Spirit of NKS
05-04-2014, 01:41 PM
#7321
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,898
Originally Posted by more windshear
I'm not really that surprised, although I was expecting the numbers to be higher than 17 pilots, 8 of which are FO's. If you consider the ratio of pilots to airplanes, we are pretty fat on pilots, in my opinion. With 943 pilots on property (per APC) along with 56 planes, that works out to be about 17 pilots per airplane. Virgin America has 618 pilots to 53 planes which is about 12 pilots per plane. JetBlue, 2691 to 193 is about 14 per plane. SWA, 6,830 to 573 is roughly 12 per plane. So in those examples I can see how they think we are a little fat on pilots. I realize that we have the highest utilization and such but we are still a little fat on crews.
05-05-2014, 03:36 PM
#7322
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Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: Seated
Posts: 338
Originally Posted by Sailor
Voluntary LOAs for June, and even overstaffed we are gonna see red days.
05-05-2014, 04:44 PM
#7323
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Joined APC: Jan 2014
Position: A320 Left
Posts: 715
Originally Posted by Dilbert
I hope nobody takes the leaves. Spirit will still make a crap load of money either way and I still won't be able to trade trips or get float vacation. It's already red now. What's it gonna be in June? More red? If we are so over staffed, why can't I trade trips or get float vacation. To h e l l with them.
05-06-2014, 05:26 AM
#7324
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Joined APC: Aug 2012
Position: B-767 FO
Posts: 554
Originally Posted by ShyGuy
Including this year's attrition and hiring so far it's now 625 for 53 airplanes for VX. But yes, 12 per plane sounds right mathematically and for obvious reasons we assume 6 new CAs here per new airplane.
"The company has 55 planes at the moment, but they use those planes more efficiently than the competition, keeping them in the air for 13 hours a day, whereas a Jet Blue only flies its planes for 12 hours a day, and at Southwest that number is less than 11 hours."
05-06-2014, 11:19 AM
#7325
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Position: A-320
Posts: 6,929
I wonder if the arbitrator is going to rule in favor of the pilots, but will delay decision, or implementation until summer rush is over..........
05-06-2014, 08:41 PM
#7326
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Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: My seat smells like cat pee
Posts: 1,536
Its been 4 years of the same crap... No matter the ruling, nothing will change.
05-07-2014, 01:39 AM
#7327
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Joined APC: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,857
I think it's something minor that NK will use during negotiations, I know it's something we all want fixed, but not worth giving up for transition, days off, or my free bottle of water for that matter.
05-07-2014, 05:13 AM
#7329
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Position: A-320
Posts: 6,929
What an assssssssssss on Theresa 
. I like 'em a lil thicker but she's nice
I personally like the new campaign, anyone know if we are sticking to the usual marketing or using TV etc......
. I like 'em a lil thicker but she's nice I personally like the new campaign, anyone know if we are sticking to the usual marketing or using TV etc......
05-07-2014, 05:17 AM
#7330
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Joined APC: Jan 2013
Posts: 114
Originally Posted by JoeyMeatballs
What an assssssssssss on Theresa . I like 'em a lil thicker but she's nice
I personally like the new campaign, anyone know if we are sticking to the usual marketing or using TV etc......
. I like 'em a lil thicker but she's nice I personally like the new campaign, anyone know if we are sticking to the usual marketing or using TV etc......
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