F9 guy here and I’m extremely excited to work with all of you! You all have been nothing but class acts each time I’ve ridden on you. This will be great for everyone in the long run when the merger pain subsides.

It’s said that every airline has their 10% of “special” pilots. I firmly believe that at F9 and NK it’s only 1%. With that said, I’ll be blunt. To the few in here claiming it’s time to update your apps - put a pin in your ego. Spirit management hasn’t been giving out lollipops and unicorns to your pilot group either. Yes, F9 management/pilot relations has had a rough month. I don’t defend the actions of the section 19s that went out. ORD closing, however, now makes more sense than ever. And inefficient F9 base where the pilots can be better utilized in other bases in the short term. We had very limited departures out of there. NK had a large presence. I’m very confident that ORD will continue to be a pilot base of the combined company. Yes the closure was sudden and it sucked. But the company DID follow the contract and give the required notice. None of us like the way it was done or the fact that it happened, but it’s wasn’t the earth shattering crime that the forums are making it out to be.