Fresh out of BBB's mouth in a recent recurrent class.
-37 (yes, 37) new A320's on order. Deferrals negociated. Deliveries in 2011 only.
-Looking for second-hand A319/A320's to grow a bit, then return them by 2011 in exchange for the new one's. Recalls would happen. Hard to find leasing companies willing to lease to US airlines though. They'd rather place planes in Asia. Our current fleet: 28 airplanes.
-Company making money at this point and in good position, however credit crunch is working against company growth (i.e. aircraft financing and credit card processing companies withholding cash). Good cost structure. Yields pretty good.
-LGA and SJU possibly closing as crew bases. No flying reduction planned. Operational plan for 2009 in the works. Shift to FLL. Ops plan until February is already in place.
-Most growth south: South America and Carribean. Mexico flying from ONT or Texas would be ideal. No short term plans for that though.
- Codeshare with Southwest could be a possibility if deal would benefit Spirit. No talks underway however.
-No merger talks at all. No new investors willing to invest in US airlines.
-Optimistic about the future, as long as oil does not skyrocket and economy starts turning around.
-Optimistic about soon reaching an agreement with ALPA when it comes to contract negociations. Would like to see pay raises for pilots, but also increase in productivity. Would like to see ALPA give away some of the contract perks in exchange for better pay. No specifics, but said progress is being made. Pref bidding would be ideal according to him. Wants to reach a compromise to make both parties happy.
-All bills are paid up and current. Fell behind months ago on some non-priority obligations. Priority obligations are aircraft leasing, payroll, and others.
That's about it...
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