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Looking for internal source on Fleet/domicile growth plans. Company sustainability. Upgrade times. Retirement numbers. Scheduling. Do they hire without PIC turbine but 121 carrier experience? Any info on the hiring process would be appreciated. PM me if you are willing to offer and mentoring or assistance.

Thanks
 
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2 airplanes this year, 7 next year...have 36 remaining orders, convertible to 330's. Domiciles are FLL, DTW, ACY...rumor for ORD, LAS or DFW base to open some time next year. As far as sustainability, small company=small pockets...Spirit has a very unique product, and it makes money...288.7 million revenue with 27.7 million profit for the 3rd quarter.

Junior captain (most recent award) is a 2006 hire

Retirements in the next few year, I can only guess as to a few here and there for the next 3 or 4 years, picking up a little after that, but only for a short while.
 
"Hey Farva, what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the $hit on the walls???"
 
Something must be wrong with this site.

I clicked on the "Majors" tab and now I'm reading about Spirit...i guess those 330's got them moved over here.
 
Flyby1206 said:
Wow, when did this happen? Source?
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SEC Filings...from the AIRBUS A320 FAMILY PURCHASE AGREEMENT in the S1 filings. The ***** denotes confidential information in the filings. So I guess, it could say "no conversion rights to A330". But in a way any option is convertible to anything, provided you come to terms with the contract holder. But never the less it is in the S1...

2.3 Conversion Rights
(i) Conversion Rights on Additional A319 Firm Aircraft *****

(ii) Conversion Rights on A319 Firm Aircraft *****

(iii) Conversion Rights to A330-200 Aircraft *****
 
CavePilot said:
Something must be wrong with this site.

I clicked on the "Majors" tab and now I'm reading about Spirit...i guess those 330's got them moved over here.
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I'm not disagreeing with you...but what defines a major carrier?

You may want to complain to the mods to have them relabel the sections.
 
I've applied 3 times, I have 5k hours and ATP and 121 tpic and not call.
I've been told you need an internal to get the call. I'm starting to think that it is the only way.
 
CavePilot said:
Something must be wrong with this site.

I clicked on the "Majors" tab and now I'm reading about Spirit...i guess those 330's got them moved over here.
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So, the thread "Needing a boat name" in the Majors, belongs as well?
btw, I think that thread is harmless here as well. Just reading material, enjoy.
 
For the record...a "Major Airline" is defined by the D.O.T. as having at least $1 Billion in annual revenue.

Spirit is not a Major airline. Spirit is a National airline: as defined as having between $100 Million - $1 Billion in annual revenue.

Hope this clears that up.
 
DonVerita said:
For the record...a "Major Airline" is defined by the D.O.T. as having at least $1 Billion in annual revenue.

Spirit is not a Major airline. Spirit is a National airline: as defined as having between $100 Million - $1 Billion in annual revenue.

Hope this clears that up.
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Thanks...I do like the underline (how is mine?), super neat!

Q1 2011 $232.7 M
Q2 2011 $275.9 M
Q3 2011 $288.7 M
Q4 2011 $TBD

So, technically you are correct...just a few more weeks until we can officially move the Majors section, of course this is all pending $202.7 M in revenue for Q4 2011. But seriously, do the "this thread should be in a different area" police really have such tiny balls they have to patrol fi to find violations?
 
Yeah I was just joking about the Majors/LCC posting issue.

Spirit stuff can go wherever. I think it's usually posted in the LCC section, but whatever.

I've heard some regional airlines cross the Majors $ barrier, but I think posts should be organized logically, not based on little peepee syndrome.
 
LAS crew base announced. Opening February 1, 2012.
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I was just thinking what an odd date for a base to open...I'm pretty sure that February 1 is not the beginning of the February bid month. Usually, because February is short, they toss January 31 and March 1 into February. But February has 29 days in '012 so maybe only March 1 will get thrown into February this year.
 
Mike Oxlong said:
I was just thinking what an odd date for a base to open...I'm pretty sure that February 1 is not the beginning of the February bid month. Usually, because February is short, they toss January 31 and March 1 into February. But February has 29 days in '012 so maybe only March 1 will get thrown into February this year.
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Bases can open and cose whenever management wants.
Monthly bids are a whole other animal.

Metrojet
 
Metrojet said:
Bases can open and cose whenever management wants.
Monthly bids are a whole other animal.

Metrojet
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really, is that how it works? I wasn't clear on managements ability to to whatever the f it wants and our ability to "fly it and grieve it" with our thumbs up our, well you get the idea. Also being a former rjet employee, I am quite clear on the ability of management to open bases without proper support facilities for crews, parking, computers, bag storage, etc and to close them on a whim, only to have them open again in a few months only to have them close again.

so if the bid month begins on January 31...and the base opens February 1, I guess that would be good for all involved (or based at the new base) because they will get a deadhead on the 31st and a hotel room to be in position for the new base flights on the 1st.

but like i said before (and the only thing i said before--nothing more)...what an odd date for a base to open, probably not even on the first day of the bid month.
 
Mike Oxlong said:
Thanks...I do like the underline (how is mine?), super neat!

Q1 2011 $232.7 M
Q2 2011 $275.9 M
Q3 2011 $288.7 M
Q4 2011 $TBD

So, technically you are correct...just a few more weeks until we can officially move the Majors section, of course this is all pending $202.7 M in revenue for Q4 2011. But seriously, do the "this thread should be in a different area" police really have such tiny balls they have to patrol fi to find violations?
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Uhhhh, yeah...ok. Whatever you say.

You asked for a definition of what constituted a "Major" and you got one. I'm surprised you didn't already know it.
 
DonVerita said:
Uhhhh, yeah...ok. Whatever you say.

You asked for a definition of what constituted a "Major" and you got one. I'm surprised you didn't already know it.
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I knew what the answer was...it was actually a rhetorical question (you know about those, right?) and since i added in all the extra clues as to what i was eluding too (that was the fancy looking numbers) I am just dumbfounded as to how you didn't get it.
 
Mike Oxlong said:
I knew what the answer was...it was actually a rhetorical question (you know about those, right?) and since i added in all the extra clues as to what i was eluding too (that was the fancy looking numbers) I am just dumbfounded as to how you didn't get it.
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Nice attempt at backpeddling. Try not to fall off the bike next time.
 

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