Congrats to you as well! Love the Lear! It was my first type.

If you do the check airman or chief pilot thing....drop it when you show up to your airline gig. You're just an FO and better act like one when you're new :)


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I'll pick up their dry cleaning if that's what it takes (for a while ;-) )

Spirit and Frontier are going to need to hire thousands of pilots in a growing industry with a shrinking labor pool against other carriers that pay more money, treat their employees better, and offer better career progression and seniority. Frankly, there isn't a better time to get hired here.

I’d like to think that’s how it will play out.

The buzz around Spirit right now is undeniable. Have read very few negative "this place sucks" posts, which is rare on these boards. I would love to get on board there right now. With 17 years left for a 121 career, I can't think of a better fit. Anyone know when the next Meet The Chiefs is? :-)

ask AA guys If their company treats them better then spirit treats us. At least since the contract.

And frankly LCC's may prefer at this point to hire competent pilots who don't fit the traditional legacy mold... in hopes of hanging onto them.

Well, picking the one off example and worst legacy out there probably isn’t the strongest play to debunk his overarching point.

I'm pleased to see the mostly encouraging responses to this thread, because it means I'm still in the running, but it clearly still takes some luck or internal recs to get some people over the line. Spirit is my top choice. I've got 6000+ TT, most of it jet or turboprop PIC, and 10 years as Chief Pilot. But crickets so far. I'm also having technical problems with the app website, but hopefully I can get that squared away and get a call soon.