I don't know if we talked about this yet, but my bf said that Spirit will be furloughing 45 pilots soon. He should be okay through this first set of furloughs, but the slow Fall season is coming and there could be more. Apparently, SA expected to get more planes (I think A321's) and had to cut back orders due to the recent decline in the economy and industry. Spirit hired too many pilots and unfortunately a lot of the new guys won't get to stay long
45 pilots doesn't seem like a lot, but Spirit is a very small privately owned airline. There is a total of about 520 pilots so its about 8-9% of their pilot base. I was talking to one of my bf's friends about another company buying Spirit possibly. His friend said there's really nothing to buy because Spirit rents their planes and gates. Spirit recently changed their computer systems and all the gate agents are complaining because it went from Windows to Dos! The gate agents hate it and it is not as efficient as the old program. What is this ultra-low-cost airline doing?? I hope they can get their act together...