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Old 09-24-2014, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyMeatballs View Post
Hopefully MCI picks up for the holidays and CLE is strong. MCI overnight is great!
Anywhere that is not ACY, is "great".
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by putzin View Post
Time to take a pause, we have a pilot who needs some sick time.

Check your email from Alpa.
Yeah. M.P. Is a great, awesome guy. Heard about his case during the weekend. All we can do to help him out will be greatly appreciated. I'm sending in my form tomorrow.
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyMeatballs View Post
I really hope it does better than MCI. The loads are 60-ish people, almost daily. Hoping it's due to slow season and us just getting started
Originally Posted by JoeyMeatballs View Post
Hopefully MCI picks up for the holidays and CLE is strong. MCI overnight is great!
Likely mostly the season, and taking some time for our name to get out there. When Spirit started its first big Vegas build up in 2011, it was around the same time of year (late AUG- early SEPT). The loads were abysmal, 20-30 pax per flight for several months(though Fri's into LAS and Sun's out of LAS were always pretty full). Now it's rare to find a flight that has more than a few open seats midweek, middle of the off season, Between LAS and any city. I'm sure they'll adjust some frequencies and possibly make some routes seasonal if need be. And if it MCI and/or CLE doesn't pan out, they'll put the planes where they do make money, it's the Spirit way and it's been working.
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Old 09-24-2014, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Balder View Post
Love that sarcasm, Skybolt. I applaud your effort at unity for the last 7 years
The only version of unity you guys will accept is total surrender by anyone who disagrees with you.

The assumption that you are totally correct in your position, and that anyone who disagrees with your position is totally wrong does far more damage to unity than anything I could possibly accomplish if I spent every waking minute trying to do so.

I disagreed with the SPA ALPA power structure about the best way to accomplish the pilots business and your response has been to block me from committees, from the training dept, run whisper campaigns that I've cost SPA ALPA wins in arbitrations, and constantly make fun of the DFW pilots who get together for BBQ and beer.

When the MEC politely declined to accept my offer to take the Training Committee which had NO MEMBERS NOR CHAIRMAN AT THE TIME(!!!!!), it became painfully obvious that the SPA ALPA leadership group wasnt interested inclusion, and/or unity.

Now, I return to my regularly scheduled sarcasm.
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Old 09-25-2014, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by skybolt View Post
The only version of unity you guys will accept is total surrender by anyone who disagrees with you.

The assumption that you are totally correct in your position, and that anyone who disagrees with your position is totally wrong does far more damage to unity than anything I could possibly accomplish if I spent every waking minute trying to do so.

I disagreed with the SPA ALPA power structure about the best way to accomplish the pilots business and your response has been to block me from committees, from the training dept, run whisper campaigns that I've cost SPA ALPA wins in arbitrations, and constantly make fun of the DFW pilots who get together for BBQ and beer.

When the MEC politely declined to accept my offer to take the Training Committee which had NO MEMBERS NOR CHAIRMAN AT THE TIME(!!!!!), it became painfully obvious that the SPA ALPA leadership group wasnt interested inclusion, and/or unity.

Now, I return to my regularly scheduled sarcasm.
well said... and I think the proper term is hypocrite.
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Old 09-25-2014, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by A320Flyer View Post
Can we have a serious "Merger/Acquisition Committee" please? I'll volunteer!
I don't think they allow people who dare question the all-mighty MEC.
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Old 09-25-2014, 07:41 AM
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Old 09-25-2014, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by The Juice View Post
I think the slow season has a lot to do with it. There are a lot of routes that are way down compared a few months ago.
FWIW, loads into and out of MCI were fairly light back when I was doing Delta Connection and United Express flying there, too. Always had open seats, and that was with RJs.
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Old 09-25-2014, 12:28 PM
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Capacity for MCI has already seen a short term adjustment in November/December (excluding peak holiday weeks) this past week.

MCI-IAH - Daily to 4x Weekly
MCI-DFW - Daily to 4x Weekly
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Old 09-25-2014, 12:37 PM
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A curiosity look at my MCI flights over the next couple of days shows loads of over 85%.
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