Spirit Airlines current hiring
08-28-2016, 01:06 PM
#2311
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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
Hiring a lot of charter guys recently. I guess no 121 pilots want to work here
08-28-2016, 03:10 PM
#2312
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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
Hiring a lot of charter guys recently. I guess no 121 pilots want to work here
What constitutes "a lot"? My class of twelve had one corporate jet 135 guy. Everyone else was regional or heavy air cargo 121.
Don't get me wrong, there are many things that need to improve here, but I don't see how we've gotten to the point where we are scraping the bottom of the barrel. There are still lots of good guys and gals coming online here.
08-28-2016, 04:28 PM
#2313
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Originally Posted by Phteven
What constitutes "a lot"? My class of twelve had one corporate jet 135 guy. Everyone else was regional or heavy air cargo 121.
Don't get me wrong, there are many things that need to improve here, but I don't see how we've gotten to the point where we are scraping the bottom of the barrel. There are still lots of good guys and gals coming online here.
Don't get me wrong, there are many things that need to improve here, but I don't see how we've gotten to the point where we are scraping the bottom of the barrel. There are still lots of good guys and gals coming online here.
08-28-2016, 05:43 PM
#2314
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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
Hiring a lot of charter guys recently. I guess no 121 pilots want to work here
08-28-2016, 06:07 PM
#2315
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Originally Posted by lowandslow
Bottom of the barrel? So in your hierarchy of pilots regional FOs with <3000 hours are better than corporate pilots? Gotcha
Nope, I was responding to the implication they are hiring more 135 pilots because of a lack of 121 applicants.
Besides, my class had one regional FO who did not have prior 135 PIC, and he worked for three regionals over the past 10 years. If there are <3000 hour regional FO's getting hired here, I'm genuinely happy for them. However, they are not an example of the average new-hire...yet.
08-28-2016, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Macjet
Where are you getting your data?
Allegiant just ordered 12 A320CEO aircraft and jetBlue 30 A321NEO for deliveries beginning in 2019. Airbus year to date (Jan 1-Jul 31) delivered 280 A320 family airplanes (2 319CEO, 153 320CEO, 11 320 NEO, 114 320CEO) and the Mobile, AL plant isn't even running at full capacity yet.
Not saying you're wrong but curious where you get 'many years out' numbers from.
Allegiant just ordered 12 A320CEO aircraft and jetBlue 30 A321NEO for deliveries beginning in 2019. Airbus year to date (Jan 1-Jul 31) delivered 280 A320 family airplanes (2 319CEO, 153 320CEO, 11 320 NEO, 114 320CEO) and the Mobile, AL plant isn't even running at full capacity yet.
Not saying you're wrong but curious where you get 'many years out' numbers from.
08-28-2016, 06:46 PM
#2317
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Originally Posted by silver fleet
Hmmmmm, 16 years 121, 21 total, Ive been applying for several windows and nada. Its not a lack of interest, its the wonderful HR model that has taken over pilot hiring.
08-28-2016, 06:46 PM
#2318
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Originally Posted by AllOva736
.....If you really want to be at Spirit it is a small price to pay.
I hope no one is coming here thinking that we will have a new contract soon. Management made it clear they plan to let mediation takes its course, which means they'll drag it out as long as possible.
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