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02-03-2017 | 06:47 PM

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Arty13

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Originally Posted by prettywhacked

I am still thrown by the very notion of F9 offering even a meager number of leaves with full bore recruiting/hiring going on......makes you really wonder.....guess that old "measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a crayon, and cut it with an axe" fits here with regards to unrealistic (best case), grotesquely wrong (eh), or flat out deceptive growth projections is concerned. Imho, of course.......

My guess is, to cool hiring for a single slower-than-expected month, months in advance, is way beyond F9's computing power with all the variables such as attrition, lease returns, aircraft deliveries, who actually shows up for class, etc.
Conversely, betting on too many new hires and giving senior guys a voluntary month off puts somewhere around $100 in Indigo's pockets, so why wouldn't they? It's also far cheaper to pay an extra couple pilots than to cancel a bunch of flights.
Who knows what the GO is thinking. This is the only way I can make sense of it.

02-03-2017 | 07:03 PM

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prettywhacked

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Well put, Arty, I guess it's more than us "little brains" on the line can fathom! (Bonus points if you know the " " movie reference.....)

02-04-2017 | 05:47 AM

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...or they could just let you drop below 70hrs and get the same result year round...

02-04-2017 | 06:05 AM

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They would have to change the CBA. The union won't allow any minor changes without big changes. The company doesn't want big changes.

02-04-2017 | 01:41 PM

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You guys see this yet?

Indigo Partners to launch Chilean ULCC JetSMART | Airlines content from ATWOnline

02-04-2017 | 01:47 PM

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Aren't they also working in a Canadian ULCC as well?

02-04-2017 | 02:28 PM

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prettywhacked

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I heard that about a month ago, EnerJet
The race is on to launch new ultra-low-cost airline after Canada grants foreign ownership exemptions | Financial Post

02-04-2017 | 07:40 PM

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The question is, where are the planes coming from? Are these orders that were originally planned for F9?

02-04-2017 | 10:22 PM

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The question is, where are the planes coming from? Are these orders that were originally planned for F9?

It looks like Indigo is starting a Chilean ULCC as well. I think it's foolish to doubt that our order book is about to get carved up.

02-05-2017 | 04:34 AM

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I think it's foolish to doubt that our order book is about to get carved up.

i would not panic just yet. we are extremely profitable for them. i don't see them taking airplanes away from an airline that is printing cash vs risky start up in s. america.