Spirit Hiring Again - June 2024

[FXCO]

Looks like Spirit is hiring yet again

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Can't really make sense of this - they just hired a class, are actively furloughing pilots, and are expected to reduce flights with a large portion of their fleet grounded by the end of the year, with even more grounded after 2025.
Seems risky to go there with their current issues, but still wouldn't be a bad first gig for someone.

 

[Yurie158]

They're probably hiring again cause their dispatchers are leaving in droves and who can blame them

 

[Nearest Alternate]

They're probably hiring again cause their dispatchers are leaving in droves and who can blame them

is it that bad of a place to work?

 

[VTOLa320]

is it that bad of a place to work?

Yes, horrible management, way to many managers per DX that collect six figures for doing nothing but harass you about fuel so they can get their bonus, terrible pay, extremely unorganized operation, contract in infinite limbo with mediation not really going anywhere at least for now (not like they even have the money to give, so I highly doubt it’ll even be industry standard if they even get anything), even if they did get a industry standard contract around $80k starting the super expensive cost of living drains your income faster than you can say Smitty WerbenJagerManJensen (SpongeBob joke) and the company itself is leaning towards bankruptcy. Unless you’re absolutely certain you want to live in Florida and no where else then go for it. There is plenty of other dispatch work in Florida for cargo or charter airlines. So if it goes bottom up you’ll be fine if you want to stay in Florida and still be a dispatcher. Only good thing is the 4 on 4 off schedule and trading with other DX. Almost everyone there wants to leave except for the few that are from the original area of the two OCCs and have family there. The general consensus from what I can gather is that Spirit might not even exist in the next 2-5 or so years unless the Feds save them. The future looks really bleak. Only real hope for them was Jet Blue and that fell apart. The hope of the Jet Blue merger was holding that entire place together. There’s a lot more to it but I think you get the gist.

 

[osprey4441]

Unfortunately VTOLa320 pretty much summed it up.

 

[BigGuy4U]

Yes, horrible management, way to many managers per DX that collect six figures for doing nothing but harass you about fuel so they can get their bonus, terrible pay, extremely unorganized operation, contract in infinite limbo with mediation not really going anywhere at least for now (not like they even have the money to give, so I highly doubt it’ll even be industry standard if they even get anything), even if they did get a industry standard contract around $80k starting the super expensive cost of living drains your income faster than you can say Smitty WerbenJagerManJensen (SpongeBob joke) and the company itself is leaning towards bankruptcy. Unless you’re absolutely certain you want to live in Florida and no where else then go for it. There is plenty of other dispatch work in Florida for cargo or charter airlines. So if it goes bottom up you’ll be fine if you want to stay in Florida and still be a dispatcher. Only good thing is the 4 on 4 off schedule and trading with other DX. Almost everyone there wants to leave except for the few that are from the original area of the two OCCs and have family there. The general consensus from what I can gather is that Spirit might not even exist in the next 2-5 or so years unless the Feds save them. The future looks really bleak. Only real hope for them was Jet Blue and that fell apart. The hope of the Jet Blue merger was holding that entire place together. There’s a lot more to it but I think you get the gist.

They actually just put up a sign in the new building in Dania. When you walk into the OCC, you see this:

I think it looks great!

 

[BRUSR_ONE]

Do you know a time frame on when their class is going to start and how many they usually hire in for a class?

 

[bbmikej]

The general consensus from what I can gather is that Spirit might not even exist in the next 2-5 or so years unless the Feds save them. The future looks really bleak. Only real hope for them was Jet Blue and that fell apart. The hope of the Jet Blue merger was holding that entire place together.

To be fair, it didn't "Fall apart". The government blocked it because it would "reduce the number of choices in that price range". Which is exactly what is going to happen anyways. The Feds just guaranteed that an entire company will not have a job instead of being incorporated into another company.

