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#71
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: Airplanes
Posts: 1,405
Honest question. Why would you come to Spirit?
Is that the base instability?
Is it the 'who knows who we're merging with'?
Is that the 'only F9 pay is worse that ours'?
Is it the less than McD's training pay?
Is it the no medical insurance for 90 days?
Is it the longest upgrades of any major?
Is it the annual epic meltdowns?
is it the 3 hour hold times for crew scheduling?
Is it the 2 day wait for hotel connections to get you a room?
I've heard the Hooked On Phonics 'thanks for calling Hewlett-Packard' radio calls for AA. WTF are you not there?
Is that the base instability?
Is it the 'who knows who we're merging with'?
Is that the 'only F9 pay is worse that ours'?
Is it the less than McD's training pay?
Is it the no medical insurance for 90 days?
Is it the longest upgrades of any major?
Is it the annual epic meltdowns?
is it the 3 hour hold times for crew scheduling?
Is it the 2 day wait for hotel connections to get you a room?
I've heard the Hooked On Phonics 'thanks for calling Hewlett-Packard' radio calls for AA. WTF are you not there?
#72
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2015
Position: Gear slinger
Posts: 2,974
Honest question. Why would you come to Spirit?
Is that the base instability?
Is it the 'who knows who we're merging with'?
Is that the 'only F9 pay is worse that ours'?
Is it the less than McD's training pay?
Is it the no medical insurance for 90 days?
Is it the longest upgrades of any major?
Is it the annual epic meltdowns?
is it the 3 hour hold times for crew scheduling?
Is it the 2 day wait for hotel connections to get you a room?
I've heard the Hooked On Phonics 'thanks for calling Hewlett-Packard' radio calls for AA. WTF are you not there?
Is that the base instability?
Is it the 'who knows who we're merging with'?
Is that the 'only F9 pay is worse that ours'?
Is it the less than McD's training pay?
Is it the no medical insurance for 90 days?
Is it the longest upgrades of any major?
Is it the annual epic meltdowns?
is it the 3 hour hold times for crew scheduling?
Is it the 2 day wait for hotel connections to get you a room?
I've heard the Hooked On Phonics 'thanks for calling Hewlett-Packard' radio calls for AA. WTF are you not there?
#74
Banned
Joined APC: Jul 2021
Posts: 551
C-c-c-c-c-combo breaker. He had all true and valid points and you interject with something like that? If anything upgrade times will drop given that a lot of low time pilots might not be at the 4K required hours when their number comes up.
#76
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2015
Position: Gear slinger
Posts: 2,974
#78
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Joined APC: May 2016
Position: PA28-181 & Left Seat (Student)
Posts: 103
I am a new hire and I know I do not have clout. I am sure this will cause a lot of discord, but to answer this question honestly, it was through word of mouth. Mainly during my Republic layovers when my crew would share a shuttle van with a Spirit crew, they seemed to have more nice things to say about their quality of life than bad things. Granted this was mid 2020- 2021. With that being said, I decided to apply to Spirit and was pleasantly surprised how quickly I was interviewed, hired, and all set up ready to go for training. I know its frustrating seeing other airlines coming out with TAs and voting new pay scales basically "overnight" but I am hoping Spirit comes up with a TA soon that will help offset the loss and possibly even make more than the job I left in less than a year. Am I being too naive to think Spirit will come through? We shall see! (Side Note, I am coming from a part 135 operator and convinced myself Spirit was going to be better in pay, schedule, and insurance in the long run.)
#80
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Joined APC: Sep 2022
Posts: 393
Personally I’m coming here to live in base and get flight time. Regionals offering pathetic 15 hours a month. Spirit is at least a place you can stay for several year even retire.
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