A 15 page paper discussing the selection of pilots at Southwest Airlines. Finding a job is never an easy task for a commercial pilot. Not only does Southwest not make the process any easier, they also have the added requirements of a sense of humor and the proper attitude in order to be considered for selection for their company. Southwest has the highest percentage of female pilots of any airline in the country, but still have only a few in comparison to the total number of pilots they employ. The corporate culture of have fun and work hard applies to all areas of the company, including the pilot faction, and those prospective pilots unwilling to serve as substitute baggage handler on occasion most likely will not even make the first cut.
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A 10 page case research paper with Southwest Airlines as its focus. Southwest is one of America's largest airlines in terms of passenger boardings, and yet it serves airports in a relatively small number of 24 states. In a report filed with the SEC mid-way through 1996, Southwest included a list of 'what ifs' of things that might happen, things that prevented them from forecasting performance for the very next quarter. They just keep flying often, right past the competition. Bibliography lists 8 sources.