Spirit of NKS
07-13-2015, 04:59 AM
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I'm sure theres a lot of us the legacies won't take, so if it means I move up in seniority here, all the better. But there's plenty of guys out there to be hired from corporate and the regionals, I don't think we have to worry about them taking all our pilots. That's just nonsense.
07-13-2015, 05:15 AM
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^ THIS! It's a fear for them, but not right now. Attrition is at trickle at best right now. The Legacy hiring floodgates do not really open till late this fall. But, we all know how reactive and behind the power curve our leaders can be..(meltdown, FA hiring)..so to actually think they might believe giving us a contract proactively is pure nonsense.
07-13-2015, 05:23 AM
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Which brings up another subject- I'm not sure why a new hire would want to come here anyway with the Legacy's hiring like crazy. We all know our contract lacks severely in most areas compared to theirs. Why not stay at your regional where your pay isn't much less than our first year and wait for the call from the big 3, JetBlue or Virgin......
07-13-2015, 05:30 AM
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Because as much as we b*tch about spirit, its still better than any regional and most corporate gigs. Better than my last gig by far. The pay has to come up, but I'd put my qol as a commuter up against any legacy. Minus the pay,mid like more pay.
07-13-2015, 05:40 AM
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The sad part is the above sentence... "It's better than my regional." I'm so tired of hearing this place being compared to a regional...
07-13-2015, 05:48 AM
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Management would love that motto. "Come. It's better than a regional."
07-13-2015, 07:02 AM
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At the end of the day I'm just happy to be living the dream flying a jet. I still can't believe I get to fly an Airbus. I'd do this job for free!!
07-13-2015, 08:16 AM
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07-13-2015, 08:22 AM
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I know it. I have said all along that part of our strategy should be to put out the info to prospective new hires. For example a snapshot, based upon a 25 years career at min guarantee, of the disparity in total compensation between a career here at Spirit and one at Deltited.
Shouldn't be too hard to put together.
Shouldn't be too hard to put together.
07-13-2015, 10:13 AM
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can you imagine the meltdown when the new TA gets ratified.....
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