Yes, amazing to hear about guys who want to "fly the last flight" or finish their trips

I would call out sick or walk away right now--who knows what kinds of things are happening behind the scenes, what kinds of safety-related costs are being cut now that the end game is here.

Excellent point.

That’s simply not true. Compass and Trans States shut down over about a 3 week period.

No kidding. Besides, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but all this flying is going to be pro bono…

In fairness, I think they're just reporting what WSJ said.

WSJ said it was an "exclusive", which means they have some inside track info, not public stuff. But WSJ would not risk their reputation to lean into making a big call based on half-baked info. They value that way more than scooping everybody else on a story about a small airline.

dude! You're getting taken to the cleaners. Haha.

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Can't make a direct comparison though, Compass and TSA were controlled shutdowns, Spirit is running out of money.

They were not forced into liquidation by creditors. Old guy owner just got tired of playing IIRC.

Spirit never gave a rats a$$ about its pilots. Not many companies do. Loyalty isn’t a thing in this industry. If I was still there I’d be finding the quickest way home from my trip.

I've had a subs for a long time, it is somewhat lower than that.

Not over yet.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/po...irit-airlines/

How likely is an acquisition at the 11th hour here? Seems like especially in the current fuel situation that acquiring Spirit is a pretty risky move. Not sure the gov is going to bail them out either.

Facts matter. Spirit approached the administration and begged for help. Trump wanted to assist although it would have to be Congress to pass the legislation and appropriate any money. Apparently, Spirit's bond holders won't agree to be subordinate to the govt in terms of debt repayment. If you're gonna blame anyone, blame the BIDEN ADMIN for suing to stop Spirit's merger with Jet Blue.

Sorry but Trump doesn't have any say on this matter.

WSJ is infinitely more trustworthy than DJT.

Correct. Congress would have to pass the legislation and appropriate the money. Pres doesn't have the unilateral authority in this particular situation (Intel was different and so was the rare earth deal). Moreover, it appears that it's Spirit's bond holders who are refusing to be subordinate to the gov't in terms of debt repayment. Congress won't even consider anything unless the gov't has the primary position.

Congress has shown it’s been more than willing to let the administration take the lead when it’s politically convenient so they can keep their insider trading and then go saber rattle on X.

If the administration really wanted to push something like this, I wouldn’t bet on Congress being the limiting factor. More likely you’d see some obscure statute dusted off and stretched to fit, then the whole thing gets kicked to the courts to sort out afterward.

Very possible. However, my gut tells me there is no deal and the admin wants Spirit to make the announcement, etc.

The FAA air carrier certificate only talks about the technical certification of the airline to conduct flight operations. Airlines also need a "Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity" from the Department of Transportation. That's basically the DOT has found the airline capable of operating as a going concern from an financial standpoint. You need both. Lose one or the other and you're done.

There was absolutely no way JB would have gone through with the merger; not a chance. They saw the writing on the wall long before that trial was decided. They'd both be in BK and possible liquidation by now.

Stop using this excuse and blame the real parties responsible for this meltdown...Management, plain and simple! Did you ever hear Trump say even one time that he needed congressional approval for a deal? No you didn't. This was a PR stunt plain and simple and a few in the know probably made some quick cash manipulating the stock.

So yes, Kirby "Was Right". His timing was just off by a few months. Anyone with a basic business degree could see this coming a mile away.

I would do the following

use 2 GFDs and float unused vacation to April (if same bid month) and 2 for May. I would want to get time out of sick and vacation and onto the monthly credit. Then sad to say, I’m calling out sick. You won’t see that sick pay

My condolences to all those affected. How many pilots does Spirit currently have active?

Looks like maybe next 24 hours. Sorry y'all. Best of luck to you.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sp...ay/ar-AA22bGcu

just over 1,700

“Trump administration officials have been told Spirit will be shutting down operations in the next 24 hours. There will be no last-minute administration effort regarding a bailout, according to sources familiar with the discussions.”

I don't understand how people can put any stock in the various "papers of record" after the last 10 years. Especially when they cite "anonymous sources" or "people familiar"....

Besides, how many times have we heard over the last year that Spirit was just days away from liquidation? 6? 7?

I'm not saying it won't happen, but I'm not going to believe it until I see dead airspace around FLL.

paywalled, nice.

It's pretty clear that there's a consensus. Unless an 11th hour deal happens with concessions from the government It's pretty clear what's coming.

Because WSJ. Sorry.

Fake news……again. Until it actually says on the Spirit website or Spirit releases a press release saying so, it is ALL speculation. This thread is pointless.

Someone’s going to say this post didn’t age well. Could be next week, could be in 20 years. It’s still fake news for now.

Lord bless me with this level of optimism in my life.

I'm gonna guess Daddy Delta had a lot to do with that.

Best of luck to all the Spirit folks, plenty of you guys in class at all the legacies, as you should be.

You mean daddy AA? AA pulled the 20 jets and that did them in.

FWIW, when my carrier sunk into oblivion and my badge was taken from me at an outstation 2 decades ago, the company let us take a paper copy of it to beg for a ride home.

SWA wouldn’t let us in the cockpit, but got many of us home.

I always thought that was a class move and would pay it forward someday if I could.

Godspeed.

WSJ says 0300 tomorrow. Presumably EST.

or is it 0300Z 🤔

For what it’s worth, it’s completely free by texting “WSJ” to their number (833)979-0710

They will text you a PDF copy of the day’s paper. Zero cost. The only thing you’re missing out on are the live updates that happen in real time.

Sending along my thoughts and positive energy to my friends at Spirit. You guys hang in there, and we’ll look forward to welcoming you wherever you land.

The day we caused an AAL/subs ground stop in LAX is really what drove the final nail in the coffin. It was that same day Mother AA told us to start sending jets to MZJ and AVQ

Proof? Couldn't find it on the article!

I’ve flown with a lot of ex Spirit pilots at my carrier. I’m told we plan on hiring as many as 1800 this year. I hope many of the Spirit pilots find their way here. Every ex spirit pilot I’ve flown with has been great.

Other airlines are already planning to pick up the pieces. Frontier Airlines

@FlyFrontier



We are ready to support customers who may be impacted if Spirit Airlines ceases operations, with a focus on helping people continue their travel plans with low-fare options.

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