Lokhu kuhlehliswa ngu umoya Airlines ungafaki indiza eqashiswe ngokuqondile ehlelelwe ukuthunyelwa ngaleso sikhathi, eyodwa ngayinye engxenyeni yesibili neyesithathu ka-2025. Isivumelwano ne-Airbus sizothuthukisa ukutholakala kwezimali kwe-Spirit cishe ngezigidi ezingu-$340 phakathi neminyaka emibili ezayo.
Azikho izinguquko endizeni nge-oda, i-Airbus ihlelelwe ukuthi ilethwe ngo-2027-2029.
Ngenxa yezindiza ezimisiwe ngenxa yezinkinga zokutholakala kwenjini ye-Pratt & Whitney GTF, kanye nokuhlehliswa kwezindiza zango-2025 nezingu-2026, i-Spirit imemezele ukuthi ihlose ukuthuthukisa abashayeli bezindiza abangaba ngu-260 kusukela ngoSepthemba 1, 2024.
Njengoba kusanda kumenyezelwa, i-Spirit yenza isivumelwano sesinxephezelo nabakwaPratt & Whitney mayelana nezinjini zabo ze-GTF.
Lesi sivumelwano silinganiselwa ukuthi sizothuthukisa imali ye-Spirit phakathi kwezigidi ezingu-$150 nezingu-$200 ngesikhathi senkontileka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Spirit izoqhubeka nokuhlola isebenzisa isisekelo sayo samanje sempahla ephathwayo ukuze ingeze imali eyengeziwe ezinyangeni ezizayo.
“Lesi sichibiyelo esivumelwaneni sethu ne-Airbus siyingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo oluphelele lwe-Spirit lokuqinisa inzuzo nokuqinisa ibhalansi yethu,” kusho u-Ted Christie, uMongameli we-Spirit kanye noMphathi Omkhulu.
“Ukuhlehlisa lezi zindiza kusivumela ukuthi siqale kabusha ibhizinisi futhi sigxile enkampanini yezindiza ewumnyombo ngenkathi sijwayela izinguquko endaweni yokuncintisana. Ukuthuthukisa i-liquidity yethu kusinikeza ukuzinza okwengeziwe kwezezimali njengoba sibeka Inkampani esikhundleni sokubuyisela inzuzo. Sifuna ukubonga ozakwethu bakwa-Airbus ngokuqhubeka nokuseseka nokuzibophezela kwabo empumelelweni yesikhathi eside ye-Spirit.”
U-Christie uqhube wathi, “Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngeqembu lethu loMoya elizinikele ngokugxila nokuqina kwalo kule minyaka embalwa edlule. Ngeshwa, kudingeke ukuthi sithathe isinqumo esinzima sokukhipha Abashayeli Bezindiza, uma kubhekwa indiza ephansi enkampanini yethu kanye nokuhlehlisa ukudiliva esikhathini esizayo. Senza konke esingakwenza ukuze sivikele Amalungu Ethimba sibe silinganisela umthwalo wethu wemfanelo wokubuyela ekungeneni kwemali okuhle futhi sichume njengenkampani enempilo enethemba lokukhula kwesikhathi eside. Ngibonga ithimba le-Spirit ngokuqhubeka nokuletha imali yokugibela ethengekayo kanye nolwazi oluhle Ezihambelini.”
Ukuchitshiyelwa kwe-Airbus futhi kuhlehlisa ngeminyaka emibili izinsuku zokuzivocavoca zendiza ozikhethela yona ezifakwe esivumelwaneni sokuthenga sika-Spirit. Alukho ushintsho enanini lendiza ngoku-oda noma izinketho zoMoya zendiza eyengeziwe.
Njengoba kumenyezelwe ngaphambilini, i-Spirit igcine u-Perella Weinberg & Partners LP kanye no-Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP njengabacebisi. Inkampani ibilokhu ithatha, futhi izoqhubeka nokuthatha, izinyathelo eziphusile zokuqinisekisa amandla ebhalansi yayo kanye nokusebenza okuqhubekayo, okuhlanganisa nokuhlola izinketho zokuxhasa kabusha ukuvuthwa kwezikweletu okuzayo namabhondi.
Umbiko Ophelele Wezindiza Zezindiza
I-Spirit Airlines iyinkampani yenethiwekhi yaseMelika enezindleko eziphansi kakhulu ebhekelela ikakhulukazi abahambi abaqaphela ibhajethi. Ngokugxila ezindlekweni ezithengekayo kanye nesevisi ye-no-frills, i-Spirit Airlines isiphenduke into ethandwayo kulabo abafuna izinketho zokuhamba ezingabizi kakhulu.
Izici ezibalulekile zeSpirit Airlines:
Imodeli Yezindleko Eziphansi Kakhulu: I-Spirit Airlines isebenza ngemodeli enezindleko eziphansi kakhulu, okusho ukuthi inikeza izinsiza eziyisisekelo futhi ikhokhisa imali eyengeziwe ngamasevisi ozikhethela wona njengokukhethwa kwezihlalo, imithwalo ogibela nayo, neziphuzo zangaphakathi endizeni.
Inethiwekhi Ebanzi Yomzila: I-Spirit Airlines inenethiwekhi yomzila ebanzi esebenzela izindawo ezihlukahlukene zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe. Abahambi bangakhetha ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa izindawo zokuvakasha ezidumile namadolobha amakhulu.
Izindleko Ezincintisanayo: I-Spirit Airlines yaziwa ngamanani ayo okuncintisana, ngokuvamile anikeza amanani aphansi kakhulu embonini. Lokhu kuyenza ibe inketho ekhangayo kubahambi abaqaphela ibhajethi abafuna ukonga imali ezindizeni zabo.
Amasevisi Okuzikhethela: I-Spirit Airlines inikeza izinhlobonhlobo zezinsizakalo ozikhethela ukuze kuthuthukiswe ulwazi lokuhamba kwabagibeli. Lezi zinsizakalo zihlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezihlalo, ukugibela okubalulekile, kanye nokufinyelela kumagumbi okuphumula akhethekile enkampani yezindiza.
Uhlelo Lwezindiza Ezivamile: I-Spirit Airlines isebenzisa uhlelo lokundiza njalo olubizwa ngokuthi UMOYA WAMAHHALA. Abagibeli bangakwazi ukuzuza amamayela ezindizeni ezifanele futhi bawahlenge ukuze bathole imiklomelo ehlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa izindiza zamahhala, ukuthuthukiswa kwezihlalo, nezindleko zokugibela ezinesaphulelo.
I-Cabin Comfort: Nakuba i-Spirit Airlines igxile ekuthengeni kwayo, ilwela ukunikeza abagibeli umuzwa wekhabethe elinethezekile. Inkampani yezindiza inikeza izihlalo ezivulekile ezinezindawo zokubeka ikhanda ezilungisekayo kanye negumbi lemilenze elanele, eliqinisekisa uhambo olunethezekile.
Ukusebenza Ngesikhathi: I-Spirit Airlines ithuthukise kakhulu ukusebenza kwayo ngesikhathi, iqinisekisa ukuthi izindiza ziyahamba futhi zifike njengoba kuhleliwe. Lokhu kuvumela abahambi ukuthi bahlele izinhlelo zabo zohambo ngokuzethemba futhi banciphise ukuphazamiseka okungaba khona.
Isevisi Yamakhasimende: I-Spirit Airlines izibophezele ekunikezeni isevisi yamakhasimende egculisayo. Abagibeli bangakwazi ukuxhumana nethimba elizinikele lamakhasimende lendiza ukuze bathole usizo ngokubhuka, izinguquko zendiza.