Spirit Airlines scraps plan to furlough up to 365 pilots - Regional Media News

Spirit Airlines Cancels Planned Pilot Furloughs as Resignations Have Accelerated During Bankruptcy - The Bulkhead Seat

Spirit Airlines has scrapped its plans to furlough hundreds of pilots without pay, but the reversal has little to do with an improvement in the airline’s financial outlook. Instead, the decision reflects a sharp increase in voluntary resignations as pilots leave the low-cost carrier amid ongoing uncertainty tied to its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy. BREAKING: Spirt cancels ALL planned pilot furloughs In mid-October, Spirit management announced p…

Spirit Airlines Planned To Furlough Pilots En Masse: So Many Have Now Fled The Carrier Those Plans Have Been Canceled

Embattled ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has just canceled plans to furlough hundreds of pilots without pay for the foreseeable future as it navigates its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy process… but those plans haven’t been canceled because the airline is seeing a pickup in demand. Instead, so many of Spirit’s pilots have been jumping ship to… The post Spirit Airlines Planned To Furlough Pilots En Masse: So Many Have Now Fled The Carrier T…

Spirit Airlines Cancels Pilot Furloughs, As Pilots Resign At Record Rate

Spirit Airlines is currently going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in the past year. At this point, the company is trying to reinvent its business model by becoming a lot smaller, and that was supposed to include a lot of employee furloughs. There’s some good news on that front, as the airline has called off all pilot furloughs. However, it’s not necessarily for the reason you might expect. Good news for Spirit pilots, as furlo…

Spirit Airlines scraps plan to furlough up to 365 pilots - Regional Media News

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Spirit Airlines said on Friday it has scrapped plans to furlough up to 365 pilots in the first quarter next year and scaled back a downgrade of captains, which were part of restructuring efforts after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August. The ultra-low-cost carrier did not state a reason for the cancellation but the pilots' union said management revised its staffing model after …