Originally Posted by
GoCats67
Here are the UA numbers as of the last vacancy bid that closed mid September:
Jr pilot on the property at the time of the last vacancy was a DC based 320 FO - seniority 13248
Jr pilot to hold a Captain bid after the vacancy was s SFO based 320 Cap - seniority 12075
12075/13248 = 91.1%
Jr pilot to hold a 756 Captain bid after the vacancy was a LAX 756 Cap - seniority 8600
8600/13248 = 64.9%
Jr pilot to hold a 777 or 787 Captain bid after the vacancy was a SFO 777 Cap - seniority 4580
4580/13248 = 34.6%
We are expecting another vacancy bid any day now which may change these numbers. Currently hiring about 45 per week, so the junior pilot shown back in September (13248) already has about 250 pilots junior to him
Now there’s some cold, hard perspective…
At Southwest, it’s right around 62%.
So… the question is, why would a pilot come to Southwest, and more importantly, why would a new Southwest pilot stay at Southwest?