 

[TAF_Master]

Yes, horrible management, way to many managers per DX that collect six figures for doing nothing but harass you about fuel so they can get their bonus, terrible pay, extremely unorganized operation, contract in infinite limbo with mediation not really going anywhere at least for now (not like they even have the money to give, so I highly doubt it’ll even be industry standard if they even get anything), even if they did get a industry standard contract around $80k starting the super expensive cost of living drains your income faster than you can say Smitty WerbenJagerManJensen (SpongeBob joke) and the company itself is leaning towards bankruptcy. Unless you’re absolutely certain you want to live in Florida and no where else then go for it. There is plenty of other dispatch work in Florida for cargo or charter airlines. So if it goes bottom up you’ll be fine if you want to stay in Florida and still be a dispatcher. Only good thing is the 4 on 4 off schedule and trading with other DX. Almost everyone there wants to leave except for the few that are from the original area of the two OCCs and have family there. The general consensus from what I can gather is that Spirit might not even exist in the next 2-5 or so years unless the Feds save them. The future looks really bleak. Only real hope for them was Jet Blue and that fell apart. The hope of the Jet Blue merger was holding that entire place together. There’s a lot more to it but I think you get the gist.

Ehh I would not be so confident about the other shops in Florida. Most of them either pay terrible or are of questionable job security and/or longetivity. National I hear pays ok and has been around a good while, but that's about it other than NK.

 

[Otreborthe2]

Looks like Spirit is hiring yet again

Flight Dispatch Officer in Multiple Locations | Spirit Airlines

Careers Home is hiring a Flight Dispatch Officer in Multiple Locations. Review all of the job details and apply today!

careers.spirit.com

Can't really make sense of this - they just hired a class, are actively furloughing pilots, and are expected to reduce flights with a large portion of their fleet grounded by the end of the year, with even more grounded after 2025.
Seems risky to go there with their current issues, but still wouldn't be a bad first gig for someone.

Total number of flights per day should remain generally flat through the end of the year. While A320's are being sat down for PW Engine issues, NKS continue to deliver aircraft through 2024. *I am not a finanical advisor.

 

[VTOLa320]

Ehh I would not be so confident about the other shops in Florida. Most of them either pay terrible or are of questionable job security and/or longetivity. National I hear pays ok and has been around a good while, but that's about it other than NK.

I’m not saying Im confident in other Florida airlines BUT if you just want to be a DX and live there because of family or whatever reason you have to only want to be in FL then there are plenty of options other than NK and some that pay better like you said National, there’s also Global X and Amerijet for example. Not to mention 36 street with all those cargo and charter airlines( job security at those are iffy but pay ok)

 

[VTOLa320]

To be fair, it didn't "Fall apart". The government blocked it because it would "reduce the number of choices in that price range". Which is exactly what is going to happen anyways. The Feds just guaranteed that an entire company will not have a job instead of being incorporated into another company.

You’re correct, my mistake. But you get my drift, it didn’t work out in the end and that shattered the hope that was left.

 

[Otreborthe2]

Do you know a time frame on when their class is going to start and how many they usually hire in for a class?

Word is, this is a small class probably less than 5. Early August.

 

[clipper747]

Word is, this is a small class probably less than 5. Early August.

Are they still hiring without any DX experience?

 

[TAF_Master]

Are they still hiring without any DX experience?

I would imagine not for externals with the slowdown at the majors with a class this small. Internal, yes.

 

[Nearest Alternate]

Word is, this is a small class probably less than 5. Early August.

Are they still hiring for this class? The posting has closed and was not up for long.

 

[berry_seltzer]

Are they still hiring for this class? The posting has closed and was not up for long.

It's very likely they'll take two internals if it was such a small class and closed that quick.

 

[FXCO]

I would think that anyone going should probably be prepared to live on their current pay scale for the next two years. I can’t imagine a scenario where Spirit gives dispatchers a new contract with their current financial situation. I know they’re “negotiating” now, but I’d be surprised if the company is willing to give them any kind of meaningful raise in the foreseeable future.

 

[TAF_Master]

I would think that anyone going should probably be prepared to live on their current pay scale for the next two years. I can’t imagine a scenario where Spirit gives dispatchers a new contract with their current financial situation. I know they’re “negotiating” now, but I’d be surprised if the company is willing to give them any kind of meaningful raise in the foreseeable future.

A union company cannot simply be "unwilling" to negotiate an expired contract. Stalling and tough negotiations yes, but unwilling no.

 

[FXCO]

A union company cannot simply be "unwilling" to negotiate an expired contract. Stalling and tough negotiations yes, but unwilling no.

Exactly - they are negotiating so clearly they are willing to go that far. That doesn’t mean that they are willing to give a meaningful raise that puts them anywhere close to industry peers.