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Old 05-07-2026 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Stankhunt42
You didn’t make a coherent point. The 3 year FOs for the most part all left years ago. The 55 year old guys mostly chose to retire early. Every one I know had the money to do so and the ones that didn’t all had a plan B. Nothing that you said changes the fact that yes they had years to make the decision EITHER WAY in the most pilot friendly hiring environment in history. So since you failed to add anything relevant to the conversation I will say again, although it’s sad spare me your tears. You don’t need to constantly virtue signal.
Imagine you live in Florida and a hurricane wipes out your house. You evacuated in time and saved your family and your valuables. The insurance company calls and says "not to worry, we've sent you a check covering your mortgage." You've got a contractor lined up to start new construction within the week. Everything is proceeding as well as it can, but none of that changes the fact that you still LOST YOUR HOUSE.

And and you're standing there on the sidewalk, taking in the pile of soggy rubble that used to be your home, some clown strolls up and goes "Well you shouldn't have built a house in Florida!" "You think you've got it bad?! When I lost my house it took a year for the contractor to start rebuilding!"

I'm not virtue signalling. I'm pointing out how needlessly calloused and tone deaf you people are.
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Old 05-08-2026 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SnarfSnarf
Imagine you live in Florida and a hurricane wipes out your house. You evacuated in time and saved your family and your valuables. The insurance company calls and says "not to worry, we've sent you a check covering your mortgage." You've got a contractor lined up to start new construction within the week. Everything is proceeding as well as it can, but none of that changes the fact that you still LOST YOUR HOUSE.

And and you're standing there on the sidewalk, taking in the pile of soggy rubble that used to be your home, some clown strolls up and goes "Well you shouldn't have built a house in Florida!" "You think you've got it bad?! When I lost my house it took a year for the contractor to start rebuilding!"

I'm not virtue signalling. I'm pointing out how needlessly calloused and tone deaf you people are.
I can see it both ways…his take is somewhat insensitive but at the same time not as calloused as you say. This industry has a way of kicking career professionals in the balls unlike any other. That being said, the information has been there for anyone to make an informed decision since the day the jetBlue merger was shot down. The option was to be proactive and cut your losses or stay and hope for the best. A lot of that decision making is a combination of life circumstances, personality traits, and self motivation. I left NK in my mid-40’s with 12 years of seniority and owning a home in one of the most expensive markets in the country, all while putting a kid through college. I had every reason to stay and hope for the best. Personally, that was no longer an option once the judge told us to get bent.
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Old Yesterday | 07:43 AM
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Former Spirit employees claim the airline failed to give them proper notice about the company’s collapse. https://viewfromthewing.com/spirit-a...r-60-days-pay/

Link to the lawsuit: https://document.epiq11.com/document...=SPJ&source=DM
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Old Yesterday | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Tayo826
Former Spirit employees claim the airline failed to give them proper notice about the company’s collapse. https://viewfromthewing.com/spirit-a...r-60-days-pay/

Link to the lawsuit: https://document.epiq11.com/document...=SPJ&source=DM
I'm pretty sure they were given a 2 year notice.
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Old Yesterday | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by drywhitetoast
I'm pretty sure they were given a 2 year notice.
Haha.. without reading the article, some states (I think New Jersey is one of them) do require proper notice of termination, or pay the difference.. and if the crew is based in a state with such laws (and if such law is applicable to any crew that flies through such state).. I say give more money to those who deserve it and let those who decided to shut us down get less..
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Old Yesterday | 04:22 PM
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That probably doesn't apply in federal chapter 7, company ceased to exist. But good luck, who knows.
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Old Yesterday | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BenS
I say give more money to those who deserve it and let those who decided to shut us down get less..
Screw that, our society is already filled with enough people filing frivolous lawsuits! These yahoos sound like the usual suspects. Don't need to advocate this and create more! On a side note....why do these guys "deserve" it?
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Old Yesterday | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
That probably doesn't apply in federal chapter 7, company ceased to exist. But good luck, who knows.
Spirit has yet to file ch7. They ceased flight operations but the company still exists under ch11.
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