Originally Posted by
Zapata
No, it's not called Pay for Training. Pay for Training is when an airline requires that you pay them for your initial training. Southwest gets no money from new-hires for training. As a matter of fact, they have to train you anyway. The cost difference with making your PC your type ride is negligible. All SWA does is require that you have a 737 type as a standard. It's not Pay for Training.....you're not even close.
Geeez, touchy touchy... All I said was is that is eerily similar to pay for training. I didn't say it IS... Personally, I think it sucks that SWA requires it ahead of time. And... I don't think it's worth it. JMO. Flame away all you SWA guys. You got your gig.. I got mine. I wouldn't trade, and maybe you wouldn't either. I couldn't care less one way or the other.