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Frontier and Spirit Announce Merger

Old 7th Feb 2022, 10:59
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Frontier and Spirit Announce Merger

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/02/07/2379798/30034/en/Frontier-Airlines-and-Spirit-Airlines-to-Combine-Creating-America-s-Most-Competitive-Ultra-Low-Fare-Airline.html


Frontier and Spirit to merge, creating fifth-largest airline in U.S. in $6.6 billion deal



Frontier will have a 51%+ ownership of new company, but close to a merger of equals.

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Old 7th Feb 2022, 13:53
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Now to merge the seniority lists...that's always entertaining.
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Old 7th Feb 2022, 15:12
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Originally Posted by bafanguy
Now to merge the seniority lists...that's always entertaining.
Don't remind me. Had to do that with a three airline merger back when i was a union rep. Took years, was not fun at all and in the end we just ended up doing date of joining which was not fair at all. Not to me, i gained with that, but i can still call it out when i see it.
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Old 7th Feb 2022, 18:58
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Yeah. The last two mergers/takeovers in my airline happened 30 and 35 years ago respectively, and people are still talking about them...
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Old 7th Feb 2022, 19:41
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Frontier previously merged with Republic in the 2000s, I think? But there was another carrier involved too but cannot remember. I'll bet that the mgmt who oversaw that have moved on. If so, then it is the painful way again.
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Old 7th Feb 2022, 20:21
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ALPA

Originally Posted by bafanguy
Now to merge the seniority lists...that's always entertaining.
both ALPA carriers; so it’s a well prescribed and documented process.
good opportunity for some contractual gains in this market too… fingers crossed…
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A bit of unfortunate timing for Frontier Frontier temporarily grounded - IT issue?
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Old 8th Feb 2022, 09:20
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Spirit also has a problem: https://aviationsourcenews.com/news/...-announcement/
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Originally Posted by neilki
both ALPA carriers; so it’s a well prescribed and documented process.
neilki,

Yep, there sure is a process. You and I have both seen the aftermath of seniority list integrations. There will be people who end up very angry and will take that anger to the grave.

I was hired on the heels of one merger and sat through two others in the ensuing 31 years (my relative seniority in both cases moved up slightly). I sat next to some pretty angry people even though it was ALPA-to-ALPA in every case.

I feel for everyone involved in this process. Many pawns in the game.
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