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  • I was in the morning group. Due to the construction near the hotel it was suggested to plan for 20 minutes ride to HQ/Training Center. I left along with 2 other candidates on the 6:30am shuttle. Arrive around 7 am. Checked in with the security window and received the name tag. We all gathered in the holding area made introductions as others arrived and had coffee and snacks. As others have noted they gathered logbooks on arrival. MAKE SURE you have your ATP, Medical, Radio Telephone Operators Permit with you. There were a couple of guys that had to come out of the interview to go across the hall to the closet where our bags were stowed to retrieve these items. Several...

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    Feb 19, 2026
    Just a great experience. HR portion was first; very relaxed and open conversation. I think I answered a couple questions with my intro and stories. Felt like i was only asked 2-3 TMAAT questions; difficult CA, made a mistake, what is the best quality of a CA (then reworded as top 3). Very conversational. They did their best to make me feel relaxed. Logbook portion very straightforward with small talk SBQ; I found it hard to focus and do my actual tasks/voicing that in pretend land ie,...

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    Feb 19, 2026
    I was in the afternoon interview group. Showed up at 1030 per SWA advice. Tour started at 1100 and lasted for an hour. Then a 45 min briefing about the company, pay and benefits. Interview process started about 1300. 20 prospects in our group. SWA said right now they are interviewing 20 prospects in the AM, 20 in the PM, four days a week every other week. Logbook review - one pilot and very straightforward. Had me read numbers off of the SWA summary sheet. Make sure all hours (12-24 months,...

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    Feb 19, 2026
    Overall very welcoming experience. Definitely felt as if they want to know about you and how you will add to the company culture. Go in and be yourself. Same as reported here HR portion with one pilot and one HR. (TMAY, Why WN? Then a couple questions that came from my answers). SBQ (15 session with a brief, CA acts as FO, Dispatch, MX) Logbook Review (very straightforward, just make sure youâ??ve got everything tight and clean and...

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    Feb 18, 2026
    SWA interview Group A Started with presentation on company Then interview, my order was: HR Panel, Logbook Review, and SBQ HR Panel:  TMAY in less than a minute  TMAAT questions, (view the study guide of this website). Logbook Review,   Explain your unemployment periods ? Verify work history, references and numbers SBQ ? BOI-LAS (PIC) message from dispatch at TOC that we may have contaminated fuel ? Chose to divert to SLC Tour of LEAD...

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    Feb 18, 2026
    I was B group at 1100. There were 22 candidates in the group. First they will take your logbooks and logbook review form. After that we started with a tour of the training center which lasted about 45 minutes. Next, we went into a hour long briefing with a current captain who talked about company culture, bases, pay, benefits and answered any questions we had. Around 1300 we began the actual interview process. The group gathered in a waiting room where they had snacks and coffee. As we...

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    Feb 18, 2026
    Morning Group. SBQ Very simple and Straightforward. Cracked Windshield resulting in a Slow Depressurization and diversion. They use this to test your technical knowledge, Decision making, crew coordination. There were a lot of people in the morning group. Took a while to get called back for the last 2 interview portions. HR portion was extremely rushed and not very conversational. I was given 60 seconds for my â??TMAYâ?. Then asked numerous questions about strengths weaknesses. Seemed...

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    Feb 17, 2026
    Was part of the PM group. Overall a great experience, everyone was incredibly friendly. 3 part interview as expected. Seems like they are truthfully just looking to gauge your personality and how well youâ??ll be able to work with others. Study the hr questions on here for that portion. My sbq was bad weather quickly moving in with no filed alternate, and a captain that didnâ??t was to listen to any go around callouts. Make sure to include dispatch, atc, flight attendants and passengers in...

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    Feb 17, 2026
    Group B. Showed up at 10:30am, left the hotel around 10. Interview was as expected with no surprises. Collected the logbooks and the logbook information sheet and then went on a tour of the training facility which was really nice. Went back and had about a 45 min presentation talking about the current state of SWA and the future. After that we went into the waiting area and got called. Started with HR: TMAY, why SWA, which core value do you align with most, TMAAT you had a conflict, what...

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    Feb 17, 2026
    Exactly as described by others. Took the 7am shuttle over from the hotel with about 8 others. Chatted until about 7:45-8 and then company briefing. 3 part interview followed as others have mentioned. HR portion first. Very quick questioning (TMAY, Why SWA, (view the study guide of this website). Logbook next- legal questions, dates of checkrides, date available to start, then just chatted and got to know each other. SBQ was last and was maybe 5 total minutes. Disruptive passenger BWI-DAL....

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    Feb 17, 2026
    Interview was sure straight forward and as mostly described*. HR was standard and welcoming Logbook was looking over my logbooks and then asked a few more questions... FR asked stock price, number of aircraft, number of departures, current CEO. Didn't sound like many others were asked this so IDK SBQ: wheel well fire indication at 400FL, had 10 minutes to do it. Told no matter where I'm at, at the end of the 10 minutes I will be stopped. Its more about "doing something" and then you will...

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