SWA Pool IV Thread

[WNC Flyer]

Any of you SW guys or gals stay at the Elegante before?

Yeah...it's free.

Staff is nice. Biff takes care of you at the bar.

That's all I have to say about that.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Where do you come up with this stuff???

My Check Airman buddy told me that was talking to someone back at the headquarters told him that when he was doing checkrides in Dallas. He goes down to Dallas every month or so, and he said the folks in the training department told him the same as well.

 

[4 Fan Trashcan]

My Check Airman buddy told me that was talking to someone back at the headquarters told him that when he was doing checkrides in Dallas. He goes down to Dallas every month or so, and he said the folks in the training department told him the same as well.

So why would you continue interviewing? If the company was 100% convinced that they weren't going to have another class for 2-3 years, why go through all the trouble?

 

[Tanker Clown]

They probably want a group of folks on hand if oil drops to $50/bbl, a major carrier goes Ch 7, or maybe if the contract gets signed. If any of those things happen, 0 growth could go to 8% in an instant.

Don't shoot the messenger. I'm not the one that pushed for age 65 or told SWA not to add a single jet for '09.

If I were in this next...and last class here in Sept, I'd get real comfortable with OAK. Your going to be there on reserve for maybe a year or so.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Any of you SW guys or gals stay at the Elegante before?

the one in DAL?

 

[Tejas-Jet]

My Check Airman buddy told me that was talking to someone back at the headquarters told him that when he was doing checkrides in Dallas. He goes down to Dallas every month or so, and he said the folks in the training department told him the same as well.

The most un-informed folks at any airlline=check airmen.

I just got done talking to a check airman who asked, "Heard any rumours?"

 

[Tanker Clown]

Well, he's fairly in the loop. He was told that if a domocile opens at DIA then he will be on a very short list to be an Asst Chief Plt.

I'm just relaying what I was told. His stuff is pretty good, but he did say that they change their mind on a dime.

 

[Metro752]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sfomarc]

Well, he's fairly in the loop. He was told that if a domocile opens at DIA then he will be on a very short list to be an Asst Chief Plt.

If he is on the short list for ACP he must be a real tool and clueless.

 

[Tanker Clown]

That's a pretty bold statement. I'd be carefull, you never know when a guy from the headquarters is monitoring this board. I hear the guy in charge of new hire training monitors this forum and another one that only SWA guys are one. They say he just goes by his first initial and last name. Don't know if it's true or not, but that's why I'm saying that it's bold to call a senior check pilot a "tool and clueless."

 

[murano]

I hear the guy in charge of new hire training monitors this forum

That would pretty much mean you're *************************ed and will never work for SWA.

 

[Tanker Clown]

He isn't an interviewer. Besides, the interview prep lady I know has about a 100% pass rate. I can turn on the charm pretty easily, so I don't think getting hired will be a problem. The hard part will be to figure out when the interviewing will pick up. Hopefully it will be right when I'm getting ready to retire.

 

[redflyer65]

Not sure about 'getting real comfortable' with OAK comment TC.

Latest vacancy shows -17 out of OAK, -18 out of PHX, -5 out of LAS with..

+23 MCO and +28 in Dallas.

Could be interesting. I think a lot depends were the upgrades come from causing the secondary spots in those bases. We'll see.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

Good luck to all on the DB in the morning. It is so worth it!

Dick

 

[Accett16]

How much room in the pool? Only the shallow end or is SWA looking to open the deep end as well?