SWA Poolies . . . a glimmer of hope?

[Whataburger]

That was a WWII Veteran Honor Flight, not a retirement (unfortunately).

Maybe the Capt was a WWII Vet who was retiring?

 

[Full of LUV]

Maybe the Capt was a WWII Vet who was retiring?

Well it's about time..... even if he was 18 during the big WWII, he'd be pushing at least 83 years of age now.... talk about delayed retirements.....

 

[Cruncher]

The Space Cowboys will retire: 2 guys this year. 6 in 2011. 10 in 2012. If someone retired yesterday, he is no longer on the list as of this writing (and not in the above #s).

Keep treading poolies.

 

[mt2]

Thanks for that spcii, I like the glimmer of hope theory: it's always darkest just before the dawn. I'd certainly like to believe I'll be enjoying that beer in ELP sometime in 2011. Time will tell if some of these signs turn into a class or two.

 

[spciii]

Retirements? WTF you talking about Willis.....(RIP)

Jump,
I don't remember Arnold dropping the F-Bomb!
You missed my qualifier, the word "few", as regards retirements/attrition. We have had some retirements, medical outs, firings, and tragically, at least 2 deaths that I know of. In any case, we have less pilots on property than we did when we stopped hiring in 2008.

The economy may be stuck in neutral, the over-60 geezers are still here, and the -800s don't mean much in the short-term, but we're adding three cities, still growing in DEN, BOS is going very well and UAL/CAL will mean more to us than getting slots in EWR. And an election season in November may blunt the damage the current leadership in DC is doing to business. I don't predict we'll turn on the spigots full blast, but can't buy the half-empty story much longer.

Good luck.
spciii

 

[MILPILOT17]

Jump,
I don't remember Arnold dropping the F-Bomb!
You missed my qualifier, the word "few", as regards retirements/attrition. We have had some retirements, medical outs, firings, and tragically, at least 2 deaths that I know of. In any case, we have less pilots on property than we did when we stopped hiring in 2008.

The economy may be stuck in neutral, the over-60 geezers are still here, and the -800s don't mean much in the short-term, but we're adding three cities, still growing in DEN, BOS is going very well and UAL/CAL will mean more to us than getting slots in EWR. And an election season in November may blunt the damage the current leadership in DC is doing to business. I don't predict we'll turn on the spigots full blast, but can't buy the half-empty story much longer.

Good luck.
spciii

I don't know about new hire classes, but spciii's info above is 100% correct. Hang in there poolies or should I say float in there?

 

[GuppyWN]

The reserves on both sides of the cockpit are sitting whole blocks without getting used starting this month.

I just can't see needing anyone until at least spring.

Gup

 

[mt2]

August numbers looked pretty good, again.

 

[StopNTSing]

Lots of optimism from nearly everyone I spoke with while at the training center recently. To a man (or woman) they all believe once the RNP training wraps up in Dec, that new-hire classes will start in early '11. Also had an asst chief pilot on the jumpseat recently who said he would gladly trade the next twenty years for his previous twenty years at SWA...."You ain't seen nu-thin yet!"

So for what it's worth....

 

[slaquer5]

Lots of optimism from nearly everyone I spoke with while at the training center recently. To a man (or woman) they all believe once the RNP training wraps up in Dec, that new-hire classes will start in early '11. Also had an asst chief pilot on the jumpseat recently who said he would gladly trade the next twenty years for his previous twenty years at SWA...."You ain't seen nu-thin yet!"

So for what it's worth....

That is the buzz w/ the higher ups at HQ. Take it for whats....