Originally Posted by
SkyJunky
I appreciate that. I really do want to be here. Its just gotta pencil out. Being an FO for 5+ years doesn't for my situation; upgrading quickly is what makes this place very attractive. I hope the rest of the applicants realize this as well. I know quite a few that are banking on the fast upgrades. We all have to take a job for what it is, not what it 'could' be. To that, we are getting hired as FOs. Full spectrum, I, like most of us, set risk v reward, "is it worth it?". I want to believe it is. Plus, Spirit pilots are all pretty awesome guys. Work-life will at least be legit if upgrades slow way down.
Thx for the info, Tranq.
It’s all a shot in the dark. One airline may be upgrading quickly and may shrink or defer their orders. Maybe they run into financial problems. The upgrades could potentially dry up overnight. At a previous airline I was told I’d upgrade in 2 years. It ended up taking me 8 thanks to the 2008 recession and the age 65 rule. It went from hiring several hundred a year to me barely missing a furlough.
On the flip side of that, an airline like Spirit could place a big airplane order and have upgrades keep at the 3 year mark for the next decade. Go somewhere that you could be happy at even in a worst case type scenario. If it doesn’t work at Spirit then it doesn’t work but as you’re probably well aware, you never know what’s going to happen. Also you don’t really have a decision to make until you receive a job offer. Doesn’t hurt to dust off the resume and gain some interviewing experience.
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