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03-14-2014 | 04:14 PM

#7071

Sliceback

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Originally Posted by ManFlex

Anyone know if we've lost any pilots to other carriers recently? Anyone know of anyone interviewing? I personally know of one pilot with an upcoming Delta interview.

AA class breakdown from a newhire said "couple of Spirit guys".

03-14-2014 | 04:30 PM

#7072

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Sim partner is in class at Atlas

03-14-2014 | 09:46 PM

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AA class breakdown from a newhire said "couple of Spirit guys".

Hopefully they were dtw, acy, or fll captains lol! Show us the vacancies baby!!

03-15-2014 | 11:11 AM

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Sim partner is in class at Atlas

I don't know why anyone would leave here to go to Atlas, unless you just have to fly a heavy. I hope he will enjoy his 62hrs of pay a month and 1/3 DH pay. They hold everyone to it. The apple loses it shine quickly.

03-15-2014 | 12:55 PM

#7075

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Older single guy who was furloughed World, he loved the lifestyle. I hear ya though, it sounds like my worst nightmare but to each their own

03-16-2014 | 03:37 AM

#7076

ManFlex

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Hopefully they were dtw, acy, or fll captains lol! Show us the vacancies baby!!

My wild guess would be they were FOs with a year or less on property. But one could hope!

03-16-2014 | 02:57 PM

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Older single guy who was furloughed World, he loved the lifestyle. I hear ya though, it sounds like my worst nightmare but to each their own

This is true. A good job if you are single.

03-16-2014 | 03:05 PM

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Word is we will be using L11 in ORD starting March 20th using the air stairs. The city finally approved it. There was some liability issues we had to work around. They will need 5 gate agents for this gate alone for deplaning and boarding. If someone needs a wheelchair, they will be sent to L1 down the elevator then transported onto a van to the airplane. I can't wait to see the fiasco. We are going to share also another gate - a common gate - and supposedly we will have an additional gate in October.

So I'm counting 4 1/2 gates in ORD come October, is that correct? (Our current 2, plus the hard stand, plus the one you say were getting in Oct, plus the shared gate ( hence the 1/2)). If that's correct, it sounds like a very "Spirited" set up but much better than trying to cram 20 arrivals and 20 departures on to 2 gates and using the 32R pad as contingent overflow. Then again, I'm sure if we do get these gates, Spirit will try to expand to put 50 arrivals and 50 departures into them.

03-16-2014 | 03:50 PM

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We have two current gates plus the hard stand starting in a few days. We will share also a gate with another airline. Not sure who and when we start that. But I am told in October it will become exclusively ours. We apparently make a killing in ORD so I can only assume us increasing frequencies or announcing new destinations.

I am told also the company sent the paperwork for the iPad and is now in the hands of the PMI. Don't expect this to be approved anytime soon. Maybe in a year or so. Not sure which iPad it will be but apparently expect 32G and wifi only.