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SWA pilot base seniority
OAK hotels... Here's a list of phone numbers for anyone staying in OAK: Best Western 510-633-0500 Fairfield Inn by Marriott 510-568-1500 Days Inn 510-568-1880 La Quinta 510-632-8900 Hilton 510-635-5000 Clarion 510-562-5311 Holiday Inn Express 510-569-4400 Motel 6... -
Latest Vacancy Bid at SWA, & other news
OAK lodging... Hello All, I concur with Mike about staying in OAK with less than 4 days off...east coast commuting is exhausting. My sim partner found a deal at the Holiday Inn for those needing a place to stay in OAK while on reserve. $1500/month for a crash pad split by 8 class... -
Any new rumors on future SWA classes?
ditto's... Ditto's to all the positive comments above....SWA is trully an awesome place to be!! Tredding, congrats on finishing IOE...just finished yesterday myself...Great trip! See ya in OAK next month. Really good to see most of the flights completely full! Looks like we need more planes... -
Looking for Info on next SWA classes
news from training.. Hello Poolies, After having 2 days of training in the 2003-06 class all I can say is "WOW"!! This company is everything, plus more than, I heard it would be! If you are in the pool....stay and wait! It is well worth it. We had a welcoming party sunday night from the... -
Changing of the pool keeper..
Hello Fellow Poolies, The baton has been passed and our new "unofficial" pool keeper is "Heat" with "APlus9" as the backup. All sign-ins and updates will now be addressed to Heat.. Thanks Heat & APlus9 for taking on the task of keeping the list going...a lot of poolies are depending on you to... -
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SWA May 5th Class is Official
one less class.. I came in one less class than what I was told. LL said with 24 new hires in the 21-Apr-03 class and the 22 on 5-May-03 that moved me up a little...just enough to slip me in one extra class at the tail end. I guess if they continue to add a few extra people to each class some... -
SWA May 5th Class is Official
me too... LL confirmed I made it in the 5-May-03 class! Said there are 22 in that class and I just squeaked in. I will not soon forget this day! Good luck everyone! W8n4swa:cool: -
Rumors of SWA classes...
got the call I've been w8n4..... LL called me for the 5-May-03 class. I've got 2 phone calls to make to pass this list along now....APlus & Heat, I'll give you a call soon. Have been flying heavily the last 2 days and still have 3 more days to go. Good luck to all our fellow poolies....see... -
Retired SWA pool rats
great thread.. Indapool, thanks for not logging out at home...very informative post by your better half...thank you!! Pegasus, you mentioned "Be prepared for a huge handout of pubs on day" would this be on the very first day at indoc or would this be the first day of ground school....just... -
Rumors of SWA classes...
looking for the next pool keeper... The time is approaching to find the next pool keeper. If anyone is interested, PM me. Looking for someone in the deep end of the pool to keep the updates for awhile. Not much to it...just a little patience and knowledge with microsoft word. Anyone... -
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Rumors of SWA classes...
To all fellow swa poolies, Heard there is a chance of two classes for May. If so, we will probably hear about calls for the first class sometime this week. Thought this might be worth sharing with you all. Also, we have an update to the pool list that will hopefully be posted sometime... -
SWA April 21st Class
Handing out towels... Great news!! Glad to hear about the 4 additional slots for 21-Apr-03. Congrats InHot...what a difference 30 minutes can make! Let's say we give these other 3 members another day to report their infamous call, then we'll update the list with towels going to the 7-Apr-03... -
SWA/FedEx Pool List update coming...
Hello Poolies, Sent in another pool list update this morning. Should be posted soon. Congratulations to all those with class assignments. We had a really good turn out on the 7-Apr-03 class....17 out of 20 on our list! Good show! Currently we have 5 reporting the 21-Apr-03 class... -
Age limit at Southwest?
Yeah... Glad to know I'm not the only one in the over 40 yr. old club!! For the longest time, thought all you poolies were much younger somehow!:D W8n4swa:cool: -
The growth/impact of SWA Pool list and F
SentryIP, Hooch & MLB, Thanks again for the quick responses and info. It's always a pleasure to log in and get the daily dose of flightinfo.com! Yes, Mike, the Frosty will be well earned at the end of a long training day....wonder how well it mixes with Wild Turkey!:D W8n4swa:cool: -
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The growth/impact of SWA Pool list and F
Dittos!! Great post Mike! I, too, know that this board tremendously helped me in the interview process at SWA....along with a few friends! :) While we're on the subject of questions and answers, can you post the email address again for John Pansmith....I need a new set of PASS Flash Cards... -
Throw me a towel!
Alright! Indapool, Congrats on making the 07-Apr-03 class! I show Sparky listed as #21 on our "unofficial" list. What member name do you go by? Also, I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but today I heard there is a possibility of a second april class....I guess we'll know by the end of... -
SWA Apps - 1 April Deadline
message from mike... MLBWINGBORN left me a voice message with this information: 2200 applications at SWA on file 660 applications have 737 type ratings 290 poolies currently waiting for class April 1st deadline on new applications aroundtheblock, I can't answer your question about... -
7 April Chief Pilot Call!!!!!
congrats on the class... Congrats to all you 07-Apr-03 classmates!! New list just got sent in and should be posted soon. Here's what we've got.... 07-Apr-03 class members so far: 1. Pegasus* 2. gulf98 3. boxerpup 4. Duke Winn 5. Ivauir 6. TailStall 7. Badger135 8... -
no swa march class!
Had my monthly phone chat with LL yesterday...she said the same about no March classes, 2 classes likely in April and either 2 in May or 1 in May and 1 in June. I'm #46 on our newest list and she said I can expect to be there in 4 more classes...whew! Assuming 20 per class, looks like there's... -