thepilotswife

just curious what your qualifications are?

Don't feel bad if you see guys getting hired with far less experience.

My DH didn't get hired with over 10,000 hours TT. He is typed in the 737 (flew it for 2 years as an FO and 2 years as a Captain) and typed in the Airbus (currently in his 5th year flying it as a Captain). He has been with his current airline for 10 years.

He has international and extended over water experience all in jet aircraft.

What he did NOT have was any internal letters of rec.

He has a great attitude and isn't "cocky" at all. He is an extremely nice guy (when I non-rev I ALWAYS have other pilots, flight attendants, and gate agents tell me I'm married to such a nice guy).

My DH has interviewed with 5 different airlines over the past 11 years, and this is the first airline that did not offer him a job.

He is professional, clean-cut, intelligent and above all else a safe and excellent pilot.

I LOVE the airline he is with now, so personally, I'm glad we are staying put for the time being!

I believe everything happens for a reason!!

In writing this post I mean no disrespect toward SWA, their pilots or the folks that make the decisions on who to hire or not hire. Bottom line is that it is THEIR choice.

Congratulations to all of you who did get hired!

727C47

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ftrplt18e

pilotswife...I for one, appreciate your post. If your husband makes a few contacts and reapplies again, he's got a great chance. There were three guys in my class who had interviewed 2-4 times. Sounds like he's a great guy and good luck in the future!

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River6

Don't feel bad. There are a lot of good qualifed guys/girls that get turned away from SWA. The last couple of years they have gotten away from the good old boy system of hiring all "Luke Airforce Based F-teen drivers". No disrespect towards those guys but for a long time there was a pipe line from there to SWA. That has seemed to be curtailed for now. There seems to be a more even number of civilian pilots hired now, however, with all the airlines not hiring and only SWA hiring it is extremly competitive. I've been there for 7 years, and the hiring process has gotten much better over the last few years. Tell your husband to be sure to reapply, because it seems the guys who reapply get hired on a very larger % the second time. It shows they really want to work at SWA and that they did not get discourged and that their overall goal is to work at SWA. But don't get discourged and don't let him beat himself up to bad. Don't give up. Reapply!

Ottopilot

SWA has turned down lots of great qualified people. It doesn't mean anything. Keep on trying.

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A stupid question probably but what is DH? Did you mean BH as in "Better Half" or?

Sorry to hear he didn't get hired but I too believe things happen for a reason. 5-10 years down the road you might find out it was the best decision y'all ever made - even though the decision was made for you and not by you.
No disrespect to SWA - I mean it in general terms.

Pelican

I think SWA is in cahoots with the type schools. They require it so everybody goes out and gets it for the interview then they only hire minimal #'s out of each group they process. I wouldn't doubt for a minute that they are getting kick-backs from those schools for every student they send to be interviewed.

I would not leave my current airline to go work for SWA. They are a great company but they are not immune from the industry woes. The only 2 places I would consider leaving my current job for would be UPS or FEDEX.

PS...did your husband wear a zoot suit or Disney tie to his interview? since his 10,000tt didn't get him the job, maybe they would have liked that. Or maybe he told them that he wasn't interested in doing 280 below 10K or taxi at V1-10 to speed things along.

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paxhauler85

Typical Alaska whining.

Nortonious

GMAB...you can't be serious?
yawn.......

pilotswife, your husband sounds like a great dude and I'm sorry to hear we didn't pick him up. FWIW, I've known a few guys I thought would be shoo-ins get passed up on their 1st attempt...but they got it on the 2nd shot.

s10an

DH= Dear Husband.. maybe...