Spirit of NKS
12-18-2010, 08:25 AM
#2201
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: A319/321 FO
Posts: 316
Crash pads?
Anyone with info on FLL crashpads please PM me. I am looking to get one set up for January. Thanks! Other housing options might also work, let me know what you have in mind.
Thanks.
Thanks.
12-18-2010, 09:13 AM
#2202
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Joined APC: Sep 2008
Posts: 84
Anyone know how training has been going for the recalls?
12-18-2010, 12:37 PM
#2203
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 141
A little bird told me 6 people quit recall class so the Feb vacancy bid is cancelled. YGTBSM. Can't someone from Miramar go stand on the street in little Haiti with a sign "Seasonal Labor needed". I'll just sit back and watch the show.
12-18-2010, 01:52 PM
#2204
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Joined APC: Sep 2005
Position: A320 Captain
Posts: 1,114
So far so good. Really laid back. The ground portion is alittle much for just 3 days but nothing you haven't seen or done before. The SITs, and PTs are simple. Same as before get to know the systems and procedures. Half of our class took their PCs today. I don't know the outcomes but the rest of us will take ours in 4 days.
An email went out on Thursday basically cancelling the March system bid due to lack of people coming back. Not sure what the problem was exactly. 10 recalls on the bid but I do believe some of those are not returning. This should make room for more new hires, as Bored said before the Jan. 31st class is rumored to be full and they are already looking into more classes.
An email went out on Thursday basically cancelling the March system bid due to lack of people coming back. Not sure what the problem was exactly. 10 recalls on the bid but I do believe some of those are not returning. This should make room for more new hires, as Bored said before the Jan. 31st class is rumored to be full and they are already looking into more classes.
12-18-2010, 03:22 PM
#2205
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Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 944
So far so good. Really laid back. The ground portion is alittle much for just 3 days but nothing you haven't seen or done before. The SITs, and PTs are simple. Same as before get to know the systems and procedures. Half of our class took their PCs today. I don't know the outcomes but the rest of us will take ours in 4 days.
An email went out on Thursday basically cancelling the March system bid due to lack of people coming back. Not sure what the problem was exactly. 10 recalls on the bid but I do believe some of those are not returning. This should make room for more new hires, as Bored said before the Jan. 31st class is rumored to be full and they are already looking into more classes.
An email went out on Thursday basically cancelling the March system bid due to lack of people coming back. Not sure what the problem was exactly. 10 recalls on the bid but I do believe some of those are not returning. This should make room for more new hires, as Bored said before the Jan. 31st class is rumored to be full and they are already looking into more classes.
12-18-2010, 04:10 PM
#2206
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: in line at the ticket counter
Posts: 129
They quit or just never showed up?
12-18-2010, 05:20 PM
#2207
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Joined APC: Sep 2005
Position: A320 Captain
Posts: 1,114
12-18-2010, 08:18 PM
#2208
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: L Side
Posts: 409
Funny you mentioned "seasonal labor"; I believe that's how Spirit management sees pilots. Why else would they have hired and furloughed so routinely in the past?
Maybe if they hadn't been so heavy-handed with their come-back-now-or-resign, there would've been more returning. It seems to me that it will cost the same money and time to train a new-hire later in 2011 as it would've cost for a returning furloughee.
12-19-2010, 04:52 AM
#2209
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Joined APC: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,577
Additionally, I think the returning guys accrued some longevity while furloughed. Not much of a cash difference, but remember, we are talking about a company that charges three bucks for a bottle of water. And, for a few years, removed 1/2 - 2/3 of the lighting at HQ to save money.
12-19-2010, 06:21 AM
#2210
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 141
I doubt he's saying that.
On a side note, I just woke up from a dream where a shiny blue bulldozer drove down from Queens, demolished HQ and everyone went scurrying like cockroaches. Then I got to live in NY and drink all the dunkin donuts coffee I wanted.
Maybe dreams come true.
On a side note, I just woke up from a dream where a shiny blue bulldozer drove down from Queens, demolished HQ and everyone went scurrying like cockroaches. Then I got to live in NY and drink all the dunkin donuts coffee I wanted.
Maybe dreams come true.
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