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Typewriter for SWA?
hand-wrote mine also. if you don't get hired, it was because of you, not whether or not you typed your packet. Good luck!! -
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Low Regional Minimums
If your experience level proves to be insufficient and you wash out of training at a 121 carrier, your career is as good as over before it starts. Make sure you are comfortably ready to make the jump before you do it. Best of luck. -
Airline mins
Northwest was 1500 TT, 1000 tpic pre-911. However, competitive mins were more like 5000 TT, 2000 TPIC. Posted minimums don't always mean you are qualified. -
Turned down a CAL job offer today
You're right, working hard for a living isn't for everyone (see "democrat"). But I can put in a full work month that pays over 100 and get 19 days off. How many days per month do you have to work for the same pay? If I'm at work, I want to work. I don't want to spend time away from my family... -
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SWA operating expenses higher than competition
I think you should compare apples to apples. A maxed-out SWA driver has traditionally made less than a maxed-out legacy driver. But shouldn't that be the case when you compare 737 pay to 747 pay? SWA, however, has been among the highest paid for 737-size aircraft for a long time. Now we... -
SWA to England?
Straight from Gary's mouth- We won't be going to Mexico until the fees go down. The landing/international/customs fees do not currently fit our pricing model. For example, we are re-entering the SFO market because WN was able to renegotiate airport fees down to almost half of what they were... -
SWA PIC hire time
I just flew with one of our base chief pilots who sits on the DB, so I decided to grill him on the DB process. One of the things that he said is that internal recs weigh very heavily upon their decision. If you do not have any internals, he said that you had better have something else in your... -
Skybus to start flying May 20
I heard the "Skybus" callsign on Cleveland center a couple of nights ago. I threw up a little in my mouth. -
saw runway at 50' w/GS out of service
Maybe you are all looking a little too deep into this. It didn't say he GOT the runway in sight at 50 ft., it said he HAD the runway in sight at 50 ft. He may have had the runway in sight at 1000 ft., still had it in sight at 50 ft, and lost it below that. Who knows... -
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I like this guy!
My favorite quote: "You can't get steak on a tuna budget." That says it all. -
Southwest/FTI Open House
Why are they organizing a job fair? Precisely for the reason I stated earlier-- to dispell information to you. It is still a recruiting event, but not so that they become interested in YOU, but vice versa. SWA has 700-800 seats to fill this year and will have to interview over 3000 people to... -
Great New Store for Luggage (and it's CHEAP!)
Agreed. Not worded the best:) -
Da Tranny to STL!
The biggest problem STL has attracting a new carrier is that there is very little originating traffic in STL. A very high percentage of the passengers are only connecting. If AA was not mini-hubbing STL, there wouldn't be enough to support their operation. I'm assuming this is why JB didn't... -
Great New Store for Luggage (and it's CHEAP!)
Crew bags go under the 2nd flightdeck jumpseat. The dimensions of the space don't allow for a standard 14"-wide bag to fit underneath it. You may have noticed that PNT has a "737 Stealth NG" bag that is only 13" wide. This is the reason. -
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Life after turbo props
Thus the importance of getting PIC time when you can. Back to the original question. I believe that this is a hard question to answer right now. Most people are referencing a period time when the percentage of turboprop aircraft far outnumbered the percentage of RJs. Since the explosion... -
Those funny leather jackets.
I like the t-shirt with the printed tie and epaulets. I like my Jesus to wear a "pilot t-shirt". It says, "I can be formal, but I like to party." I also like to imagine him with wings on the shirt, and singing lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd. -
Passed my Re-check at TSA
Congrats! A quick piece of advice... six days between ground school and sim is considered a LOT of time to learn flows/callouts/procedures. Your time during those days should be devoted to these tasks 100%, not to do things like move, travel, etc. There will be plenty of time for those... -
Regions Ceased Operations?
I had heard a while back that Great Lakes was going to take over for Regions as the new American Connection carrier out of STL. Maybe there is some truth to this. -
Average age
I just read something recently that said the average age of a newhire regional FO was like 32. FWIW. -