Oct 23, 2025
Canâ??t add much to what others said as they were spot on. My panel (HR and pilot) was awkward. The pilot would ask me a question and cut me off and move onto the next one. â??Why WN? Why now?â? I gave a personal anecdote of great WN customer service and he skipped the rest and went onto another question. Very odd experience but the HR person was very nice. All and all a good experience but the panel didnâ??t leave warm and...

Oct 20, 2025
All the experiences here are spot on. Stayed at a hotel. Took the hotel shuttle at 6:30am. Reached Southwest headquarters at 7am. Did the check in at security. The interview was 3 parts. Did the HR interview first. Was asked TMAY and TMAAT. No why SW. next was logbook review. Very straight forward. Question about check rides and times. Next SBQ. My scenario was one engine stuck at 80% N1. They want to see your decision making skills. Next tour of training center. Finished everything by 1pm....

Oct 15, 2025
Info I received on here was almost exactly what my experience was. I stayed at one of the recommended hotels and took the 6:30 shuttle to HQ assuming Iâ??d be the first one but almost everyone else had the same idea. Security check in and wait. They begin by taking everyoneâ??s log books to the back and a captain takes everyone to a conference room for a PowerPoint on history, cultures pay and Benifits. Then the fun begins and they come out to the waiting area and call you back one at a...

Oct 14, 2025
The entire interview process was extremely laid-back and friendly. There were about 20 applicants in the morning group, and we all stayed in one main room while interviewers came to get us for three separate interviews: A panel interview with one HR representative and one pilot A logbook review with a pilot A one-on-one scenario interview with a pilot Nothing in the process had changed from the prep material on the site â?? all the questions came directly from the question bank. There was a...

Oct 14, 2025
Tell me about yourself. Why southwest? SBQ just airline interview SBQ databse is enough to study. Focus on crm and decision making process Logbook review Just go with the numbers. Follow the guide they sent. Know the dates of your first flight training begins and...

Oct 14, 2025
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...

Oct 13, 2025
Questions from here were exactly what was asked on the interview. 3 part interview (random order). Hr panel was a non pilot from the hiring team, and a long time Captain at SWA.  (view the study guide of this website including the Sim/Scenario section).  2nd part for me was logbook "interview" done by a current FO.  Then just confirming numbers on the logbook interview form that you filled out. Was less of an interview and more of a check the box to make sure you have the req...

Sep 25, 2025
 I did the Sim first,  (view the Sim/Scenario section of this website).  Then the Panel interview - Why SWA and why now. What are qualities of a bad captain (i used good qualities to define). Was then asked to expand on one of the qualities (being humble) They asked when have you been humbled as a CA. Tell me about yourself (donâ??t repeat whatâ??s on the resume). How will you handle being an f/o again? TMATW you had to communicate effectively as a Captain. What was...

Sep 25, 2025
HR portion was very low stress.  Logbook portion was just a discussion about the numbers. Situational portion was a flight from HOU to DAL, questions were asked, (view the study guide of this website).   Debrief. Pretty...

Sep 24, 2025
It was pretty relaxed and casual- my group of interviewees were all fairly senior. Panel interview was pretty chill and the logbook seemed to be just asking about times and job history. My technical was a Captain who didn't listen to the FO with sketchy weather at destination. Eventually had to take the controls and divert. Not totally sure what they were looking for other than thought...