Selection Process

[737lj]

Has Southwest Airlines ever acquired employees through an acquisition without interviewing the employees first?

 

[SWA/FO]

Never! Unless you count Morris Air.

 

[GuppyWN]

Or Muse.

 

[RT8VA]

so I guess the answer is yes

 

[Kharma Police]

He is either asking a rhetorical question to make some sort of point or he is ignorant of the history of his own airline.

 

[slaquer5]

He is either asking a rhetorical question to make some sort of point or he is ignorant of the history of his own airline.

I am going to have to agree with KP. He either does not work at SWA or lives under a rock.


I guess his second part of his question could be what types of AC does SWA fly besides 737s

 

[Captain Morgan]

Ooohh I know this! 717's!

 

[HalinTexas]

They also bought the ATA operating certificate in BK court to get the LGA and DCA slots/gates. The cert. was surrendered to the FAA. and no employees were taken.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

They also bought the ATA operating certificate in BK court to get the LGA and DCA slots/gates. The cert. was surrendered to the FAA. and no employees were taken.

DCA slots were sold to Air Tran before the selling of Certificate, along with the gates in CLT (along with a couple of other cities I believe!)

Kbb

 

[Skybus]

We did NOT take the Muse Pilots. As a "youngish", "foolish" group representing by a foolish leadership, decided they were going to play hardball and hold out for a "better" deal once we purchased them. Did'nt work out too well for them. We ultimately did hire a few of them in subsequent years at which time they happily joined the bottom of the list and had (most gone now) great and financially rewarding careers. The others.... Guess that ALPA type mentality didn't serve them well.

Hopefully some can learn from others mistakes.

BUS