Originally Posted by
DENpilot
I believe this management team has no intention to grow the airline as planned. They care about ONE thing, and that is; what can they do to make a dollar RIGHT NOW.
Biffle and Indigo don't give 2 *******s about this airline in 5 years.
Our CASM is somewhere under 6 cents. God forbid we keep a 5 year old A320 and our CASM goes from 5.7 to 5.8 cents. They're so effin' blinded by short term gain by replacing a CEO with a NEO that they are missing growth opportunities Allegiant and Spirit are moving in on, very rapidly.
I was optimistic about Frontier's future, but with every passing day, that optimism wanes.
My 2 cents...I think the growth plan Indigo has is smart. Lets remember they are making tons of money unlike the Frontier of the past. Lets also not forget Virgin America a few years ago. They were growing so fast they could not fill the new planes on the routes they were adding and were losing money like no tomorrow. Not saying with Frontiers aircraft utilization and being a NEO that we couldn't make money with them even if we flew them half full, but I think by exchanging some of the expensive leased 5 year old planes for the new efficient NEO's, it will make this airline more profitable and competitive. Also by growing at a slower pace from 63 to 72 in a years time gives them more time to build up the routes and actually make serious money with the growth. Up to this point they have turned 60 planes which went into bankruptcy, into 60 planes that make tons of money, so they are doing something right. Frontier is now a very profitable airline and will get even more efficient and profitable that no major will be able to compete with. Thats what we need to survive against the legacies and that is what we should want. Pilot hiring will continue because we are adding more then we are parking so these are good times at Frontier! Just need a new pilot contract...