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Southwest



Dallas, TX
www.southwest.com

quicktake

  • Ranked No. 12 on Fortune's Most Admired Companies 2008
  • Testing in-flight internet on four aircraft this summer
  • 79 daily departures out of DEN (23 cities served)
  • Will net an additional 5-10 737s in 2008
  • Adding 14 new 737s in 2009
  • No. 5 on Fortune mag's Most Admired Companies 2007
  • Southwest routemap
  • This page last updated: Jun 23, 2008 (pilot count)
 
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pilots pilots
5,759
Total
5,759
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. Three classes in June and three in July. Interviews to recommence this summer. Pool has approx. 250 pilots in it.

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)