BTW211 says:
F9 pilots were being selfish, not thinking about the ground personnel or MX. Southwest is working short in DEN. Temps from other stations are helping out. So if we bought F9 we would hire almost all the employees at DEN.
The VERY few people that would have been taken on by WN (after interviews and starting back at the bottom) would have only been a handful of gate agents and ramp personel. Over time as the Airbus (a much better aircraft then the 737) was phased out a few pilots would have been hired and AGAIN have to start at the bottom. They would have no need for line MX mechanics, and would have surely gotten rid of ALL our heavy maintenance personel since WN farms out all their heavy maintenance. In time DEN would have probably become a line station that would have been manned by WN mechanics and none from F9. All the reservation people and the folks at our headquarters (IT, HR, ENG, MCC, OPS, ECT.) would have all been let go.
It's a win for DEN, our customers, and the employees of FRONTIER Denver's ONLY HOMETOWN Airline.
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"I don't understand why Frontier employees feel confident that they will keep their jobs with Republic."
DUH, at least they have a better chance of keeping a job! Republic is a great company with a CEO that cares just as much about the employees as Gary Kelly or Sean Menke does. At least this way the pilots of F9 stood their ground knowing that 4500+ jobs were on the line with a WN buy out.
Republic replaced the Midwest aircraft because they were 40 year old dino's that sucked to much gas. Republic is on the way to changing they're business model by purchasing an airline that has continued growth potential. One that makes the competitors pissed because F9 does provide a better product which keeps WN from growing market share in DEN. Thats the only reason for WN bid was to eliminate the competition.
This was a win for the great state of Colorado, for all the loyal customers who continue to support Denvers ONLY HOMETOWN AIRLINE. This was a win for Republic who is now in the big airline business, which is something WN didn't want to see. And a BIG win for all the employees of F9. IT'S ON, show WN that they'll never be able to stake the claim as the hometown airline.
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It's inevitable, WN can't compete against F9 in DEN so just eliminate the competition by buying them up (preditory as usual). I just hope that WN management gives the F9 employees plenty of warning as to when we'll lose our jobs. My hunt for future employment started yesterday!
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To the gentlemen that said Frontier leases all it's aircraft that is not true. Frontier owns 15 of their Airbuses.
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As a Frontier employee in maintenance, I guess it's time to start looking for other employment if this happens.
As Ron said," Frontier would continue to operate independently and separately for a period of time with its Airbus aircraft and personnel. Over time, Frontier Employees would be hired into Southwest as needed to support our fleet growth and expanded operations."
Won't be much need for our outstanding maintenance services since WN out sources most of their work anyway. If this happens it will be a sad day for Denver, Frontier, and all the dedicated employees of Frontier.
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