Southwest "Poolie" calls are going out

[jonjuan]

How'd that work out for them?

About as well as it'll work out for those going the other way today.

 

[atpcliff]

sayrejm: BRILLIANT!!! avatar!

 

[no1pilot2000]

This question is for existing SWA pilots. Since the airline will start hiring soon. Do you have any advice for those pilots who are currently in the hiring pool and those pilots who are applying to your airline for the first time?

 

[ASADFW7]

email chase

 

[goahead]

Who's chase??

 

[400ADude]

We refer to him as Baghdad Bob over at the union.

 

[pb1900]

How many pilots are in the pool and can we expect Southwest to start accepting applications again anytime soon?

 

[Bigoober]

I would guess about 175 in the pool with at least 100 being pulled in the first quarter if I remember the earlier posts correctly.

Don't know if this opens up the app process again, but I thought I heard that it was going to.

 

[BE200drvr]

How many pilots are in the pool and can we expect Southwest to start accepting applications again anytime soon?

180 in the pool. hiring 200 next year. Hiring is due to March flight increase and summer pilot shortages. Not taking anything away from AAI.

Application window not open yet. Stay tuned should open up real soon. Pool could get drained pretty quick depending on how many are on mil assignments, no takers, etc.

2 classes of 20 in January. Just some things tanker clown told me.

 

[SkiDawg]

Every organization must restructure at some point... it never fails. Nothing stays the same forever.

That is the best avatar thus far..........hope you know her!!!!!!

 

[SELFloadingCRGO]

2 classes of 20 in January. Just some things tanker clown told me.

Wait, wait, wait...TC specifically told everyone here no hiring until 2012 or later. This hiring charade is surely just a big joke, are we on candid camera???


SLC

 

[Bake]

Class sizes in January will be 24.

 

[DesertDuck]

Heard the first class is 5 Jan followed by one on 12 Jan. Sweet!!!!! Bring on the new guys and gals!!!

 

[4 Fan Trashcan]

Heard the first class is 5 Jan followed by one on 12 Jan. Sweet!!!!! Bring on the new guys and gals!!!

That checks with what the friendly folks at the PD told me. Tanker Clown is throwing the party for the first class. I heard he used to be pretty high up at the union and will probably be the chief pilot when DEN opens.

 

[gutshotdraw]

Oh, why do I get the feeling that ISN'T a good thing...

 

[Hamburger]

Good to hear people getting calls.

Will they have to buy a 717 type?

Are the Trannies going to have to get typed?

 

[4 Fan Trashcan]

Good to hear people getting calls.

Will they have to buy a 717 type?

Are the Trannies going to have to get typed?

It's been a long swim so this is a good thing. No 717-type rating required. You need at least 1000 PIC though.

 

[Hamburger]

What about the 73 type?
Are the Trannies going to have to get it?
Will the New hires still have to get it?
Getting before was bad enough, but making you get it when they just brought in a thousand or so guys who don't have it is really pushing it.

 

[GuppyWN]

You're right burger but "them's are still the rules."

For now.

Gup

 

[737tanker]

The word from management at the Training Center is there will be 3 classes each in Jan, Feb, and March. The 1st 2 classes in Jan will have 24 each and the other 9 will have 20 each, for a total of 188 new hires. They are also now evaluating if more will be needed after March.