Wow! Just got an an email invite.....what a Christmas present! In true Southwest style...

Any January class dates scheduled?

SWA Hiring?
 

Jan 2 and Jan 22 are scheduled from what I hear.

Glad invites are still going out. Good luck to all that get the chance!!

not sure what the secret recipe is for a successful interviews at SWA I have tried twice and denied both times. I really wanted to work there, I believe I have what it takes to be a SWA pilot and believe what the company was founded on. I guess I just didn't or was not able to get that across in the interview. I wish all those with interviews the best of luck.

ATR... Do you live in Oakland? Or Plan on moving there? There are a lot of options out there. Don't look at the pay, I don't think that is going to be a permanent thing there, hopefully I am wrong but look at the industry evolution they are on the wrong side of the cycle, and are the expensive low cost budget carrier. Good luck to everyone applying and I wish you the best of luck.

I do not live in or near oak. I do already commute to SFO and have family in the east bay. I have a great job already at Vx but had my sights set on Swa.

Ok, so I just got an email inviting me to interview.

But when I go to the pilot credentials web page as instructed, it is a dead page and I get a load error: "The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy." I've been trying the past few hours to access it with no luck.

Anyone know what is going on or had a similar experience?

Also, does anyone know how many pilots have been hired over the last 3 application windows? (Spring 2011, Fall 2012 & Fall 2013)

P.S. Why isn't this thread (and other similar ones) in the Hiring News forum? I looked over there first and was surprised not to find anything. Just curious, I've noticed a number of hiring threads in this forum.

Thanks!

Congrats! If you don't mind me asking, do you already possess the 737 type? Curious if anyone actually ever gets called for an interview without it.

Spring of 11 was 200 "poolies" plus 110. Early 2012 was another 80. Recent three classes = 88. After the poolies = 268 including 1/2/2014 class