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Old 11-18-2024 | 01:36 PM
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Spirit doesn't even know their own numbers.

I suspect things are bad. Like, bad. As in, we need to re-state our numbers.

I doubt they exit Ch.11 anytime soon, despite any company-produced "plan" that says they come out in early 2025.

This is not Bidens fault, not DOJ's, not Big-3, not JetBlue. They haven't turned a profit since 2019. Travel is BACK.

They haven't made money.

It is what it is.

Their management drove the ship into this iceberg. THEY are to blame. Time to hold management accountable for their actions.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by hercretired
Spirit doesn't even know their own numbers.

I suspect things are bad. Like, bad. As in, we need to re-state our numbers.

I doubt they exit Ch.11 anytime soon, despite any company-produced "plan" that says they come out in early 2025.

This is not Bidens fault, not DOJ's, not Big-3, not JetBlue. They haven't turned a profit since 2019. Travel is BACK.

They haven't made money.

It is what it is.

Their management drove the ship into this iceberg. THEY are to blame. Time to hold management accountable for their actions.
What exactly has Spirit management done differently than Frontier management in order to get materially worse results despite an extremely similar business model?
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Old 11-18-2024 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
There will be no aircraft lessor contract slashing
That's for sure. There is no alternate reality where a judge imposes adverse terms on the lessor and the debtor gets to keep the planes... the lessor simply repos their planes if their original contract is breached.

The planes remain their property at all times.

Similar would apply for owned but mortgaged assets, if the assets are designated collateral.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BobSacamano
What exactly has Spirit management done differently than Frontier management in order to get materially worse results despite an extremely similar business model?
Great question.

I don't know.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BobSacamano
What exactly has Spirit management done differently than Frontier management in order to get materially worse results despite an extremely similar business model?
Borrow $3 Billion dollars for starters.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 03:16 PM
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So many definite statements from those who have only opinions. I for one, feel like it’s the first time since the nk/b6 attempt failure that spirit has had some definite answers. There is nothing to
make one believe that they will be sold “In pieces” there is nothing to make one believe they won’t emerge from chapter 11 stand alone. For once, there are answers. For once, there is some feeling of direction.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by BobSacamano
What exactly has Spirit management done differently than Frontier management in order to get materially worse results despite an extremely similar business model?
Obviously there's a lot going on and it's complex but the Pratt & Whitney issue hurt them alot. They took a risk on new technology and it bite them hard.

Covid and post-covid changed so much in the economy. Think $6000 Taylor Swift concert tickets. That sh|t didn't happen in the pre covid economy. The complex shifts in the market have hurt the ULCCs and helped the legacies. Markets move, economies change, businesses adapt. Spirit was a victim of a lot of things.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by hercretired
Great question.

I don't know.
You literally said:

Their management drove the ship into this iceberg. THEY are to blame. Time to hold management accountable for their actions.”

You’re blaming them, but you can’t even explain how they’re at fault. Sometimes it doesn’t hurt to tone down the juvenile “screw management” shtick. It’s a bad look.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by BobSacamano
You literally said:

Their management drove the ship into this iceberg. THEY are to blame. Time to hold management accountable for their actions.”

You’re blaming them, but you can’t even explain how they’re at fault. Sometimes it doesn’t hurt to tone down the juvenile “screw management” shtick. It’s a bad look.
Previously, you literally asked

Originally Posted by BobSacamano
What exactly has Spirit management done differently than Frontier management in order to get materially worse results despite an extremely similar business model?
It doesn't hurt to tone down the picking and choose what parts of statements other people say, in your attempt to pick apart their arguments.

It's a bad look.
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Old 11-18-2024 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by hercretired
Previously, you literally asked



It doesn't hurt to tone down the picking and choose what parts of statements other people say, in your attempt to pick apart their arguments.

It's a bad look.
Totally lost me. Can’t even tell what your argument is.


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