PropPiedmont

Yet they show a July 9th upgrade class. Maybe upgrades aren’t stopping.

Expect a class of 14 in July, then 28 per month through the end of the year. Historically, SWA never runs upgrade classes during the summer. This year has been different in that regard.

Caveman

E6, I appreciate your posts on here. I agree, sky is not falling, and the over hiring is definitely 1st world, and part of a bigger plan. Like most, hope the bigger plan maintains leaner manning flexibility/productivity that SWA is known for. There's no plan i can see for a big bump in block for the fall flying until Turkey weekend. It'll be interesting too see when the trend reverses.

Can I have my phone back now. Please.

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Icaruss

Does anyone know the dates for new hire classes in August?

c17heavy

I believe 14 and 28 August.

Harvey

First you need to understand what a vacancy is actually telling you before you freak out. The vacancy announcement refers to growth or shrinkage in each category and domicile. There was zero growth for Captains. There will still be at least one upgrade class to replace Captains that retired.

HwkrPlt

I am so happy that applying and re applying to SWA is so simple. If I never get hired, at least I didn't spend hours updating my application(s)

saab2000

It is impossible for me to guess how many hours I spent on resumes and updating with other major airlines. Suddenly the magic e-mail appeared from one of them and it happened to be SWA, ironically the one upon which I spent the least amount of time applying and updating.

Cast a wide net. I am really enjoying my time here at SWA and have been here now almost 17 months but when I was looking they were all attractive compared to my life flying CRJs for so many years. Crickets for years then seemingly out of nowhere it happened.

Hang in there and keep trying. I had practically given up hope after attending multiple career fairs through the drought of the 2000s and early 2010s and thought my expiration date had passed me by but here I am, pretty darn happy even though this wasn't where I expected to end up. Keep at it and find a way to make yourself (even) more attractive. I left my regional, took a huge pay cut and made the associated major lifestyle changes, and did a year at another operator of 737s. I'm sure this was crucial but only one other person in my class had a type rating and time on type, so it's hardly the only thing that mattered. I think taking the risk of leaving a senior position at a regional to start over meant something. And it was a kind of high risk move given the company in question. No regrets. I think making myself stand out, in a good way, was very important. It demonstrated initiative and I think they really like that here.

Just my observation on my own journey and a word of encouragement to keep at it.

ZapBrannigan

Window was supposed to close on the 28th, now has been extended to 7/2.

Posted by one of the interview prep companies on social media.


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PotatoChip

Very interesting. Hard to imagine they did not get enough applicants.

Snooter

They got my application and I’m still waiting for a call...