Originally Posted by
silver fleet
No, that is an incorrect observation 8ball, he is not in the entitlement mindset with his creds; you're thinking of the 2000 hour CRJ copilot with 2 years in. Know when to respect ones frustration after YEARS and HOURS of experience.
Obviously he didn't get the call because he didn't have community service!
Let's just cut to the chase. He didn't get the call more than likely because he's purely civilian. Of course, he could be a complete social reject and we would never know just by this forum.
However, when at least 5 out of 6 Cptns I fly with are ex-military (mostly Air Force), and the only people I see rising to the Flt Ops management ranks are ALL ex-military, it does give one the impression that never having been a part of a squadron or having had a "call sign", does severely hamper your chances of employment with SWA.
Considering the "get the mission done" mentality, do all the overruns and incidents actually surprise anyone? There's currently three ongoing investigations at SWA by the NTSB. One for landing at the wrong airport (Branson). The other for the LGA incident where the dumb c()t collapsed the nose wheel, and the final one for a severe tail-strike on landing in LAS which has potentially totaled a new -800.
The Flt Ops at this airline is a complete disaster.