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jimEJet

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Spoke To LINDSEY Today...a Little Scoop

HAD QUICK CONVERSATION AND SHE SAID...

I AM 8 CLASSES OUT, BASED ON 20 PER CLASS.

YOU'LL NOTICE, I AM #130.

HOWEVER, SHE FEELS FLT OPS WILL BE STEPPING THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING PLANNED OVER THE REMAINDER OF JAN AND ALL OF FEB DUE TO THE CHECKLIST CHANGES.

SO, HER FEELING BASED ON TWENTY PER CLASS, THAT I WOULD BE IN THE LAST CLASS IN MAY OR FIRST IN JUNE.

BASED ON 24 PER CLASS, OBVIOUSLY THAT DATE COULD BE ACCELERATED. SHE SEEMED VERY OVERWHELMED WITH NEW HIRE CLASS UNDERWAY AND THE BUGS BEING WORKED ON WITH THE NEW ONLINE APP STUFF.

ALL IN ALL IT WAS AS USUAL, A VERY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

I WONDER WHAT THE RECORD FOR INTERVIEW DATE TO CLASS DATE IS AT SWA. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE BEER POOL FOR THAT ONE.

THE WINNER COULD MAKE UP FOR TWO PLUS YEARS OF GRAY HAIRS. :D

AND JUST THINK, WITH ALL OF US POOLIES BUYING HIM OR HER THE BEERS THEY COULD HAVE A BUZZ TO LAST ANOTHER TWO YEARS!!!

ANYHOW, I FELT A DEFINITE CHANGE FOR SOME BIG THINGS TO COME FOR ALL THAT JOIN THEIR GREAT FAMILY.

SHE ALSO REMINDED ME HOW GREAT IT WILL BE FOR ME TO HAVE THREE HUNDRED PROJECTED GUYS BEHIND ME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. I TOLD HER I REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS BASED ON MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH THE "F" WORD...


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COME ON NOW

ANYHOW, GOOD LUCK TO ALL

OH, ONE MORE THING

SHE SAID MY PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECK WAS 100% COMPLETE, SO I GUESS SINCE I'M SO FAR DOWN THE LIST FROM YOU GUYS. EVERYONE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO, EH?
 
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GREAT NEWS BUT TURN OFF THE CAPS LOCK
 
Re: Spoke To LINDSEY Today...a Little Scoop

jimEJet said:
I WONDER WHAT THE RECORD FOR INTERVIEW DATE TO CLASS DATE IS AT SWA. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE BEER POOL FOR THAT ONE.

THE WINNER COULD MAKE UP FOR TWO PLUS YEARS OF GRAY HAIRS. :D

Having many friends without jobs at NWA, DAL, AA etc. If you spent 2+ years just waiting for a class, I'm sure you will receive no " ah poor guy" from any of them. As a original member of the SWA pool (2001-2002) I would of waited 10 years, AND LIKED IT!
 
I think he was referring to the quickest time from interview to class.
 
Pretty sure two years would be a record for being in the pool at SWA. When I interviewed the pool time averaged two or three months.



It is interesting to note that LL thinks flight ops will be stepping things up even more than advertised.
 
Just came back from recurrent & the word from training is that starting in March they will be doing 2 classes a month with 24 in each class.
 

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