, despite its being called for in landings on compromised runway conditions.
PILOT ERROR. One dead child.