Originally Posted by
Beans
Honest question. Why are people sticking around at Spirit. If you were hired in the past 5 years you know you sighned up for a trash Airline. You now also know it wont get better soon. Why are you doing this in this hiring enviroment? It pains me to see people hang on expecting its going to be United, SW or Delta in the future. Just why?
Please child! Some of us have been getting paid for flying airplanes for over 30 years. Three bankruptcies at these various airlines with a furlough thrown in plus 9-11 and age 65 makes Spirit the last stop for us. I don't want to add anymore old uniforms to my closet.
A trash airline doesn't have a 19% profit margin. A trash airline doesn't continue to receive brand new Airbus aircraft monthly. A trash airline doesn't have a billion dollars sitting in the bank.
No. We don't believe this is a legacy but we do know the pilots at Spirit deserve better and will remain unified until it is better. This will probably be my last contract and I'm all in to seeing all my fellow pilots prosper from the conclusion of this process.
I believe your pain from seeing this is that you can't or won't move on to what you believe is a better place to work. If you have then move on and leave this pain behind.
If you're not with us then you're against us. Maybe I'll see you on the picket line soon. Time to get the war chest ready!