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Well looks like only 4 upgrades still. Prolonged no push for hiring seems fishy. Looks like Fornaro did his job and Ted is just a placemaker for something to come.

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Originally Posted by YourMom (Post 2790428)

Well looks like only 4 upgrades still. Prolonged no push for hiring seems fishy. Looks like Fornaro did his job and Ted is just a placemaker for something to come.

Merger? Takeover? Buyout?

Is it true there is only one class in April for new hires?

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Originally Posted by Fordmun (Post 2790445)

Merger? Takeover? Buyout?

Is it true there is only one class in April for new hires?

Not sure about the new hire class I haven't looked. But we've only had about 4 upgrades a month since the contract was passed, so it's nothing news worthy at this point.

Five new hires start April 1

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Originally Posted by GWY320 (Post 2790654)

Five new hires start April 1

“Explosive growth”

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Originally Posted by flyingpuma1 (Post 2790538)

Not sure about the new hire class I haven't looked. But we've only had about 4 upgrades a month since the contract was passed, so it's nothing news worthy at this point.

Incorrect! It slowed late summer.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/business/wow-air-scli-intl/index.html

I see more airbuses in our future!

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Originally Posted by Halon1211 (Post 2791847)

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/business/wow-air-scli-intl/index.html

I see more airbuses in our future!

That huge fleet of 11 NEOs

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Originally Posted by TrojanCMH (Post 2790215)

PBS by default solves the transition conflict issue the company was having. Where we got bent over / out negotiated is when we agreed to give them the current transition conflict bandaid we have right now before getting our new rigs and duty day.

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As an outsider looking in & trying to have a solid grasp of the current state of affairs of the contract, may I ask you to dumb this down for me?

I'm aware that the Spirit history books are full of boats named "Transition Conflict" and unfortunately (for the pilots) this lucrative source of income has been eliminated. Preferential bidding has been enacted as well as trip & duty rigs, among other contract provisions.

When I click on the Spirit airline profile, it shows all the new details, such as PBS, 12 days off /month, the 3.5:1 and 2:1 rigs, etc. Are you saying that some parts of the contract are valid and others not? For instance PBS is active but the rigs are not?

What does the new staffing model look like with no conflicts, PBS, leveled out reserve coverage, no RSV drops? Likely less than the historic ratio of 8.5 crews per A/C, but how low will it go?