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12-15-2025 | 05:11 PM
#22
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You may be right, you may be wrong….I am not worried about your lack of class, only a bit embarrassed by it, as an F9 pilot.
12-16-2025 | 04:01 AM
#23
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Stepping back, this feels bigger than a Frontier-only story. It looks like an Indigo portfolio correction.
Barry Biffle did not torch the place and he did not announce a long planned retirement. He was replaced quietly, wrapped in polite language and an advisory role. That is classic Indigo behavior. No public blame, no drama, just a reset when the board decides the tolerance line has been crossed.
What matters is the precedent. A long tenured CEO at a listed ULCC was not immune once execution and results came under pressure. That tells you something about where Indigo’s patience currently sits.
You can see similar signals elsewhere in the Indigo portfolio. At Wizz Air in Europe, the airline recently announced a new Chief Commercial Officer, but never clearly said what happens to the existing one. That is unusual for a public company. Normally these changes are over explained. When they are not, it usually means a sensitive or forced transition being managed quietly.
Put together, this looks like Indigo correcting course after several years where growth stories and big personalities were allowed to run with less scrutiny. The tone now feels different. More focus on delivery. Less tolerance for drift. More hands on governance without making noise in the market.
This is not about panic or purges. It is about tightening control across the group. And that should worry any CEO in an Indigo-backed airline who thinks tenure, reputation, or being the public face of the company makes them untouchable.
Within Indigo, nobody is immune. The Frontier move just made that very clear.
Barry Biffle did not torch the place and he did not announce a long planned retirement. He was replaced quietly, wrapped in polite language and an advisory role. That is classic Indigo behavior. No public blame, no drama, just a reset when the board decides the tolerance line has been crossed.
What matters is the precedent. A long tenured CEO at a listed ULCC was not immune once execution and results came under pressure. That tells you something about where Indigo’s patience currently sits.
You can see similar signals elsewhere in the Indigo portfolio. At Wizz Air in Europe, the airline recently announced a new Chief Commercial Officer, but never clearly said what happens to the existing one. That is unusual for a public company. Normally these changes are over explained. When they are not, it usually means a sensitive or forced transition being managed quietly.
Put together, this looks like Indigo correcting course after several years where growth stories and big personalities were allowed to run with less scrutiny. The tone now feels different. More focus on delivery. Less tolerance for drift. More hands on governance without making noise in the market.
This is not about panic or purges. It is about tightening control across the group. And that should worry any CEO in an Indigo-backed airline who thinks tenure, reputation, or being the public face of the company makes them untouchable.
Within Indigo, nobody is immune. The Frontier move just made that very clear.
12-16-2025 | 05:28 AM
#24
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The company communication reads “Jimmy Dempsey has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer” , although Jimmey’s response states "he is looking forward to partnering with the rest of the team to write Frontiers next chapter”
HMMM, What's behind curtain number 2, or as Paul Harvey would say “Now the rest of the story” ???
I think this change of guard is required if Frontier has a chance to adapt to the industry and return to profitability. It will be interesting to see what that looks like in the final chapter of this story.
HMMM, What's behind curtain number 2, or as Paul Harvey would say “Now the rest of the story” ???
I think this change of guard is required if Frontier has a chance to adapt to the industry and return to profitability. It will be interesting to see what that looks like in the final chapter of this story.
12-16-2025 | 08:54 AM
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12-16-2025 | 09:31 AM
#28
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You should thank me for my service. I gave the only honest answer on here.
Youre arguing like FOs on reserve. Loud, pointless, and still two contract negotiations behind your peers. But, keep tickling your pickle for an NK merger
12-16-2025 | 09:36 AM
#29
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well? We’re now three pages deep. What were you hoping to get? A few ChatGpt responses, Indigo conspiracies, and golden parachute speculation.
You should thank me for my service. I gave the only honest answer on here.
Youre arguing like FOs on reserve. Loud, pointless, and still two contract negotiations behind your peers. But, keep tickling your pickle for an NK merger
You should thank me for my service. I gave the only honest answer on here.
Youre arguing like FOs on reserve. Loud, pointless, and still two contract negotiations behind your peers. But, keep tickling your pickle for an NK merger
Every answer you give has venom. This is a place for humor ya know....
TBH, this is a time of celebration. Not sure if we're headed from frying pan to fire or something else but at least we know the devil we had that wasn't good enough is gone.
12-16-2025 | 09:41 AM
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