Vacancy/Reduction
#11
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#12
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We’re definitely getting less experienced candidates, We’re obviously training more than we’ve seen in awhile, so the failure numbers are fairly skewed. I remember when we’d see maybe 1 failure every other month or so. Now it’s 9-10 a month it seems regularly.
#13
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Not only that...but having pilots now commute to some other base to do day turns or two day trips. Talk about disrupting people's lives. These guys are completely clueless.
Hopefully people considering Spirit right now do some research about how poorly this airline is run.
Hopefully people considering Spirit right now do some research about how poorly this airline is run.
I know that it is a constant complaining point on here but the supply of pilots willing to do them is plentiful. Red eye turns not so much....
#14
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ATP teaches people to pass checkrides, that is all. I know this because I did a private multi there ages ago. I got my multi, but I sure as hell wasn’t safe to go out and fly one along with anything said airplane could throw at me or fly me into and I knew it. That was the last training I ever did there and I went out and found further competent multi instruction thereafter.
#15
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I get your point but nobody is commuting to do day turns. I'm in our largest base and there are all of zero day turns in open time, and when they do pop up they are usually gone in the blink of an eye.
I know that it is a constant complaining point on here but the supply of pilots willing to do them is plentiful. Red eye turns not so much....
I know that it is a constant complaining point on here but the supply of pilots willing to do them is plentiful. Red eye turns not so much....
People living in base may be willing...but when the displacements happen let's see how many people like flying to another city to pay for hotels between their day trips. These schedules are a radical departure from the norm. They are a band-aid to dealing with our unwillingness to invest in the companies infrastructure.
#17
I get your point but nobody is commuting to do day turns. I'm in our largest base and there are all of zero day turns in open time, and when they do pop up they are usually gone in the blink of an eye.
I know that it is a constant complaining point on here but the supply of pilots willing to do them is plentiful. Red eye turns not so much....
I know that it is a constant complaining point on here but the supply of pilots willing to do them is plentiful. Red eye turns not so much....
#18
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Joined APC: Jan 2022
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I'm bidding 34% in base and all my trips are two and one day pairings next month. 79 credit with a lousy 13 days off. I will be in my crashpad 5-6 days next month with three one day turns in a row. One day pairings are last in my bid group, and I'm still way to jr to get a four day. Most of my trips aren't commutable, but I'm lucky because I drive, even if its three hours. So yes, people are commuting to do day turns and pay for a pad or hotel.
#19
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I'm bidding 34% in base and all my trips are two and one day pairings next month. 79 credit with a lousy 13 days off. I will be in my crashpad 5-6 days next month with three one day turns in a row. One day pairings are last in my bid group, and I'm still way to jr to get a four day. Most of my trips aren't commutable, but I'm lucky because I drive, even if its three hours. So yes, people are commuting to do day turns and pay for a pad or hotel.
#20
I'm bidding 34% in base and all my trips are two and one day pairings next month. 79 credit with a lousy 13 days off. I will be in my crashpad 5-6 days next month with three one day turns in a row. One day pairings are last in my bid group, and I'm still way to jr to get a four day. Most of my trips aren't commutable, but I'm lucky because I drive, even if its three hours. So yes, people are commuting to do day turns and pay for a pad or hotel.
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