FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 27, 2025
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.
Relaxed interview with retired Captain. We started with introductions and why I wanted to work for Skywest. He explained how the training goes and ...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 20, 2025
TBNTTBNT means Thanks But No Thanks: the applicant was not selected after this interview cycle.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Had to pick an interview date within 10 days of the offer, others had even less time. Didn't stay at one of the recommended hotels, just got a Lyft...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 20, 2025
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.
All the experiences here are spot on. Stayed at the double tree Hilton. Took the hotel shuttle at 6:30am. Reached Southwest headquarters at 7am. Di...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Aug 21, 2025
TBNTTBNT means Thanks But No Thanks: the applicant was not selected after this interview cycle.
Difficulty --Difficulty was not reported by the submitting pilot.
Retired captain that just talked for 2hrs and 40min didn't really ask any questions. Felt like a fake interview because I was in the cadet program....
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 13, 2025
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.
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, a...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 15, 2025
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.
Interviewed with a guy who is a current captain at Skywest. He was friendly and made the interview process easy. Started off going through hours an...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 24, 2025
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.
Relaxed interview with a CRJ FO, started with intros, flight times, questions that were on the application... type of aircraft preference, etc. wen...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 15, 2025
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 right around 2 hours total conducted by a FO. He made it a very relaxing environment and dropped his own stories throughout the in...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 23, 2025
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.
Started out with introductions then went into current times and the flying I've been doing since my application which was 10 months ago. Then we we...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 20, 2025
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.
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 ...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 24, 2025
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.
Interview was super relaxed. First stared with introductions, interviewer talked for about 5 minutes, then I introduced myself. Talked about why do...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 23, 2025
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.
Can'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 ...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 24, 2025
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.
Went over pretty much everything on this website. Study it all and read the interviews, and study guides. Started with HR questions, went all techn...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 23, 2025
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.
Overall, it went very well, relaxed atmosphere. They started by asking about my background and experience leading up to this point. The previous in...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 10, 2025
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.
Very friendly and comfortable experience with a current F.O. Started with general introductions, (view the study guide of this website). Went into ...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 13, 2025
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, the interview was very relaxed, and the interviewer made sure of that. He said, "This is not a check ride or anything. It is just two peop...
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 13, 2025
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.
Follow up interview. Original interview earlier this year. Turbofan design, jet aerodynamics, Jepp 109A, ILS critical area, metars and tafs.
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 15, 2025
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.
boundary vs Hold Position signage, METAR/TAF's, ARROW, briefing Jeppesen charts, swept wing characteristics, Dutch Roll, Critical Mach, Coffin corn...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 14, 2025
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.
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...
Southwest Airlines
southwest
FOFO means First Officer: the pilot interviewing for the right-seat, second-in-command role.
Oct 14, 2025
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.
Tell me about yourself. Why southwest? SBQ just airline interview SBQ databse is enough to study. Focus on crm and decision making process Logbook ...
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