Are Spirit furloughs possible?

[The_Russian]

There's no bigger hypocrite than a reformed sinner.

Me, him, or both?

 

[Marko Ramius]

What a dumb statement? Give me a break.

Boeing products stand the test of time. Airbus does not. The A320's built in the 80's are slowly being laid to rest.

Nobody really 'builds 'em like they used to'. Most of the 80's gen 737's and A320's are still flying, but some are being retired. No manufacturer builds planes to last the way they did with the -9, 727,-8 etc. Most of the planes that the 787 is designed to replace were built in the 80's or later and now the word is that the A350 isn't going to be such a bad deal after all because of the 787 delays and the fact that it will be coming out as airlines look to get rid of their early 777's/A330'-planes that all entered service from @ 1992-1998 or so.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Most of the planes that the 787 is designed to replace were built in the 80's or later and now the word is that the A350 isn't going to be such a bad deal after all because of the 787 delays and the fact that it will be coming out as airlines look to get rid of their early 777's/A330'-planes that all entered service from @ 1992-1998 or so.

I think I understood all that. Almost ran out of breath reading it!

 

[Colonel Savage]

Me, him, or both?

Him. I quoted him. Actually I was defending yours and every pilot's honor, as I did not like the insinuation in his question.

 

[StandBy1]

Does Spirit really hire guys right out of Riddle? I hope thats a joke.

Unfortunately yes. There are a few other posts about that on here.

 

[StandBy1]

Does Spirit really hire guys right out of Riddle? I hope thats a joke.

Whoops I meant threads. Here's one:

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=108419&highlight=erau+spirit

 

[Jet41]

the A320 probably the most advanced aircraft in the sky;

You're kidding right?

 

[castle bravo]

Luckly for us at Spirit it is a privately held company...so we can see the impending doom...and will hear about us closing while driving to work.

Ahhhhhh, the wisdom of having faith in Oaktree and Indigo.....
I'm just certain they hold the best interests of the company and it's employees dear to heart.....

 

[Mike man]

Ahhhhhh, the wisdom of having faith in Oaktree and Indigo.....
I'm just certain they hold the best interests of the company and it's employees dear to heart.....

The dictionary called for castle bravo, it wants you to learn the meaning of sarcasm.

But seriously thanks for trying.

 

[castle bravo]

Ox,
Can you tell us about NK's fuel hedging strategy?

 

[Mike man]

Spirit fuel use reduction plan...

-Using GPU and air carts where available to minimize APU use for the flight crews...but maintenance can run the APU for 8-12 hours over night.

-Planning flights with not extra fuel.

-Changing the W&B program to the crews so W&B delays will result in a NOI from Jeff C.

...thats all I can come up with for now.

 

[Colonel Savage]

...so W&B delays will result in a NOI from Jeff C...

What's an NOI? Sounds like some kind of dicipline...

 

[castle bravo]

Spirit fuel use reduction plan...

-Using GPU and air carts where available to minimize APU use for the flight crews...but maintenance can run the APU for 8-12 hours over night.

-Planning flights with not extra fuel.

-Changing the W&B program to the crews so W&B delays will result in a NOI from Jeff C.

...thats all I can come up with for now.

Ok, but what about the hedging? Do we know what % of NK's current and future fuel needs are hedged, and at what price?

 

[castle bravo]

What's an NOI? Sounds like some kind of dicipline...

Try on: Notice of Investigation. Since the individual mentioned by Ox was former NWA management, this might occur quite frequently.

 

[Mike man]

I seriously doubt that any of the fuel is hedged...the releases normally have the current fuel price for the city pairs.

NOI's occur often...but seem to be retracted almost as often.