Spirit Airlines current hiring
#3401
New Hire
Joined APC: Jan 2015
Posts: 4
Wait.....
Let me get this straight. You would rather go to a regional than Spirit.
Because you don't want to get paid peanuts...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
I get it, that first year rates are beyond horrible. Dude, I made around 85k my second year, as an FO....I maybe flew 300hrs.
Good luck at the regionals!
Yeah, Yeah, 2nd year at (insert legacy) is more than 3rd year Capt rates here. WE KNOW....
But that's not what your comparing now, is it?
Let me get this straight. You would rather go to a regional than Spirit.
Because you don't want to get paid peanuts...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
I get it, that first year rates are beyond horrible. Dude, I made around 85k my second year, as an FO....I maybe flew 300hrs.
Good luck at the regionals!
Yeah, Yeah, 2nd year at (insert legacy) is more than 3rd year Capt rates here. WE KNOW....
But that's not what your comparing now, is it?
#3402
are your seriously thinking that going to a regional is going to hurt LESS?
A 2nd year fo at bendover makes what? 34.00/hr?
Yeah, and GOTSOAUTOTWIT or whatever your name is (I know) Some of us credited more than 72 hrs a month. Hell, my June line value was 82 hrs right out of the award. Trade a 18 hour 4day for a 22 hr 4 day, and its easy to break guarantee without really doing any "work" or "deals".
#3403
Banned
Joined APC: Aug 2012
Position: B-767 FO
Posts: 554
How do you think the pay at the REGIONALS is????
are your seriously thinking that going to a regional is going to hurt LESS?
A 2nd year fo at bendover makes what? 34.00/hr?
Yeah, and GOTSOAUTOTWIT or whatever your name is (I know) Some of us credited more than 72 hrs a month. Hell, my June line value was 82 hrs right out of the award. Trade a 18 hour 4day for a 22 hr 4 day, and its easy to break guarantee without really doing any "work" or "deals".
are your seriously thinking that going to a regional is going to hurt LESS?
A 2nd year fo at bendover makes what? 34.00/hr?
Yeah, and GOTSOAUTOTWIT or whatever your name is (I know) Some of us credited more than 72 hrs a month. Hell, my June line value was 82 hrs right out of the award. Trade a 18 hour 4day for a 22 hr 4 day, and its easy to break guarantee without really doing any "work" or "deals".
The massive pay cut you take at Spirit has long lasting repercussions. Don't under estimate or downplay the effect of a year at $30,000 or less. Debt accumulated isn't so easily conquered at inferior pay rates.
Yes, I made that mistake and I'll share it so that others don't.
Last edited by FlyingOkra; 06-22-2017 at 03:47 PM.
#3404
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2010
Posts: 4,603
How do you think the pay at the REGIONALS is????
are your seriously thinking that going to a regional is going to hurt LESS?
A 2nd year fo at bendover makes what? 34.00/hr?
Yeah, and GOTSOAUTOTWIT or whatever your name is (I know) Some of us credited more than 72 hrs a month. Hell, my June line value was 82 hrs right out of the award. Trade a 18 hour 4day for a 22 hr 4 day, and its easy to break guarantee without really doing any "work" or "deals".
are your seriously thinking that going to a regional is going to hurt LESS?
A 2nd year fo at bendover makes what? 34.00/hr?
Yeah, and GOTSOAUTOTWIT or whatever your name is (I know) Some of us credited more than 72 hrs a month. Hell, my June line value was 82 hrs right out of the award. Trade a 18 hour 4day for a 22 hr 4 day, and its easy to break guarantee without really doing any "work" or "deals".
While yes there are occasionally 82hr lines that is a number management controls and is not guaranteed. Trading an 18hr 4 day for a 22hr 4 day is also a rarity if you are junior and again, with our current horrible 4.2/1 trip rig you're pretty much going to be dealing with a lot of 18hr 4 day trips. Yes there are also a few high credit trips but for every one of those there is a 14.5hr 4 day trip that has 3 duty period and a 21hr overnight to avoid the 22hr overnight triggering an extra duty period of pay. The company doesn't want to pay soft time and to avoid that along with our current route structure you get unproductive trips.
Just the facts
#3405
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 243
Yep. The only scenario I can think of regarding accepting a job at Spirit that makes sense is coming here if you are currently unemployed. If you don't have to be here you would be better off riding it out at your regional. The pilot group at Spirit is viewed by the HR departments at the majors as belligerent scum. Do you really want that on your resume??
#3406
He said he was choosing a regional over spirit! That's just insane!
I get if you're a captain at a regional with some sort of "if all the boxes checked" type of "flow", guaranteed blah blah blah, but to GO TO A REGIONAL FO AT THE BOTTOM......
Or come to spirit...
Wow...
#3408
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,735
Thanks for the good info. Seems like it would make more sense for me to just go back to a regional to build a little more total time and not get paid peanuts. In my current situation id be pretty hard pressed to survive on that first year pay coming from an ok paying pt 91 job.
#3409
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2010
Posts: 4,603
Guarantee is all that's guaranteed.
You might make more as lineholder trading into better trips that might exist. You might make more if you live in base and choose to work on your days off and can be available on short notice. None of that is guaranteed money.
I never told the guy not to come here and in fact I have tried to correct some posters in the past for being overly negative in their responses to new
hire inquiries. But I'm not going to be overly positive and give a guy hope that he's going to make money that is not guaranteed.
This forum is supposed to be a place to chat, shoot the poo, have fun with each other, and maybe get a little information on occasion.
You might make more as lineholder trading into better trips that might exist. You might make more if you live in base and choose to work on your days off and can be available on short notice. None of that is guaranteed money.
I never told the guy not to come here and in fact I have tried to correct some posters in the past for being overly negative in their responses to new
hire inquiries. But I'm not going to be overly positive and give a guy hope that he's going to make money that is not guaranteed.
This forum is supposed to be a place to chat, shoot the poo, have fun with each other, and maybe get a little information on occasion.
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