Southwest Airlines Profile

Active Pilots

9,122

Union

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association

Southwest Airlines At a Glance

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has withdrawn its membership from the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA)
World’s largest low cost carrier
Southwest Airlines and AirTran pilot seniority list integration is complete
New pilot pathway program called Destination 225 Cadet Pathway

Hiring

Southwest Airlines is currently not hiring pilots.

Airplane Fleet

737-700
737-800
737 Max 8

Airline Orders

737 Max 7
737 Max 8

Pilot Domiciles

Baltimore/Washington International Airport
Dallas Love Field
Denver International Airport
Houston William P Hobby Airport
Las Vegas International Airport
Orlando International Airport
Chicago Midway International Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Atlanta International Airport

Southwest Airlines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate

Year	Captain	First Officer
12	266	186
11	263	184
10	260	182
9	257	177
8	254	175
7	251	171
6	248	166
5	245	159
4	243	145
3	240	132
2	237	118
1	234	82

Compensation Notes

Per Diem

$2.30/hr domestic
$2.80/hr international

Retirement

Pension: B fund 15.0%

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated over 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, a national low cost airline, a legacy airline, and also working as a manager in charge of Part 135 and Part 121 training programs.