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Old 01-17-2019, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Aero1900 View Post
I give the "Most Improved" award to Spirit.

As a Frontier pilot, its encouraging to see that a ULCC can do well.

And..... Frontier needs to get their sh*t together
It's a combination of, increasing the block time, new contract, and most important, this:

"Spirit has turned to the Disney Institute, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, to help change its reputation and better train its employees for success."

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Old 01-17-2019, 06:39 PM
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And yet.........

Best airlines to be a pilot for:
1. Delta
2. United
3. American
4. Southwest
5. Alaska
6. JetBlue
7. Spirit
8. Frontier

Meaning?........

As pilots, who gives a ****
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And again Hawaiian doesn’t make the list....
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Old 01-17-2019, 07:11 PM
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Spirit is fine. The problem is people book them expecting the same service as Delta/AA/UAL and then get angry when they get what they paid for.

We took them to Florida a couple months back because the tickets were cheap. Perfectly fine experience, except no gate upon arrival and I’ve had that happen on other big carriers a lot.
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Old 01-18-2019, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlsbad View Post
And yet.........

Best airlines to be a pilot for:
1. Delta
2. United
3. American
4. Southwest
5. Alaska
6. JetBlue
7. Spirit
8. Frontier

Meaning?........

As pilots, who gives a ****
Well, my list looks different, but I get your point.
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Old 01-18-2019, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlsbad View Post
And yet.........

Best airlines to be a pilot for:
1. FedEx
2. Delta
3. United
4. UPS
5. Southwest
6. Alaska
7. JetBlue
8. Spirit
9. Frontier
10. American


Meaning?........

As pilots, who gives a ****
Fixed that for ya, but yup.
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Old 01-18-2019, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlsbad View Post
And yet.........

Best airlines to be a pilot for:
1. Delta
2. United
3. American
4. Southwest
5. Alaska
6. JetBlue
7. Spirit
8. Frontier

Meaning?........

As pilots, who gives a ****
I care. A lot. I'm sure at one time Braniff, Eastern, TWA, or Pan Am were better places to work than NW, DL, US, US, AA, etc. I want my carrier to keep making money and for my checks to keep cashing.
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Old 01-18-2019, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by iHateAMR View Post
Fixed that for ya, but yup.
Maybe best financially but it will cost you a bit on the longevity side...
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Old 01-18-2019, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlsbad View Post
And yet.........

Best airlines to be a pilot for:
1. Delta
2. United
3. American
4. Southwest
5. Alaska
6. JetBlue
7. Spirit
8. Frontier

Meaning?........

As pilots, who gives a ****
Long term quality product might impact growth (or shrinkage). Probably worth a few seniority numbers.
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Old 01-18-2019, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by iHateAMR View Post
Fixed that for ya, but yup.


I dunno. Don’t know if I can do FedEx or UPS backside flying. It’s not for everyone. But they are great companies and I have many friends at both of them.


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