The official good news Spirit Thread
03-20-2026 | 12:09 PM
#151
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Rough week but our great schedulers are OCC has things under control for this weekend. It’s safe to say that Spirit pilots will be the highest paid pilots in the industry for March. Everyone has to have gotten their fair share of 200%. I know one FLL FO that is sitting with 178 hours credit! Good for him. And good for us that there are young guys with the stamina to go rescue flights at all hours of the night. Hiring is still starting in May. I know of 10+ instructors at my local S FL flight school that will be applying when the window opens.
Hang in there Guys and Gals. We are being acquired post bankruptcy. I’m not going to go into any details but you will be pleasantly surprised. Guaranteed!
Hang in there Guys and Gals. We are being acquired post bankruptcy. I’m not going to go into any details but you will be pleasantly surprised. Guaranteed!
03-20-2026 | 12:15 PM
#152
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
But nobody is going to care about something like that from a prior airline that was on the verge of liquidation, like nobody.
If an NK pilot handed me a list like that, I'd toss it the trash bag.
03-20-2026 | 12:17 PM
#153
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
Same as if I don't take a two hour FDP extension because I'm already tired.
03-20-2026 | 12:21 PM
#154
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If you are concerned about the company surviving and not just doing this for yourself, why not just pick up open time at straight pay since its saving the company money? Why wait until its extra pay, costing the company even more?
You're not just trying to cover trips to keep the operation going. You're waiting until its financially beneficial for YOU and then doing it.
You're not just trying to cover trips to keep the operation going. You're waiting until its financially beneficial for YOU and then doing it.
And by the way, yes, it’s obviously for a financial gain. I don’t work for free. We have to take care of number one, too, because nobody else will. Company at the verge of a possible shut down, yea call me selfish for wanting to pad the bank a little bit. Wow.
03-20-2026 | 01:16 PM
#156
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You guys are just clueless with nothing to say. No original thoughts, just part of the echo chamber. You care more about one furloughed pilot getting recalled than actual economics of the operation, the place actually offering the employment. But you really care a lot about your brethren though. Ironically, Spirit has recalled. I’m sure those guys would really thank you a lot for caring so much about them. Without your advocacy, they might have never been recalled.
03-20-2026 | 01:24 PM
#157
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I could see that happening within an airline, during a routine furlough lasting many years. People might remember.
But nobody is going to care about something like that from a prior airline that was on the verge of liquidation, like nobody.
If an NK pilot handed me a list like that, I'd toss it the trash bag.
But nobody is going to care about something like that from a prior airline that was on the verge of liquidation, like nobody.
If an NK pilot handed me a list like that, I'd toss it the trash bag.
03-20-2026 | 01:58 PM
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Rough week but our great schedulers are OCC has things under control for this weekend. It’s safe to say that Spirit pilots will be the highest paid pilots in the industry for March. Everyone has to have gotten their fair share of 200%. I know one FLL FO that is sitting with 178 hours credit! Good for him. And good for us that there are young guys with the stamina to go rescue flights at all hours of the night. Hiring is still starting in May. I know of 10+ instructors at my local S FL flight school that will be applying when the window opens.
Hang in there Guys and Gals. We are being acquired post bankruptcy. I’m not going to go into any details but you will be pleasantly surprised. Guaranteed!
Hang in there Guys and Gals. We are being acquired post bankruptcy. I’m not going to go into any details but you will be pleasantly surprised. Guaranteed!
03-20-2026 | 03:39 PM
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I could see that happening within an airline, during a routine furlough lasting many years. People might remember.
But nobody is going to care about something like that from a prior airline that was on the verge of liquidation, like nobody.
If an NK pilot handed me a list like that, I'd toss it the trash bag.
But nobody is going to care about something like that from a prior airline that was on the verge of liquidation, like nobody.
If an NK pilot handed me a list like that, I'd toss it the trash bag.
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