Marko

I don't know, sorry.

dudemize

If selected for interview, there will be two new tabs on the left side. Hiring Information and Hiring Forms. The interview dates are at the top on the Hiring Information tab.

MerlionPilot

Great. Thanks

Squallrider

Any ideas on next job fair date?

barabek

It's not set in stone but you can safely expect April and October each year there is demand...

MerlionPilot

Finally got my notes typed up from the SW Open House on 9/30. Thought I'd post them here for everyone who couldn't attend. Hope you can read them. Enjoy.

9/30 Southwest Airlines Pilot Open House Notes

Alan Kasher – VP Flt Ops

• Have/growing to 9000 pilots
• Just retired classics
o Growing back to 750 planes
• Accomplished in 2017
o New res system
o $250 mil FLL int’l term
o Service to CVG/Turks & Caicos
o Largest training center on Earth- 18 sims/26 capable
o Hire 900 pilots (old record 600)
o New iPad EFB
o New uniforms
o New main’t system
o New perf platform = Aerodata/ACARS
o Max launch Monday
o 4,006 flts in 1 day – summer record
o Next summer 4,300/day
o *Vision* = Be the most loved, flown, profitable airline on planet
 Love = Net promoter score (NPS) = customer perspective
• Have the highest NPS in industry on the planet
 Flown = OND origin/dest
• #2 on planet
 Profit = #2 on planet
o Core values = people / one team all hearts
o Pilots set pace / be problem solvers
o If you’re not growing you’re dying
o Pt + pt system = advantage
o Focus = safety/ customer service/ efficiency
o 50 additional international airports are within current 737 footprint

Dave Retnan - Senior Manager Flt Ops

• NOC = networks ops control
o Put all folks under one roof,
• Shooting for 800 A/C by end of 2018
• Hired 886 pilots in 2017
• 2018 750+ hires
• 4100 flt/day
• 4300 flt/day by summer 2018 – ½ mil pax/day
• Pt – pt: every city is focus city
• LUV market = 50% of all traffic
o SW has 26
o Competitors have 3 or 4
• Sat usually slowest day of week
• Classic 737’s last flt 9/29 – now retired
• Max fly 10/2
• Next to all system managers are CSR’s to make sure customer is always looked out for
• Work to complete flights – not just on time performance
• Crew accommodation contracts – manage hotel contracts, over 200 mil spent on hotels

Cory Petit – Pilot Onboarding

• Professional Pilot Development
o Initial training – how to create SW pilot
o 8 weeks (initial / indoc)
o Class/sim
• Welcome dinner – night before w/spouse – also 1st day of class!
• Fly Day – all culture of company
• 1 yr probation
o 2 mo @ training center – then 100 hr in 120 days
o 4 mo = CP review
 All probation trips = CA will fill out coaching form on you
 CP will review coaching forms
o 6 mo – back to DAL = FO Leadership Day to ask leaders any questions
o 9 mo – CP Review – what to expect on “Off Probation Checkride”
o 11 mo = off prob check
 AQP takes all data and gears thing for that
o LOFT scenario
o 12 mo = off probation = raise!
• 10 yr – Today
o 2300flt/day – 4100flt/day
o 50 additional int’l destinations & 500 planes on same biz plan
• LUV cities = focus cities – not hubs
o Own 26 of top 50 US markets
• Int’l flying approx 3 yr old
• 886 pilots hired in 2017
• By 2021 = 769 aircraft (1000 w/options)
o Approx 10.5-11 pilots/airplane now
o Approx 12 pilots/plane in future
• Red eyes not highly profitable
o Small piece of network

Rocky Calkins – Personnel

• Currently appx 59,000 employees/9000 pilots
o 101 cities
o 9 countries
o 476mil profit sharing last qtr
o 86% LF
o No furloughs / pay cuts anywhere ever
• Want 1000 plane fleet and approx 12,000 pilots
• 2017 – 886 pilots hired
• Pilot Retirements = appx 150/yr until approx 2020, then ramps up
Interview
• ½ day *hiring decision made
• Logbook review – will ask to tab things (show key times)
• Panel review
o Talk about experience
o Panel will ask questions to give good info to CP’s
• Line oriented interview
o 7 min between two city pairs
o Throw problem for you to solve
• CJO is consent for BG – PRIA – Ref Check
• Decision committee - 2 weeks later get a call from CP
• Can defer class one time from decision committee date – up to 90 days
• Ref checks won’t be done until after interview – choose 5 good people who can vouch for you
• Apply to all open windows
• Make sure ICIMS email is same a pilot credentials
• Refresh PC often
• No PBS
• TFP = trip-for-pay
o TFP x 1.14 apprx = hourly pay
• B fund = 13.5 % to retirement w/out contribution
• Don’t do interview prep

dudemize

Good info.

Good luck scoring an interview!

4myfamily

Has anyone’s app status gone past Review in progress?

Ltfirendkiktirs

Has anyone received an invite for an interview from this most recent window?

Sqwk7700

I’ve had three friends get interviews, all went to the last job fair.