Continue to operate Destination 225° Employee Pathway for new pilots to train, gain experience, and join Southwest as First Officers. Restrictions* Must hold FAA Pilot License, Medical. * Must have legal right to live/work in USA. ...
Midway was, in fact resuscitated after deregulation, and many years later, Southwest did eventually come to dominate that airport, now one of the most important bases in its network. But in the mid-to-late 1970s, Southwest's board was wary of making big commitments on the eve of deregulati...
the many airbases training thousands of pilots came a high number of accidents. There were over 500 mishaps in Arizona during WWII, with an additional 600 by the end of the 1960's. Fortunately, many of the pilots and aircrews were able to bail out in time, but tragically, some did ...
About two minutes later, the controller cleared pilots of the Southwest Boeing 737 to land on the main runway, followed shortly by the Diamond crew telling the controller that they were stopped on the runway, as directed. As they were completing their landing...
9) Provide funding for additional Border Patrol stations along the southwest border and explore the creation of an additional Border Patrol sector in Arizona. Create six more permanent Border Patrol Forward Operating Bases and upgrade existing bases. ...
One of our largest Crew Bases is at Orlando International Airport, and that airport was shut to departing and arriving air traffic for approximately seven hours on Friday—preventing the flow of aircraft and Crews into the network. There were fast stories about pilots protesting va...
Even though the decommissioned base had no emergency services, it was deemed to be the safer option. However, neither of the pilots was aware the base had been turned into a race track, with a race scheduled for that day.Photo: Vince Pakahala via Wikimedia Commons...