Swa Pool

[jke406]

958 posts ago, this thread was meant to keep the poolies informed on class dates, etc. There's nothing wrong with being anxious and optimistic at the same time. I admit I am one of those folks.

900 posts ago, I was the anitchrist for trying to inject some reality into the dialog, and Tanker Clown was a buffoon.

Now, I am in the pool mainstream for injecting reality into the dialog...and Tanker Clown is still a buffoon.

 

[waveflyer]

No- you still have a negative slant that few appreciate. I can hear the info w/o the drama involved. There have been pools before- there will be pools later- It's not that southwest hasn't faced challenges before- it's that they have the employee groups to handle them. Stay even-keeled and your swim will go a lot better. So will your career. Think Big-Picture- don't sweat the details.

 

[jke406]

No- you still have a negative slant that few appreciate.

Few appreciate the pool status, but it's the truth nevertheless. It sucks. Anything else is kool aid.

 

[waveflyer]

it's all relative brother- growing up in darfur right now sucks...Being female and having a mustache sucks- being turned down and having to wait a year to re-apply to find out the pool of people they DID hire will be > a year- that sucks more than being in the pool... How about a friend of mine that got furloughed every time he had just upgraded- 3 times- 3 types- 345 hours PIC- not even qualified for airtran- yet every bit as good as me...
just chillax a bit- you're lucky and good-= staying up on every curveball the airlines throw at you will make you retarded... I don't like kool-aid anymore than you- i just don't automatically call my sit negative b/c of it.

 

[737 Pylt]

Thanks for the promotion...but I don't think O-6 will be in the cards. I'm more fond of my family than I am my job.

Actually its more like E-1....
I heard the colonel is screaming you forgot the paper with his morning coffee!
Run along now, plenty of pencils to be sharpened!:laugh:

737

 

[WNC Flyer]

Any thoughts on how this probable merger of NWA and Delta will affect SWA? It seems that these two companies operate domestically in different regions than SWA, and the merger wouldn’t adversely affect them too much.

I really want to hear someone put a positive spin on it that results in all the poolies being hired by July! My kool-aide is running low.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Any thoughts on how this probable merger of NWA and Delta will affect SWA? It seems that these two companies operate domestically in different regions than SWA, and the merger wouldn’t adversely affect them too much.

I really want to hear someone put a positive spin on it that results in all the poolies being hired by July! My kool-aide is running low.

Just be glad that you aren't a DAL/NWA merger kool-aide drinker. Someone pooped in that kool-aide. Looks like that one's dead for now. Maybe SWA will buy Delta now.

 

[navigatro]

Heard today that the only hiring for remainder of 2008 will be the retreads.

Expect to drain the pool, plus some, in 2009.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Heard today that the only hiring for remainder of 2008 will be the retreads.

Expect to drain the pool, plus some, in 2009.

40 something retreads + the 36 from the Jan & Feb classes totals 76. A net growth of 7 jets. 11 pilots per jet = 77 newhires. Looks like that's it for now.

 

[waveflyer]

That's it.... barring future news.... Guys - they weren't dumb when they interviewed you... but things change- and guess what- when they change for the better- it'll happen just as quick-
Even-keel, brethren, Even-keel.

 

[lakempnative]

Heard today that the only hiring for remainder of 2008 will be the retreads.

Expect to drain the pool, plus some, in 2009.

From whom did you hear this news? The PD or one of your buds who's 'in the loop'?

 

[jke406]

I really want to hear someone put a positive spin on it that results in all the poolies being hired by July! My kool-aide is running low.

I heard July also....

July 2010.

 

[TXDanno]

The poolie-letter accompanying the current LuvLines says WN will train its rehires in April, with maybe a few shallow-end poolies filling the classes. It then goes on to say no new classes until early fall, then steady training through the end of the year. WN predicts 150-200 hired for 2008.

Continued good luck to all in the pool.

 

[FCNelson]

Heard today that the only hiring for remainder of 2008 will be the retreads.

Expect to drain the pool, plus some, in 2009.

How many a/c are they taking delivery of in 2009?

 

[navigatro]

From whom did you hear this news? The PD or one of your buds who's 'in the loop'?

Heard it from a SWA Capt that heard it from training center. Of course, one should not take 3rd hand info as the gospel.

 

[Daddy]

How many a/c are they taking delivery of in 2009?

Doesn't really matter as they are shedding an indefinite number of aircraft at the same time and no one seems to know what the net will be. A stone cold guess is as good as any with all that is going on this year...sorry dude.

 

[SELFloadingCRGO]

The poolie-letter accompanying the current LuvLines says WN will train its rehires in April, with maybe a few shallow-end poolies filling the classes. It then goes on to say no new classes until early fall, then steady training through the end of the year. WN predicts 150-200 hired for 2008.

Continued good luck to all in the pool.

You better be careful posting something like that, jke406 and a few others will accuse you of drinking too much kool-aid...


SLC

 

[huronip]

How many a/c are they taking delivery of in 2009?

The company says 29 new deliveries and getting rid of 22 for a net of 7.

 

[TXDanno]

You better be careful posting something like that, jke406 and a few others will accuse you of drinking too much kool-aid...


SLC

Grasshopper,

what does the goldfish say?

...glub, glub, glub...

 

[THEPRFCT10]

More info...

Heard from 2 very reliable sources (Capt Upgrade and Chief Pilot) that SWA really only expects a handful i.e. not all 40 some of the 60+ guys to go thru with everything for training. Maybe 10 give or take a few. BUT, they still are planning on 3 classes in April, so maybe some poolies will start to dry off! PD told me to call on 15 Mar. I'll let you know what they say.