Frontier and Spirit

[ROSWELL41]

You are right, he shelled out the money for F9 just to down size it/shrink it and run it to the ground. I mean why else would he invest, right?

I am sure you are employee at F9 and know something rest of us don't...btw that was sarcasm.

I think he is trying to illustrate the difference between the success of Frontier as an airline versus the success of Frontier pilots. Franke couldn't care less about the latter. Don't believe that Franke will share any of the success with the pilots. You'll have to take it for yourselves. And if a merger with NK is what Franke chooses, then get ready.

 

[AKAAB]

Three years. Once Frontier aligns it's product completely with Spirit and any significant overlap is removed, they will merge or partner in some way to create a large ULCC carrier.

 

[flyprop]

I guess we will see what happens in the future. I personally do not know what is in BFs mind, besides making ton of cash.

 

[SAABaroowski]

He's going to be dead in the next few years anyway,he's pretty old

 

[vandypilot]

You have waaaaaaay too much faith in Mr. Franke...He wanted the merger from day 1....BB and the board said no so he walked and took his shares with him....I'd he very very careful about putting so much faith in your booming business with Franke at the helm...

Were you in the board room when they discussed this? Seems like this is just speculation.

 

[critterair2]

I will throw in my 2 cents.... To the Spirit guys, I'm one of ya. Kinda surprised with the run ya out of business type attitudes. My ole man worked at EAL. I don't wish that upon anyone. Loosing their job. I moved out in 4th grade to live with my grandparents for 6 months cause we were broke.
To the Frontier guys. Good luck. Franke is a POS. I saw on another board how excited Frontier guys because the company was being kind to them. Opening new bases to be pilot friendly etc... I can tell you this. Franke is not going to help/be kind to the pilots. As the SWA guy said. Look at America West. Look at NK. Do you recall we went on strike? That had nothing to do with BBB. That was all Franke. Guess what. We opened bases a year or two before the strike. LGA and SJU. Not because it was pilot friendly, they closed 6-8 months later. Franke will do what makes the most financial sense. God help you guys! No way would I want to be under Franke's helm again. Life sucked from 07-10

 

[flyprop]

critterair2, good post.

But I am sure life was awesome for spirit pilots before 07...