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Pilots do the same job at either airline, point A to point B. Many want to show how smart they are to have made some brilliant career moves, but really its all about luck. Back in the '07, '08 timeframe there was a lot of turmoil at Spirit and some of our pilots left for the promise of greener pastures at Virgin America. Maybe Shyguy will fly with them and ask if they regret their choice.

On the subject of staffing, Spirits planes spend a lot more time actually airborne, generating revenue. I think this is the main reason the staffing is different.

Also Spirit is an airline that the press, people in general, and even some pilots love to hate. The various fees just feed the fire, doesn't matter that a savvy consumer can avoid the fees they don't want to pay. As pilots it doesn't impact the performance of our job, except perhaps that there is a lot of hiring going on and upward mobility.