Originally Posted by
AR1978
So is Spirit deliberately over-hiring right now with the knowledge they are going to lose half of their new FOs to the legacies?
Well, Ted told Spirit shareholders that we are hiring enough to offset attrition. 2 minutes later he said that they don't have enough crew members to fly aircraft to the utilization that they would like. Spirit isn't about to sign any form of a record breaking deal, especially if it was beyond current JB rates.
I think a lot of airline management is about to wait and see what the economy does, and I'd be very surprised if any airline signs a new contract by the end of the year.