Sr. Barco

BASE / Most junior capt hire date/ Most junior F/O hire date

DAL / FEB-1996 / JULY-2006
HOU / MAY-1998 / AUG-2006
PHX / MAY-1999 / AUG-2006
MCO / OCT-1999 / AUG-2006
OAK / JAN-2000 / AUG-2006
MDW / FEB-2000 / AUG-2006
BWI / MAR-2000 / SEPT-2006

S.B.

328dude

Sweet, I pick DAL, but wonder how long reserve will be...Years?

CRJammin

Thanks for posting this info, Senor.

SWPilot3

Thanks for that info!

Does anyone know what the class schedule is for the rest of the year? How long have people been in the pool before being called for a class?

P-3Bubba

Does SWA give new hires a list of available bases, or do they make a "dream list" that has some type of input weight? Do most airlines work the same in terms of first assignments?

Thanks

-TG

DaveP2

SB,

I've heard that the FO's in training are considered "based" at DAL and that may be skewing the date for that particular domicile. My question is this; how long after date of hire can an FO reasonably expect to bid & hold DAL as a domicile (line flying or sitting reserve).

Thanks.

Gordon C

That's a nice boat you have, Barco. What is it, a Sea Ray? Maxum? The life of a Southwest captain

CargoBob

is so senior. Not being a native Texan, but living in Texas, I sense and hear a lot of negative remarks about Dallas/Texas in general from many airline folks. Yet, bases in Texas are always senior. IAH-CAL, DAL-SWA, DFW-AA.

Scout

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont....2b0fe760.html

Will this have much effect? I just heard the news that the Wright Amendment may be going away soon.

MWright

The ammendment is going away, that is for sure. The effective date has not been anounced though.

In regards to the domicile issue, here is my understanding of it.

In each class, a senority list is created with the oldest getting the #1 spot. The class is then ordered from oldest to youngest.

The class then "bids" for their domicile with the most senior (oldest) again getting the 1st pick.

Depending on the time of the class (literally time of year), there are openings in different bases at different times. There is no guarantee of a certain number of spots being availible at any base. Each class simply fills the holes left by others moving around or upgrading.

Generally, I understand that someone could bid Dallas within a year, but again it varies every month as people move and upgrade. Holding a hard line could take an additional year.