Spirit QOL?
01-23-2013 | 07:05 AM
#11
Gets Weekends Off
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From: A320 Captain
Our transition has protections, not quite the same but close. They cannot drop days in the middle but only from the end and pay protect you. I had 10 days straight over the Jan/Feb. transition and when our final schedules came out yesterday I was down to 4 working days. The 6 dropped days are pay protected and if I want to work over those days it goes on top of guarantee. Right now 21 days off worth 75 hours with 25 block hours. I'm a senior FO but this is an example of how transitions works.
01-23-2013 | 07:40 AM
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From: A320 Captain
If you were hired now your 3rd year pay would be $77.73/hour. You would easily be a line holder in any base with the flexability to fly as much or as little as you want.
Just for fun 80 hours X $77.73 is about $6,220 a month. So yearly is around $74,500. 80 hours is probably on the lower end because most of our schedules are built between 75-80 hours. Its very easy around here to credit 100 hours a month.
Just for fun 80 hours X $77.73 is about $6,220 a month. So yearly is around $74,500. 80 hours is probably on the lower end because most of our schedules are built between 75-80 hours. Its very easy around here to credit 100 hours a month.
01-23-2013 | 07:56 AM
#14
Line Holder
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From: A320 FO
If you want a great QOL Spirit is your place. Before DFW opened I commuted to reserve in both FLL and LAS. Even commuting to reserve, QOL was better here at Spirit than as a junior line holder commuting at my last regional.
01-23-2013 | 08:04 AM
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Working weekends
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From: Left Seat
If you were hired now your 3rd year pay would be $77.73/hour. You would easily be a line holder in any base with the flexability to fly as much or as little as you want.
Just for fun 80 hours X $77.73 is about $6,220 a month. So yearly is around $74,500. 80 hours is probably on the lower end because most of our schedules are built between 75-80 hours. Its very easy around here to credit 100 hours a month.
Just for fun 80 hours X $77.73 is about $6,220 a month. So yearly is around $74,500. 80 hours is probably on the lower end because most of our schedules are built between 75-80 hours. Its very easy around here to credit 100 hours a month.
01-23-2013 | 08:14 AM
#16
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Airplane
Pay is important, don't get me wrong, but for me QOL trumps pay.
Working with a great group of guys, for a growing company and enjoying what you do, doesn't get better than that.
01-23-2013 | 08:21 AM
#17
Working weekends
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From: Left Seat
for entertainment, interested in "start up" , "small airline" Spirit, I looked at their route map
Spirit Airlines - cheap tickets, cheap flights, discount airfare, cheap hotels, cheap car rentals, cheap travel
I almost choked on my ham sandwich when all the routes popped up
Spirit Airlines - cheap tickets, cheap flights, discount airfare, cheap hotels, cheap car rentals, cheap travel
I almost choked on my ham sandwich when all the routes popped up
01-23-2013 | 10:07 AM
#18
Gets Weekends Off
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From: A320 CA
Life here is pretty good. FYI, it's four days off between pairings. Guess it depends on where you came from and what you're looking for. If you want a place with lots of movement, planned growth and a pretty fast upgrade- Spirit is your place. Although, all that could change with a merger or oil spiking....
01-23-2013 | 10:20 AM
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From: A320 Captain
for entertainment, interested in "start up" , "small airline" Spirit, I looked at their route map
Spirit Airlines - cheap tickets, cheap flights, discount airfare, cheap hotels, cheap car rentals, cheap travel
I almost choked on my ham sandwich when all the routes popped up
Spirit Airlines - cheap tickets, cheap flights, discount airfare, cheap hotels, cheap car rentals, cheap travel
I almost choked on my ham sandwich when all the routes popped up
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