FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 13, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Interview was with a 2 year FO. He said he wasn't trying to make it as a checkride, and really made me feel comfortable. Everything was as per this...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 18, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Just like everyone else on here- Follow the gouge but especially pay attention to Jepp charts as well as Instrument regulations. Interview started ...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 17, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Started with a intro. There were two interviewers. A long time captain and an FO training on interviewing. Started with intros all around, then log...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 23, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Pretty standard interview, went over 30/60/90/year hour totals. (view the study guide of this website). After that went deep on the Jeppesen charts...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 24, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Nothing really unexpected. Interview was with a very nice older FO. Just over 1.5hr start to finish. Went over hours, starting availability, aircra...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 23, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
interviewed for a First Officer. The interview lasted about 1 hour and 30 minutes and felt fairly structured and overall professional and conversat...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 26, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Interviewer was friendly and outgoing. Started with updated hours flown in past 30,60,90 and 1 year. HR portion first. Tell me about yourself, wher...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 18, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Interview in total lasted about 1.5 hours. Mine was conducted by a 2 year F/O being observed by a recruiter who had been there for 3 years. They bo...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Feb 25, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
The interviewer was an FO that had been with the company for a few years on e175. The entire interview was a little over 2 hours and felt more like...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 10, 2026
PendingPending means the pilot was still waiting for a final decision when this gouge was submitted.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Very fun experience. Everyone in my interview group was so nice and fun to chat with! We all got escorted into the "People Lobby" after checking in...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 11, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
My interview was with a 3 year First Officer out of Boise on the ERJ, prior Army so we connected well with that (I'm Navy). Very casual conversatio...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 19, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Started with introductions. I had two pilots: one doing most of the interview while the other observed. Then went through flight time and all the b...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 24, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Overall a laid back but professional interview. Started off with documents and talking for the first 20-30 minutes. Spoke about preferred aircraft ...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 12, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Had a great experience with the interview. Took 2 hours total. Lots of non-interview related banter between me and my interviewer. I came in with g...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 23, 2026
PendingPending means the pilot was still waiting for a final decision when this gouge was submitted.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Had the morning group, started with a great presentation on the company so you can relax a little and get the nerves out, mingle with the other con...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 23, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Interview was as straightforward as everyone says. Went into HR questions, then technical. A lot of conversation within getting asked questions whi...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 9, 2026
TBNTTBNT means Thanks But No Thanks: the applicant was not selected after this interview cycle.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Walked through self intro, hours etc. Most familiar aircraft fuel system. Basic structure of jet engine, high altitude aerodynamics. 91.175, 91.169...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 2, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Interview is meant to be relaxed and fun. Don't be afraid to crack jokes and try to get to know the interviewer and their sense of humor. Obviously...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 26, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Was very relaxed. Went through everything that was expected. Much easier than I anticipated. Just show you studied and be personable. Talked about ...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Mar 23, 2026
CJOCJO means Conditional Job Offer: the airline indicated they intend to hire, usually pending background checks, training dates, or final paperwork.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Overall pretty laid back compared to some of the reports on here. 1hr 40 mins and 35 mins was HR. Surface level knowledge of high altitude aero, ve...