It only took them 2 days to get back to me, but it took them a couple weeks to get back to my buddy and we ended up being in the same hiring class. It seems like once they get X amount of applicants they send invitations.
I'm not sure recent flight experience is too big of a player. I only had like 45 in the last 6 months but explained that I was doing an internship with Alaska Airlines my last semester of college. Keep trying to get in touch with recruiting.