Originally Posted by
2992set
so Spirits APC page, the first 3 lines talks about plane orders..is that incorrect or have you guys received most of those or are they on hold?
thanks for the info btw
Not sure why this has to keep on being explained. Upgrade time is predicated on the number of airframes an airline gets and retirements. Spirit has very few retirements. The average captain is fairly young. We have 100 airframes right now and current orders bring us to 160. So yes, when we were expanding, upgrade time was within two years of hire date, now it's just over three years. With only 60 more airframes coming, we have hired all our captains already. Unless we get more airframes, if hired now, you will forever be an FO.
Maybe take a look at Spirit investor relations.....
http://ir.spirit.com/fleetplan.cfm
Your seniority will be much better at a legacy. Just look at the numbers.