u/All_IN-All_OUT

I’m looking for honest career advice from people in aviation, corporate aviation, inflight training/compliance, or airline corporate roles.

I have 13 years as a flight attendant with Spirit (including inflight leadership/training strengths), and 13 years helping run a healthcare staffing/business operation where I’ve handled recruiting, onboarding, payroll, HR, training, QA/compliance, negotiations, operations, marketing, conferences, vendor relations, and strategic growth.

With Spirit gone, I’m trying to evaluate the smartest long-term path.

My current options are:

1. Stay in inflight by pursuing another FA role (ideally part-time) while continuing to grow my existing business work.

2. Move into a more corporate airline role (possibly with United or another major) that uses both my aviation and operational/business background.

3. Transition into corporate/private/contract aviation, inflight standards, training, compliance, staffing, or consulting.

Important factors for me:
- long-term stability
- flexibility/freedom of movement
- realistic income potential
- work/life balance
- ability to build multiple income streams
- avoiding getting locked into a path that kills flexibility

For those who’ve worked in these areas:
- What are the realities nobody tells you?
- Which path has the best long-term upside?
- Which path would you choose if starting over with my background?
- Are there roles I may be overlooking entirely?

I’d really appreciate direct, honest, respectful insight.

Hello everyone! I am a recently unemployed Spirit Airlines flight attendant. I applied for a position with Breeze Airways and just received an email today saying that I did not meet one of the criteria for applying to the position. The only thing that I would have said no about, was living in the current city that they are hiring for. I am absolutely willing and planning to relocate to that base location, which is why I had applied directly to that particular base. I’m wondering if anyone at Breeze Airways knows how I might be able to communicate that and have an opportunity to proceed with my application to the Tampa Bay base with MX? We (Spirit FAs) are all trying to sort through our locations and next steps and expect to relocate in order to find our next opportunity. Obviously, it won’t make sense for me to relocate until I have traction with something that is mutually beneficial. I love the part-time opportunity with Breeze Airways and would be delighted to live in the Tampa Bay area. If anyone can help me figure out how to get a hold of someone directly – the email that they sent the information from was a “no reply”. Thank you so much 🙏

Hey there, Spirit Airlines FA here wondering from anyone who may have experienced the death of an airline in the past-
If you had reciprocal ZED and OAL Nonrev benefits - what happens next? I was supposed to qualify for retirement next year, accessing “lifetime” benefits as an inactive/retired employee. But if the airline is gone, so too are all of those years of service just -POOF?!

None of our “transition prep” topics are addressing Nonrev Travel Benefits on OAL.

I’m supposed to fly OAL Nonrev a bunch this coming month (including tomorrow night)
- and I have no idea when my badge will essentially be rejected.
I’ve booked whatever flights I can on ID90 for the coming weeks, but I have no clue how any of that aspect would logistically roll out. 😟

Anyone familiar with flight benefits post liquidation?

I’ve been a Spirit Airlines flight attendant for 14 years. And honestly, they’ve been a wonderful company to work for and it’s privately been my biggest highlight over the years. The staff and flight crews I’ve worked with have been the thing that’s kept me here.

Externally, I often don’t discuss which airline I’m with - because I know the jokes. I know the complaints. I’ve heard them all.

But here’s what I wish more people understood:

Every year, I have watched people step onto a plane for the first time in their lives because of Spirit. I’ve had passengers cry because they could finally afford to see family. I’ve seen parents take their kids on trips they never thought were possible.

That’s what affordable air travel actually means; it’s about accessibility for so many people who may have never been able to conceive of it otherwise.

As you know, Spirit is at the edge of extinction. A final federal proposal was just submitted today, and this is the last window to influence what happens next.

If airlines like Spirit disappear, ticket prices don’t stay low. They go up - Across the Board. Since I began at the company, I watched other airlines try to compete and model to stay competitive with the pricing structure that Spirit offers. But with Spirit gone, the people who get cut out aren’t frequent flyers—they’re everyday people.

This isn’t theoretical. This is happening now.

Thousands of jobs are on the line. Entire communities depend on this work. And millions of travelers depend on having at least one truly low-cost option.

If you care about keeping travel accessible in this country, please act today:

📞 Call the White House Comment Line: (202) 793-8329
📞 Contact your state representatives

Tell them you support affordable, competitive air travel and the workers behind it.

This takes 2 minutes. Waiting means it’s decided without you. And I’m asking you for your help right now – so many of us who are employed by this airline also depend on you and your support.

And if Spirit has ever made something possible for you—or someone you know—please share this so more people understand what’s at stake.

I’ve been a Spirit Airlines flight attendant for 14 years. And honestly, they’ve been a wonderful company to work for and it’s privately been my biggest highlight over the years. The staff and flight crews I’ve worked with have been the thing that’s kept me here.

Externally, I often don’t discuss which airline I’m with - because I know the jokes. I know the complaints. I’ve heard them all.

But here’s what I wish more people understood:

Every year, I have watched people step onto a plane for the first time in their lives because of Spirit. I’ve had passengers cry because they could finally afford to see family. I’ve seen parents take their kids on trips they never thought were possible.

That’s what affordable air travel actually means; it’s about accessibility for so many people who may have never been able to conceive of it otherwise.

As you know, Spirit is at the edge of extinction. A final federal proposal was just submitted today, and this is the last window to influence what happens next.

If airlines like Spirit disappear, ticket prices don’t stay low. They go up - Across the Board. Since I began at the company, I watched other airlines try to compete and model to stay competitive with the pricing structure that Spirit offers. But with Spirit gone, the people who get cut out aren’t frequent flyers—they’re everyday people.

This isn’t theoretical. This is happening now.

Thousands of jobs are on the line. Entire communities depend on this work. And millions of travelers depend on having at least one truly low-cost option.

If you care about keeping travel accessible in this country, please act today:

📞 Call the White House Comment Line: (202) 793-8329
📞 Contact your state representatives

Tell them you support affordable, competitive air travel and the workers behind it.

This takes 2 minutes. Waiting means it’s decided without you. And I’m asking you for your help right now – so many of us who are employed by this airline also depend on you and your support.

And if Spirit has ever made something possible for you—or someone you know—please share this so more people understand what’s at stake.

We’re out of time. Please help and I promise that I will give out free drinks to anyone who is on my flight and let me know that they did so 💛