A 10 year employee at SWA would be a junior Captain or a very senior F.O with Lance Captain status most likely. A quick look at the average line values at one base show the following: Average line toal just over 91 trips for pay. Average days off just over 18. Highest paying line over 106 trips for pay.

A very junior pilot will most likely be near the average values, possibly slightly lower or higher. A very senior pilot will most likely be able to pick where they want to be as like anywhere. If you choose to max out pay you will probably sacrifice days off to do so. If you maximize days off you will obviosly sacrifice pay in that scenario.

Remember that SWA does not have pref bid. All lines are viewable in total and you are able to have some concrete knowledge about exactly what you are bidding on. Lines probably vary more in days off and pay than a company that employs pref bid where lines are built around a specific line total for all pilots. All other line totals are similar to the example shown.


BASE * AVG * CAP * AVG DAY OFF MAX LN
BWI CA 91.07 107.46 18.15 106.35
BWI FO 91.07 107.46 18.15 106.35