I went to this last year and for its size, thought it was a solid Con. Haven't seen anything for 2026 yet, website appears inactive and can't seem to find anything on 4 Horsemen Events. Anyone have any insight?
A retiring Spirit Airlines captain was supposed to fly his final flight before the company went under. Southwest manages to give him a ride home and gave him the retirement ceremony he deserves.
With the demise of Spirit, it has me wondering a few things. In the immediate hours following a shutdown, what happens to pilots and flight attendents? How do they get home on an airline that no longer exists? What about those that are on a layover away from their home base?
What happens with lost luggage and lost and found?
How about in the days and weeks following? Do Spirit pilots fly the now-empty planes to new customers or will a repo company do that?
Does anyone stick around after an airline ceases operations or does every single employee just immediately go home and file unemployment? I would imagine upper management might be around for at least a few weeks but I could be wrong.
Thanks for humoring me with my questions. Spirit gave me my first job in the aviation industry at FLL way back in 2011. I will always have a soft spot for them because of it. A lot of great people lost their jobs tonight and my heart breaks for all of them. Godspeed to those affected.
My MILs final wishes was to have some of her ashes scattered in the mountains of Colorado. She really liked Breck but we don't feel comfortable scattering them within city limits. Is there a trail nearby that leads to beautiful views that we do this?