SWA Pilot Domiciles?

[VAPilot]

Can someone please tell me what the SWA pilot domiciles are in seniority order? What domicile have most new hires been getting? Is it assigned or do new hires get to select their domiciles?

 

[chase]

Of the last 47 new hires placed at bases here is the following breakdown:

OAK 36 new hires
BWI 12 new hires

Date of hire of junior most person at each domicile as of 18 July

Oak - 7 Jun 04
BWI - 23 May 04
HOU - 15 May 04
PHX - 26 Apr 04
MDW - 12 Apr 04
MCO - 21 Apr 03
DAL - 15 Jun 02

There are still about 40+ more pilots who are in training who haven't even been assigned a base yet. I was somewhat surprised by the above list, I wouldn't have guessed HOU had folks that junior. Hope that helps,

 

[VAPilot]

Thanks for the info Chase!

 

[TR4A]

These are the dates for the August Vacancy bid that were awarded:

BWI 10 May 04
DAL 15 Jul 02
HOU 15 Mar 04
MCO 21 Apr 03
MDW 12 Apr 04
OAK 24 May 04
PHX 26 Apr 04

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[TR4A]

These are the dates for the September Vacancy bid that were awarded:

BWI 21 Jun 04 *
DAL 05 May 03
HOU 12 Apr 04
MCO 15 Mar 04
MDW 10 May 04
OAK 06 Jul 04 *
PHX 07 Jun 04 *

* First Domicile out of training.

 

[turn&pull]

Any good rumors about when and where for the next Pilot Domicile for SWA?

 

[737tanker]

SWA recently announced that Schedule Planning has come up with a more effecient way to flow the aircraft. Because of this it looks like there won't be a new domicle until 2006 at the earliest. The usual suspects (TPA, LAS, & MCI) are still in the running. But who knows if PHL grows as planned it could even be PHL.