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DAL, PHX, OAK, MDY, MCO, BWI, HOU, LAS (starts this fall) One more base to be announced this year for 2008

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Mdw??
 
I'm not positive since I don't regularly commute, but I think it is a 2 flight rule. You need a way to get to base and a back up, and if those end up canceled or full, you can call in, and it is no harm no foul (but no pay) until you can catch up with your pairing. probably a little more complex than that though, so hopefully a real commuter can flesh this out.
 
last flight of the night the day before. thats my policy.
 
firstthird said:
I'm not positive since I don't regularly commute, but I think it is a 2 flight rule. You need a way to get to base and a back up, and if those end up canceled or full, you can call in, and it is no harm no foul (but no pay) until you can catch up with your pairing. probably a little more complex than that though, so hopefully a real commuter can flesh this out.
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That's right on the money....
 
Stinkbug said:
Would someone be so kind as to list the current SWA domiciles? Specifically, is BNA one of them? I did do a search on here but never found what I was looking for...
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From what I heard, BNA was in the running and got beat out by Vegas, so if we do announce 1 more base this year, it may be considered again. Never know. Nice thing is, (assume you live in BNA?) there are LOTS of flights to our various bases from there, it'd be a pretty easy commute.
 
The top ten are the eight crew bases plus LAX (#8) and San Diego (#10). Would it make sense for the next crew base be LAX or San Diego?
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California taxes, not gonna happen
 
CF34-3B1 said:
From what I heard, BNA was in the running and got beat out by Vegas, so if we do announce 1 more base this year, it may be considered again. Never know. Nice thing is, (assume you live in BNA?) there are LOTS of flights to our various bases from there, it'd be a pretty easy commute.
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Maybe to any base other than MDW...MDW is a bee-atch, especially in the summer. There's probably 140 pilots and three times as many flight attendants now commuting from BNA.
 
Commuter Policy

Our commuter policy is awesome! I had to use it yesterday as MDW had weather issues and was shut down most of the day. You only need to flights as stated above. I called after each flight that canceled and they were very understanding. Finally they just asked if I could catch my trip anywhere down the line and go there. So I did. No harm no foul.
 
Can anyone shed light on what it takes to get a call for an interview at SWA? There are lots of guys that I work with that have been called out of the blue without knowing anyone. Most of them were fairly close to 2000 turbine PIC so I'm assuming that is that the magic number.

On a side note, what are the chances of getting PHX as a FO base?

Thanks for the info.
 
PHX should happen pretty quick if you so desire......
 
Newhires are going straight to PHX in many cases. OAK is shrinking. Not a sure deal right out of the gate though...withing two months for sure.
 
Had breakfast with Gary Kelly and Colleen the other day. Someone asked about new domiciles (specifically DEN and BNA). They point-blank said they were not considering any new domiciles.
 
Any speculation on whether Las will go senior or junior? Also any truth to rumor that there will be 600 pilots domeciled there?

Thanks
 
No one knows if it will go senior or junior yet. A lot of guys I have talked to have said "they would like to move there some day for the tax reasons." A lot of people say they "hate Vegas and would never move there." So who knows.. The base is going to open on 1 Oct with 300 pilots to start and some 600 plus flight attendants.
 
A little bird keeps telling me Denver....
 
Curious...how does this affect opening a new domicile?
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Its doesn't, unless that new base is in CA. Then it plays a huge roll. Taxes and CA laws make it cost more to operate there.
 
FDXFO2007 said:
Can anyone shed light on what it takes to get a call for an interview at SWA? There are lots of guys that I work with that have been called out of the blue without knowing anyone. Most of them were fairly close to 2000 turbine PIC so I'm assuming that is that the magic number.

On a side note, what are the chances of getting PHX as a FO base?
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To get an interview at SWA, all it takes is a "competitive" application. You really don't have to know anyone. In fact, they don't even want recommendation letters from us insiders until one has been called for an interview.

As others have said....If you want PHX, it should happen pretty quickly...within a couple of months.
 
FDXFO2007 said:
Does anyone care to shed light on what is considered competitve? I have similar experience to others being called for interviews but I haven't received any LUV!

Thanks
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Completely unscientific survey of my friends from the regionals who are currently getting called looks like WITH the type 3500 to 5000 total with 1500-2500PIC, withOUT the type seems to be about 1500 more in each catagory.

Good luck, it's worth the wait.
 
Congrats!

Stinkbug said:
Thanks everyone for the replies...got invited for an interview yesterday out of the clear blue, after over four years since originally submitting my resume. Just trying to catch up
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Way to go! Good luck to you!
 
ERJpusher said:
Had breakfast with Gary Kelly and Colleen the other day. Someone asked about new domiciles (specifically DEN and BNA). They point-blank said they were not considering any new domiciles.
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Funny....When I just flew with a chief pilot I asked him off the cuff if they were gonna open a new crew base next year ('08) and he said yes.......(and then mentioned they just haven't announced it yet..)
 

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