Cranky Flier: SWA continues Cutting ATL, DL must be thrilled

[humveedriver]

AirTran added Bermuda last May and Cabo June of this year. Really hope to see SWA add at least two new destinations internationally during the transition. That would maintain pace with one new international destination a year, since the acquisition was announced. I am pulling for St Croix and Guadalajara.

 

[texman]

Humm, I think we will more than you think

 

[canyonblue]

... once you take out the holiday months and such.

Take out the holiday months? :laugh:

 

[Lear70]

Take out the holiday months? :laugh:

I highly doubt they're going to train over Thanksgiving and Christmas, not for full initial indoc and sims at any rate.

Case in point, they skipped Nov and Dec training cycles and started back up for Jan.

We'll see, but I don't count on those months as full transition classes starting months.

 

[canyonblue]

Case in point, they skipped Nov and Dec training cycles and started back up for Jan.

Yes, that was this year. They have, and will, train 12 months a year. Just make sure you plan your training month well. Many have wished they didn't have recurrent either in the summer or in December.

 

[scoreboardII]

I had two days off for Turkey day bout 11 years ago, guys behind me had Xmas new year week off. It can and has been done.

 

[redflyer65]

Yes, training does take place over the holidays. Most of the PC's are pushed off because that requires company check airmen. But regular ground classes and specifically PT's are usually on going because the Training Center instructors have to be there..working.

 

[737tanker]

I highly doubt they're going to train over Thanksgiving and Christmas, not for full initial indoc and sims at any rate.

When I did my New Hire training my class, and the class that started before and after mine, did train over Thanksgiving and Christmas. Granted we did get those days off but we trained on the days before and after.