Spirit!!!!!!!

[Tomct]

Polar Opposites!

Spirit makes money,
VA doesn't.

Actually VA is making money and far sooner than they expected. It is only going to get better with more and more airplanes coming on property! The VA model would be the one to survive....people LOVE our product and can't wait for us to get bigger. I don't put a whole lot into this info though....Virgin is going to take over the World all on its own.

 

[boomlrd]

Well hopefully we get DOH in the integration, VA is non-union, Spirit is ALPA, ALPA will watch our back! DOH would be fine for most Spirit pilots.

 

[SMcC]

Boomlrd seems to think it's a done deal

 

[johnsonrod]

Have "serious" talks between VA and Spirit been confirmed? Or is this just another FI rumor? Anything to get Benny Baldanza and his thriftiness out of there....

 

[huncowboy]

Have "serious" talks between VA and Spirit been confirmed? Or is this just another FI rumor? Anything to get Benny Baldanza and his thriftiness out of there....

Absolutely nothing has been confirmed as far as VA. Internet rumor like the rest. As valid as "we are getting A330s". Or SW buys us, JB buys us, Republic buys us. Anything can happen to a small airline but nothing has been confirmed about ANY M&A activity whatsoever. Period.

 

[SMcC]

What's the lastest Boom?

 

[MIAFO]

I was at the crew room sitting over there with 4 FA. All the sudden 3 of them received text messages from others FA that were at HQ doing training saying that it was a done deal. that there was more than 10 ppl from VA over there. And the other forum says that there is a big announcement in 3 weeks... who knows.. Don't hate me please....

 

[BLUE BAYOU]

As for hiring at Spirit...the original post... don't they have guys on furlough still? Additionally, the VA model is great-- it's kinda like jetblue's... However, look at their route structure... More than 50% of their flying is transcon, where jetblue has paired our transcons back due to oil prices in the past. It's all about oil, and if this thing continues in Egypt where the Suez Canal is in danger of being shut down-- you're going to see oil above 100/bl again....

 

[BYM]

No everyone who wanted to come back, is back

 

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I was at the crew room sitting over there with 4 FA. All the sudden 3 of them received text messages from others FA that were at HQ doing training saying that it was a done deal. that there was more than 10 ppl from VA over there. And the other forum says that there is a big announcement in 3 weeks... who knows.. Don't hate me please....

And everyone knows that flight attendants are the best source of confidential industry news.

 

[ualdriver]

As for hiring at Spirit...the original post... don't they have guys on furlough still? Additionally, the VA model is great-- it's kinda like jetblue's... However, look at their route structure... More than 50% of their flying is transcon, where jetblue has paired our transcons back due to oil prices in the past. It's all about oil, and if this thing continues in Egypt where the Suez Canal is in danger of being shut down-- you're going to see oil above 100/bl again....

Hmm...I think JetBlue has pulled out of a few city pairs not because of oil but to avoid direct competition with VA, which they will never be able to compete against due to JB's costs. Barger "says" otherwise, but it is quite a coincidence (he-he). VA is doing an excellent job of duplicating what JB did in the 2000's, aren't they? Taking market share by undercutting the competition with the help of low cost, non-union labor? It is like watching history repeat itself over and over......

 

[wanagethi]

When is the next class at Spirit?

 

[tzskipper]

Hmm...I think JetBlue has pulled out of a few city pairs not because of oil but to avoid direct competition with VA, which they will never be able to compete against due to JB's costs. Barger "says" otherwise, but it is quite a coincidence (he-he). VA is doing an excellent job of duplicating what JB did in the 2000's, aren't they? Taking market share by undercutting the competition with the help of low cost, non-union labor? It is like watching history repeat itself over and over......

Fwiw, I think the "low cost" labor part of equation is by a large part, driven by the fact that the majority of the employees have been there less than three years. It is difficult for an older/matured company to compete with a new company because of this. Think legacies vs. Southwest for the past decade or two... All companies that survive long term generally go through this life pattern.

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[vballindaytona]

Can anybody comment on the process/experience from current spirit interviews? Every gouge website is from years ago.....let us know what to expect!

 

[lookin4better]

Seven exclamation marks for Spirit? Really?

 

[Mike man]

Seven exclamation marks for Spirit? Really?

That is what I was thinking, you should have used eight question marks. I think they started a class on 1/31 of 12 or 16 (I've heard both numbers) when we were hiring like gang busters they were running a class of 8 every two weeks, for the most part.

 

[I Hate Freight]

Anybody has any new info on spirit, has anybody been called? I applied with 2 internal recom but so far not a single call???

Why did you feel the need to put seven exclaimation points after the word "Spirit" in your subject line?

 

[SMcC]

Wow, I guess inquiring minds want to know about the exclamation points.

Anyway, in regard to the rumor of a major announcement in three weeks, when was the start of the three weeks?

 

[boomlrd]

4 weeks ago

 

[SMcC]

Exactly, and a year and 4 weeks ago, and 2 years ago, and...
It's a recurring theme through the grapevine.