Kirby was WRONG!
04-19-2026 | 10:31 AM
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04-19-2026 | 10:38 AM
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You have to consider the times and relative size. All airlines were much smaller back then and can’t be compared to today. The big legacy airlines only had around 500 aircraft, so relatively speaking Eastern, Pan Am, and Braniff shutting the doors would be considered big players and too big to fail but they’re all gone.
04-19-2026 | 01:39 PM
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Eastern had a 15% domestic market share a few years before they collapsed. Spirit's market share now is about 1.8%.
04-19-2026 | 02:22 PM
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As much as I rarely want Kirby to be wrong in general (I’m with United), I have been hoping in this case, since this thread title first started; that he would be. I don’t know what the future holds for you all but like the vast majority (most of whom are not on this site), I hope it is just a bump along the road for your careers and that an opportunity presents itself for all of you sooner rather than later should one be needed. We all, at one point in our lives; stood on the outside of that chain linked fence dreaming of flying. Whatever happens don’t let it define you or sideline your dreams to fly for a living if indeed that is your continued goal. You are all in my thoughts.
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