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Old 04-24-2013 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Fred Flintstone
First your DO leaves, now your CIO.

Spirit Airlines tech exec is moving to Southwest Airlines | Airline Biz Blog

Seems like a management revolving door lately. What up?
I'm not sure I'd call it a revolving door. It's more like the '97 Florida Marlins post World Series win fire sale. But instead of the company trading off its players, the players themselves are capitalizing on the their worth while the company is clearly experiencing phenomenal success. I think it's only natural as the company's success continues, some are going to use that to trade up.
Old 04-24-2013 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Fred Flintstone
First your DO leaves, now your CIO.

Spirit Airlines tech exec is moving to Southwest Airlines | Airline Biz Blog

Seems like a management revolving door lately. What up?
Lately?! Upper level management moving to other pastures every 2-3 years by choice or otherwise has been status quo here for quite a while. Nothing really new or shocking about it.
Old 04-24-2013 | 12:56 PM
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If this CIO was the one in charge of our internet and access to sites, technology stuff, connectivity between, interphase, etc...........well about time!, hopefully we will get someone better, who's next in VX?.
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You would think being a SFO airline we (VX) would be at the bleeding edge of IT. Not so. You can have our IT department.

Seems VX & Spirit are alike in not being able to keep managers.

Joe was a stand up guy at Virgin.
Old 04-25-2013 | 11:01 AM
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Old 04-25-2013 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred Flintstone
First your DO leaves, now your CIO.

Spirit Airlines tech exec is moving to Southwest Airlines | Airline Biz Blog

Seems like a management revolving door lately. What up?
Even more proof NKS is in bed with SWA.
Old 04-25-2013 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Even more proof NKS is in bed with SWA.
Huh? So is Spirit in bed with Virgin America since many mid- upper level managers came from there. How about Atlas? We lost a round of managers and trainers to them a few years back. Confusing statement, how else in WN in bed with NK?
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Take the NKS - SWA gate swap DCA/BWI for example. Many believe SWA allows NKS to operate in and around them to lock out other potential competitive threats.
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Take the NKS - SWA gate swap DCA/BWI for example. Many believe SWA allows NKS to operate in and around them to lock out other potential competitive threats.

That move was pure liquid fresh cash.
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Exactly, DCA being a business and public sector centric airport no longer fit Spirit's model (at least no better than BWI could), plus expansion wasn't possible as it is at BWI, so they put the slots up for sale and WN bid the most for them. That's it, no collusion, no intentional locking others out.
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