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Spirit Airways is getting ready to furlough 270 pilots this fall.
The furloughs will go into impact on November 1, the budget-friendly airline stated on Monday. An extra 140 pilots might be demoted on October 1, because the cash-strapped provider seems to be to scale down its workforce to match a downsized schedule.
“We are taking necessary steps to ensure we operate as efficiently as possible as part of our efforts to return to profitability,” the airline stated in a press release to FOX Enterprise.
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Vacationers wheel baggage towards Spirit Airways check-in desk at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Houston. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Spirit continues to shrink, and with it, the value of pilot seniority and Spirit careers continues to erode,” Capt. Ryan Muller, chairman of the Spirit unit of the Air Line Pilots Affiliation, stated, in keeping with Reuters.
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Muller stated this would be the third spherical of pilot furloughs and downgrades for the airline since September final 12 months.
Spirit Airways rejected Frontier Group’s newest acquisition supply, price about $2.16 billion, on February 12, 2025. (Mike Blake/File Picture / Reuters)
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The union stated it’s engaged on a 3rd Furlough Mitigation Memorandum of Understanding to pursue voluntary choices to scale back the scope of the furloughs and protect pilot careers, Reuters reported.
“We recognize the weight of this decision and are committed to treating all affected Team Members with compassion and respect during this process,” the Spirit Airways assertion concluded.
Reuters contributed to this report.
