ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (9 years 6 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2738 times:
Of course, it is for Spirit Airlines at the based in Miramar, FL near of Hollywood, FL. How is NK was doing out of FLL and you guys know about exactly begin nonstop from FLL-CUN is coming soon in the month of Dec. 11, 2003. I still wish hope how is their load factors was doing. Well, talk ya later!
WNfan From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 203 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (9 years 6 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 2540 times:
Being privately held, Spirit doesn't have to release their financial information, and they don't. But based on the number of flights and type of aircraft they operate, however, we should be able to deduce their approximate revenues.
Anyone care to make an educated guess? Like in grade school arithmetic class, please show your work if you do make an estimate.
Flykal From Australia, joined Sep 2003, 441 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (9 years 6 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2464 times:
Well, if you check Spirit's website (fact sheet), they clearly state that they are the largest privately held airline. Of course, we all know you can't always believe everything you read on the net, but perhaps this one is correct?
Penguinflies From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 975 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (9 years 6 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 2370 times:
Maybe Aloha Airlines would give Spirit a run for their money, esp. with the latest expansion to the mainland.
Penguinflies From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 975 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (9 years 6 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2122 times:
Based upon 2002 figures for YTD October, Aloha is acutally larger by Passengers Enplaned, Freight Pounds Carried, and offers more flights per day than Spirit.
Spirit could be larger based on RPM and ASM since AQ's interisland flights are relatively short in duration. Also, Spirit has 6 more aircraft than AQ.
These figures also do not count Island Air, the other airline owned by Aloha Air Group.
Douglas DC-9 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 303 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (9 years 6 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2026 times:
I was looking up AWAC and found this, published Oct. 03'. So I really dunno who is right, Spirit, or AWAC
"Growing By a Factor of Four"
Appleton - When Geoffrey Crowley became president and chief executive officer of Air Wisconsin, the airline had about a dozen cities on its route map, including Appleton, Oshkosh, Madison and Milwaukee.
Fast forward 10 years: Air Wisconsin now serves 58 cities in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. It is the largest privately held airline in the United States, according to the Regional Airline Association, and its monthly revenue passenger miles have surpassed Midwest Airlines.
For the first nine months of 2003, Air Wisconsin carried 1.1 million more passengers compared with the same period a year earlier. The airline's fleet has increased from 17 planes only six years ago to 72 jets, with about 15 more on order for 2004." - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct. 03'
Midway2airtran From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 864 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (9 years 6 months 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1949 times:
It all depends on how you want it to be. AWAC is the largest in # of a/c, ASM's and I would guess revenue. (since we don't truely know with it in private hands) AWAC is also growing as ACA retreats from the UA contract too. However when you are talking about Independent carriers, I personally give NK the edge over Aloha
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