Originally Posted by
Mugatu
it could be a merger, just one on Franke’s timeline. Or Franke could sell off the pieces he wants to Frontier and scrap the rest, including the pilots. Cheaper to hire new pilots on the bottom of our pay scale than it would be to have an SLI and bring guys over at the top. Knowing Franke it’s something he would do. He hasn’t forgotten they went on strike on him and he’s petty enough for pay back. Teach us F9 guys a lesson as we continue our negotiations, too. Yeah, I’m a pessimist this morning.
Frontier will take the planes but not the pilots. Essentially Frontier will continue its hiring spree of pilots while adding Spirit planes to the operation as quick as they can repaint them. Spirit will be wound down and shutdown at a rate that keeps yellow planes flying while waiting for integration into Frontier. Spirit's CBA, even with the paycuts, needs to be destroyed to keep Frontier a viable business.
Essentially, Frontier will be like a SkyWest but with A321s. Low pay and low benefits.