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Southwest



Dallas, TX
www.southwest.com

quicktake

  • DEN: 110 daily departures by Nov 1st
  • Ranked No. 12 on Fortune's Most Admired Companies 2008
  • Testing in-flight internet on four aircraft
  • Will net an additional 5-10 737s in 2008
  • Adding 14 new 737s in 2009
  • Southwest routemap
  • This page last updated: Jul 10, 2008 (pilot count)
 
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pilots pilots
5,804
Total
5,804
Active
0
Furlough

Southwest Airlines Pilots Assocation
(amend. Aug 2006; in neg.)
pilots pilots
737-700: 
315
737-500: 
25
737-300: 
189

BWI
DAL
HOU
MCO
MDW
OAK
PHX
LAS (Oct 2007)

pilots

Hiring. Pool has approx. 250 pilots in it. Up to 500 new-hires in 2008.

Minimums:
ATP; 2500 TT or 1500 turbine total; 1000 PIC turbine; Class 1 medical.

Non-typed applicants have 6 months to get the rating if selected.

Apply online.

pilots

Call 866-359-7967 to list. Otherwise at ticket counter or gate. CASS participant.




[Figures converted from $/trip to $/hour]

Monthly guarantee: 78 hours (averaged)
Reserve guarantee: 79 hours

Most junior captain hired: Feb 2001 (BWI)

Per Diem :
$2.15/hr
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
up to 7.3%
A/B Fund:
none
Other:
Profit sharing (10% avg past 10 years)