The uncertainty and stress of corporate flying would make me choose SWA. The only upside to your current position is there's no age restriction.

Have you actually seen a swa pilots schedule? Working lots of weekends is what I saw. I thought my acmi cargo FO gig was better since I at least got 2 weekends off a month. My understanding is the lines are non commutable on 1 end.

I’d talk to some people who left swa first. 300k is a lot of cash, I cant imagine your gig is that bad.

Go ahead swa guys, flame me with your typical “couldnt get hired comments”. Hired this past summer and decided to not go.

I’m fairly junior (2 yrs) and can get half the weekend off if I wanted (Sun-Wed). Can hold weekend off rsv if I want that too. I bid weekends because I’d rather have midweek off. To each his own.

My job is very high stress. Worrying about the job going away is part of corporate flying which, is why it's good to always be making contacts and have a great resume (which I do). Getting off the bottom 10% at SWA = no more worrying but it's going to be a LONG time before I make what i make now let alone what I just got offered to stay. If were younger the choice be easily be SWA all day long. I need to sit on this a few days I think.

True to a point, but you may have missed the big picture. Probably 2 years working weekends, 2 years working half weekends, then weekends off until you choose to upgrade, depending on the senority of your base. I would guess that’s pretty comparable to every other flying gig out there. Non-commutable lines on one end is mostly true as well, but the union is working on that for 2020. Your control over your schedule gets better rapidly (at today’s hire rate) and with elitt trading. I wouldn’t make that your deciding factor for a 20 year career.

If the company wants you that badly, they need to do what they do for top execs---seed a DC plan with a couple million dollars and provide you a contract with a guaranteed severance package.

Airline work is WORK. Especially if you commute!

Your 40 years old? SWA has NEVER furloughed a Pilot! No decision here go to Southwest and never look back. The money will come

Never done corporate, so this may be worth what you pay for it but....

It sounds like you want to do SWA.

If the only real plus to the current job is money I’d say go. Nearly every major decision I’ve made that prioritized money turned out disappointing.

Big question - why did you not go back to Delta and do you regret that?


Good luck!

What does getting off the bottom 10% do?




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My fortune 225 company just let 31 people go and 3 airplanes. We flew a lot and the department was justifiable. Board members did not see it that way. Now I am at south west for security. The only complaint I have is $$$. And scheduling my off time when I want it not when seniority gives it to me. But I have security and time and it will get better. I was offered a job the same day I went to training the owner of the company was 72. Best case I saw 5years there and I would be where I am today. Wishing I came to SWA 5 or 10 ago.