Spirit of NKS
#8882
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2012
Position: 190 captain and “Pro-pilot”
Posts: 2,918
A lot of money. However, this is true for just about every carrier with United at the top of the pile.
You forgot to point out that absolute profits above a break-even line when not taking into account ratios and percentages in the last few years has been childishly easy for everyone flying this side of a RJ due to capacity discipline installed, especially by the big 4, because of fuel prices. Now that fuel is unraveling and market share is becoming relevant again (not to NK/F9 of course) and the easy profits will be harder and harder to come by as irrational capacity decisions are made yet again.
Again, I think anyone with half a brain will tell you that this is a step in the right direction financially for blue. However, the question remains to be seen if blue can go the distance and start walking there and find some sort of true niche in the market. Id almost argue half of this depends on what SWA does, their choices or lack there of actually could determine which way the pendulum swings.
Blue flying isnt moving flying to FLL, capacity is just being added there. Big difference.
Not entirely true. We compete with every OA for passengers, its just that the % is not as large as other OAs vs. other OAs. Let me add the disclaimer that with every schedule change that F9 does we are competing more and more with them for exactly the same passenger.
You forgot to point out that absolute profits above a break-even line when not taking into account ratios and percentages in the last few years has been childishly easy for everyone flying this side of a RJ due to capacity discipline installed, especially by the big 4, because of fuel prices. Now that fuel is unraveling and market share is becoming relevant again (not to NK/F9 of course) and the easy profits will be harder and harder to come by as irrational capacity decisions are made yet again.
Again, I think anyone with half a brain will tell you that this is a step in the right direction financially for blue. However, the question remains to be seen if blue can go the distance and start walking there and find some sort of true niche in the market. Id almost argue half of this depends on what SWA does, their choices or lack there of actually could determine which way the pendulum swings.
Blue flying isnt moving flying to FLL, capacity is just being added there. Big difference.
Not entirely true. We compete with every OA for passengers, its just that the % is not as large as other OAs vs. other OAs. Let me add the disclaimer that with every schedule change that F9 does we are competing more and more with them for exactly the same passenger.
Yes adding capacity in Fll....you are correct.
Almost all future growth will be there and a little left for Boston.
#8883
Banned
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: A-320
Posts: 784
Ah yes. Forgot about F9. That will be interesting to see in the coming years. Real competition at some point in sure. Crazy industry
#8885
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2012
Posts: 123
Yes adding capacity in Fll....you are correct.
Almost all future growth will be there and a little left for Boston.
Almost all future growth will be there and a little left for Boston.
I can't get the mail.spirit site to load. Anyone else having this problem? I'm copy/pasting the site address from the RA site.
Note: you must do https not http.
Works for me from any device.
#8886
Another fail from Scheduling/IT. Separate IOT into FO/CA when they have 6 hrs to process and post, but they still put us all in the same pot for DOT. Good job!
#8887
New Hire
Joined APC: May 2013
Posts: 4
Are the trip "add"s automatic and the swaps manually processed?
#8888
Banned
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: A-320
Posts: 6,929
I did two trades at 12:01, its now 1:00pm, still processing, is this normal? I dont remember it taking this long. I thought it was all automated?
#8890
Banned
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: A-320
Posts: 6,929
how does my former regional of 3,000 pilots have the ability to prcoess trades in a matter of seconds, yet Spirit takes hours
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