Southwest Hiring Info 2016
06-09-2016, 07:50 AM
#1722
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 82
Maybe. Interesting dynamic as their costs are lower than ours. Financial balancing act of additive revenue vs increased costs vs elimination of a competitor. Since spirits revenue model is almost completely different than WN, I would question the efficacy of that deal
06-09-2016, 08:26 AM
#1723
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.
Posts: 6,826
Well if SWA wants Spirit they'd better hurry before they merge with Frontier. I can see a case being made of eliminating a competitor in the Carib, Latin America, S. America market but I'm convinced that someone is buying JBA and there's a good chance it'll be SWA. BOS & NYC gates and SWA doesn't have a significant presence in either? Come on....
06-09-2016, 08:43 AM
#1724
Furloughed Again?!
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,804
Southwest Hiring Info 2016
Anyone who has flown on JB knows that they are an aspirational brand - Target to our Walmart. Millenials think it's hip and trendy and love to Tweet about it. Their airplanes and gate areas are clean, their cabin offerings are an order of magnitude better. They simply are not compatible.
Their NYC management is liberal, ours is conservative. They invest heavily in technology, whereas we lag the industry in technology. (Their E190s have dual HUDs as a quick example. Their ACARS has substantially greater functionality)
I fear if we merged with them it would just be a real estate deal. We could earn many of the same benefits from Spirit and have a more compatible brand.
Their NYC management is liberal, ours is conservative. They invest heavily in technology, whereas we lag the industry in technology. (Their E190s have dual HUDs as a quick example. Their ACARS has substantially greater functionality)
I fear if we merged with them it would just be a real estate deal. We could earn many of the same benefits from Spirit and have a more compatible brand.
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06-09-2016, 10:17 PM
#1725
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2015
Posts: 282
Anyone who has flown on JB knows that they are an aspirational brand - Target to our Walmart. Millenials think it's hip and trendy and love to Tweet about it. Their airplanes and gate areas are clean, their cabin offerings are an order of magnitude better. They simply are not compatible.
Their NYC management is liberal, ours is conservative. They invest heavily in technology, whereas we lag the industry in technology. (Their E190s have dual HUDs as a quick example. Their ACARS has substantially greater functionality)
I fear if we merged with them it would just be a real estate deal. We could earn many of the same benefits from Spirit and have a more compatible brand.
Their NYC management is liberal, ours is conservative. They invest heavily in technology, whereas we lag the industry in technology. (Their E190s have dual HUDs as a quick example. Their ACARS has substantially greater functionality)
I fear if we merged with them it would just be a real estate deal. We could earn many of the same benefits from Spirit and have a more compatible brand.
06-10-2016, 07:23 AM
#1726
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2010
Posts: 682
Anyone who has flown on JB knows that they are an aspirational brand - Target to our Walmart. Millenials think it's hip and trendy and love to Tweet about it. Their airplanes and gate areas are clean, their cabin offerings are an order of magnitude better. They simply are not compatible.
Their NYC management is liberal, ours is conservative. They invest heavily in technology, whereas we lag the industry in technology. (Their E190s have dual HUDs as a quick example. Their ACARS has substantially greater functionality)
I fear if we merged with them it would just be a real estate deal. We could earn many of the same benefits from Spirit and have a more compatible brand.
Their NYC management is liberal, ours is conservative. They invest heavily in technology, whereas we lag the industry in technology. (Their E190s have dual HUDs as a quick example. Their ACARS has substantially greater functionality)
I fear if we merged with them it would just be a real estate deal. We could earn many of the same benefits from Spirit and have a more compatible brand.
Sounds like a great future opportunity for Zuckerberg to launch Air Facebook.
06-10-2016, 06:20 PM
#1729
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 13
Stay at a ULCC after 6 months or go to SWA
Been offered an interview with SWA after having been at an ULCC for 6 months. Not young as I'm in my early 50s. Many years of Military time. Upgrade time is about 2-3 years at ULCC but pay sucks. Any thoughts welcome. Thanks in advance.
06-10-2016, 06:51 PM
#1730
Gets Weekend Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,792
Are you gonna commute? How important is that 4th stripe to you? Would you rather make more and be an FO at SWA or earn less and be a captain at your ULCC?
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