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Southwest Airlines

Dallas, TX

QUICKTAKE
  • AirTran's last flight was 28 Dec 14. All pilots are now on the SWA pilot list.
  • SWAPA has withdrawn its membership from the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA)
  • Southwest's $1.4 B purchase of AirTran completed in 2011
  • Combined airline will fly more than 100m passengers out of more than 100 airports, and international routes
  • 1000 PIC in turbine is now only Preferred.
  • Final flight of 737-300 was 29 Sept 2017 
  • First Flight of 737-800 Max 1 Oct 2017
  • Southwest routemap
  • IATA code: WN; ICAO code: SWA
  • ATC callsign: "Southwest"
  • Southwest has 34 MAX 8 aircraft on property
  • ETOPS flights to Hawaii will originate from California
  • This page was last updated: July 14, 2022 (Pay Notes)

Company Website

PILOTS
Total: 9122
Active: 9122
Furloughed: 0
UNION
Southwest Airlines Pilots Association
FLEET
737-700: 513
737-8: 34
737-800: 207
DOMICILES
DAL
BWI
DEN
HOU
LAS
MCO
MDW
OAK
PHX
LAX
ATL
HIRING
Is Hiring?: No
JUMPSEATS

For all flights on or after May 9, 2017 OAL jumpseat listing will be on myIDTravel. SWA will be available on myIDTravel on April 9, 2017. Customer Serivce Agents will not be able to process jumpseat requests at the gate without a listing code from myIDTravel. 

Southwest Airlines PAYSCALES

CAPTAIN PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
737     
12 274     
11 271     
10 268     
9 265     
8 262     
7 259     
6 256     
5 253     
4 250     
3 247     
2 244     
1 241     
FIRST OFFICER PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
737     
12 191     
11 189     
10 187     
9 182     
8 180     
7 176     
6 171     
5 164     
4 150     
3 136     
2 122     
1 84     

PAY CALCULATOR
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PAY NOTES

The 2019 profit sharing amount was 12.2%

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

The most junior captain (OAK) in the July 2022 bid period is a Jan 2014 hire.

PER DIEM

$2.30/hr (Dom.)
$2.80/hr (Intl.)

RETIREMENT

401K Matching: No

A/B Fund:

B Fund
15.0% 

Other:

12.2% profit sharing

Mandatory Retirements:

2021 - 206
2022 - 195
2023 - 239
2024 - 289
2025 - 313
2026 - 378
2027 - 399
2028 - 395
2029 - 393
2030 - 391
2031 - 380
2032 - 381
2033 - 381
2034 - 436
2035 - 444
2036 - 374
2037 - 363
2038 - 340
2039 - 322
2040 - 280
2041 - 235
2042 - 193
2043 - 155
2044 - 113
2045 - 115
2046 - 91
2047 - 68
2048 - 34
2049 - 14
2050 - 6
2051 - 5
2052 - 1