Looking at the investor relations fleet plan page we are net 15 new airplanes this year. Six in this quarter alone. We now have a 100 aircraft fleet. And yet we remain at 12 CUG a month. That is a management decision.

We have access to four full motion simulators on a full-time basis. It is well known in the industry that other providers are booked solid. It is a management decision to continue to utilize the current school house facilities and not build a suitable facility that will handle our growth to a 150+ aircraft.

Seeking agreement to allow non-seniority instructors to teach ground school, CSI, and FTD while not expanding the facilities is tinkering around the edges. That is a management decision.

Not staffing and training the CS folks, yup, management decision.

Dropping the hiring to 2000 hours min., and then hiring as low as 1500 hrs.?

Whatever comes this summer, its on management.

 

Hate to burst your bubble but most of the cancellations aren't due to lack of pilots. It's actually FAs. Think I last saw 21 due to them. Yes, we're short on pilots but it's not what's causing all these cancellations.

 

That's what a cost neutral agreement buys you. With our customers our FAs should be industry leaders but the pay isn't worth it for the punishment. Fine by me. More pie for us.

 

I'll add to the list of poor management decisions. Whoever decided to cram 500 pax into the closet known as gates B37 and B38 in BOS... Two full 321s departing within 30 mins of each other. I say that's a massive fire hazard. I'm shocked the airport allows it to happen TBH. There were maybe 100 seats total in the area for both gates.


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Most of our peer airlines, even post mergers, have consolidated their training centers under one roof. Some may occasionally use other sim locations for overflow, but that's the exception not the rule. Spirit on the other hand...opening training centers in multiple locations to cut down on deadheads and hotels. But I'm sure our way is better!

 

Maybe a call to the local fire Marshall is in order

 

Each plane needs 8 Captains. That's 120 for the 15 planes. If we maintain 12 CUGs / month, that's 144 a year. 24 extra. I'm thinking the 3rd new hire class each month is for attrition.

 

That's actually a good one. I saw the real estate acquisition guy in BOS the day before the snow storms and I gotta say he looked embarrassed. Basically it rivals Terminal H in FLL and makes it look like a refugee camp.

 

Just saw that we purchased a 320 simulator. It in DFW at AFG they manage it, but we own it.