Originally Posted by
texaspilot76
After reading this thread, I pray that the US Airways culture, philosophy, and procedures survive in this merger. AA seems to be the Third Reich of the legacies. Chill out, relax, and foster a comfortable work environment! They are way too hardcore.
this book discusses the AA hiring approach, circa 80's/90's. In sum, it was "seek the most arrogant, cocky, self assured guy" possible. In this book, or somewhere else, it was mentioned that technical skill was valued.
The Southwest Airlines Way: Jody Hoffer Gittell: 9780071458276: Amazon.com: Books
Back then, Judy Tarver was in charge of pilot recruitment. The rumor was she had a collection of military patches pinned to her wall. That's fine, it is what it is.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/judy-tarver/b/25a/929
Of course, nowhere was "people skills" or "on the road 4 days with this guy" mentioned.
Hopefully, things are done different now.
Back on topic, this is not a SWA v AMR thread