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Old 03-18-2025 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CincoDeMayo
WiFi is a multi year long start up process, it isnt a quick process.
Give it a few years, And most airlines should be using Star-Link for WiFi.
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Old 03-18-2025 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Alexjones
Give it a few years, And most airlines should be using Star-Link for WiFi.
Or people will just have their own starlink subscription for use anywhere. No need to necessarily get other entities and companies involved.
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Old 03-18-2025 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SSlow
Or people will just have their own starlink subscription for use anywhere. No need to necessarily get other entities and companies involved.
Might not work great inside a fuselage. Might depend on inclination, ie does a Sat have LOS through a window?
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Old 03-18-2025 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Might not work great inside a fuselage. Might depend on inclination, ie does a Sat have LOS through a window?
or does elon put a 250kt limit on cellphone plans so as not to kneecap his $$ airline accounts
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Old 03-19-2025 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Might not work great inside a fuselage. Might depend on inclination, ie does a Sat have LOS through a window?
great idea. window seats will go for a huge premium.
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Old 03-23-2025 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Uninteresting
great idea. window seats will go for a huge premium.

new episode from the Air Show. They go through what spirit actually did with their chapter 11 / financial restructuring. (Skip to half way through for spirit info).

worth a listen, sounds like they just moved their debt from being due now to 2030 with a higher interest rate. They go on to say they talked with Savi over at Raymond James on getting the correct information. She is their aviation analyst and is on all of the airlines earnings calls.

they all continue to think it’s just a matter of time between frontier and spirit merge, I’m sure most of us are in agreement in this.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/41W...SfGuQ5cOvdBnHA
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Old 04-03-2025 | 12:32 PM
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Going forward will tariffs make Spirit more of a target for a merger because the acquirer will have instant access to Airbuses? Yes some are made in Mobile but I’m sure it’s limited.

Will the economy about to go off a cliff will if force more airline’s hands in a M and A?

Or will the weakening economy just make it tougher for Spirit to survive?

As of now we probably will run out of cash by the end of the year.
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Old 04-03-2025 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Halon1211
Going forward will tariffs make Spirit more of a target for a merger because the acquirer will have instant access to Airbuses? Yes some are made in Mobile but I’m sure it’s limited.

Will the economy about to go off a cliff will if force more airline’s hands in a M and A?

Or will the weakening economy just make it tougher for Spirit to survive?

As of now we probably will run out of cash by the end of the year.
These are excellent and non-trivial questions. It's hard to say which way things will go for us.
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Old 04-03-2025 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BusBoi
These are excellent and non-trivial questions. It's hard to say which way things will go for us.
Frankie is chomping at the bit to acquire spirit just like it did frontier. The day will come sometime at the end of summer early/fall if things did not play out as hoped over the summer.

It might sound harsh but it feels like spirit operating as an independent operation hinges on the next 4-5 months.

I don’t say that trying to be a jerk or maliciously. I just genuinely don’t know how much more the creditors will be willing to put In VS a sale.

in the end of the day it’s all about $.

wishing the best for all my brothers and sisters in flight decks over the next year. Hopefully this is all a big nothing and consumers stay resilient. Time will tell.
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Old 04-03-2025 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Halon1211
Going forward will tariffs make Spirit more of a target for a merger because the acquirer will have instant access to Airbuses? Yes some are made in Mobile but I’m sure it’s limited.

Will the economy about to go off a cliff will if force more airline’s hands in a M and A?

Or will the weakening economy just make it tougher for Spirit to survive?

As of now we probably will run out of cash by the end of the year.
it will affect Spirit the way it affects all US carriers. Americans will have less disposable income with higher prices for goods & services leading to less air travel.
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