Management has sent layoff notices to just about everyone, explaining that if the pilots strike, the airline might just disappear completely. There's a lot of posturing on both sides right now. On June 12 at midnight, the pilots are allowed to walk off the job and I won't be surprised in the least if that happens. (Warning: complete and total overuse of Flash.) You can read more about it on the surprisingly slick Spirit pilots website. It's also about work rules, benefits, etc. In fact, here's how their A319 pilots stack up against A319 pilots at other airlines. That being said, the company actually doesn't compare too poorly when it comes to pay. Spirit's pilots aren't exactly the highest paid of the bunch, but that's to be expected for an airline that prides itself on being an ultra low cost carrier. This may not sound logical to you, but the threat of a strike at Spirit has a far greater chance of blowing a hole in the company than a strike threat at one of the large legacy carriers. The National Mediation Board has declared an impasse, which means the pilots have a 30 day cooling off period before they're allowed to strike. Southwest reported a $159 million loss during the first quarter of 2023 and a company-record $5.7 billion in quarterly revenue. The airline’s expenses for the first three months of the year totalled nearly $6 billion, including $380 million related to its total operational meltdown during the peak of December 2022 holiday travel.Spirit Airlines and its pilots have been engaged in a long battle over a pilot contract, and it seems to be coming to a head. ”Our pilots are tired of apologising to our passengers on behalf of a company that refuses to place its priorities on its internal and external customers.” “The lack of leadership and the unwillingness to address the failures of our organisation have led us to this point,” says SWAPA President Casey Murray. SWAPA says that with a potential strike looming, its pilots ”have already made their voices heard about the operational disasters and the lack of progress after three-plus years of stagnant negotiations”. And on 7 May, an “overwhelming majority” of pilots with Canadian start-up carrier Lynx Air also voted to join the world’s largest pilots’ union. Pilots at other airlines, notably at Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines, which are all represented by much larger union Air Line Pilots, International (ALPA), have in recent months won lucrative new contracts.Īir Canada’s pilots – previously represented by the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) – recently voted to merge with ALPA. “This anticipated authorisation vote result does not change our commitment to the negotiation process, and we look forward to continuing discussions with SWAPA at the negotiating table.” “Our negotiating team continues to bargain in good faith and work toward reaching a new agreement to reward our pilots,” says Adam Carlisle, vice-president of labour relations at Southwest Airlines. The airline says it still expects mediation to end in a new contract for its flight deck crews, and for its summer schedule to be unimpeded by the negotiations. Southwest responded to the strike authorisation vote by noting that its pilots are “not on strike” and ”the vote result has no impact on our scheduled operations”. ”We want our passengers to understand that we do not take this path lightly.” ”We will follow the process set forth by the Railway Labor Act and continue toward a strike,” SWAPA says. SWAPA negotiating committee chair Jody Reven will now petition the National Mediation Board to release the union to self-help “imminently”, the union says. Airline Business special: CEOs to watch in 2021.FlightGlobal Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2021.
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