Originally Posted by
abbynormallaw
Rumor I heard is we are losing 1 mil a month in training costs due to no shows and failures..they also need to buy new iPads with more storage... But, until we start canceling flights due to lack of pilots.. Then they may be motivated to give us a TA.
False rumor. 16 were hired for the Jan 4 class. All passed. Mostly RJ guys, some corporate / 135, 1 with no jet. People posting on my page on the later classes are all passing types. Mgt lowered class size to 9 (+1 ground instructor) as aircraft are delayed. During my last week in training, I heard that they are only hiring about 1/2 of that last interview group (instead of 3/4). FAs seem to all be passing too. The ones that graduated in my timeframe was a huge class (I think I saw someone post that only 1/2 FAs were making it through).
So for now, Spirit is easily filling crewmember slots.