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Spirit Airlines seeks approval to make retention payments as it ends operations
May 4, 2026

Spirit Airlines seeks approval to make retention payments as it ends operations

Spirit Airlines requests bankruptcy court approval to pay $10.7 million in retention bonuses as it ceases operations amid failed bailout talks and rising fuel costs.

A Spirit Airlines operational update notice at Orlando International Airport after hitting an impasse in talks with some creditors on a $500 million government bailout plan, in Orlando, Florida, U.S., May 2, 2026. REUTERS/Miguel Rodriguez
May 3, 2026

Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty

Spirit Airlines shut down after failing to secure bailout amid jet fuel price surge linked to the Iran war, impacting thousands of U.S. jobs and flights.

Spirit Airlines airplanes taxi on the tarmac at New York's Laguardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
Jan 22, 2026

Spirit Airlines in talks with Castlelake for a potential takeover, CNBC reports

Spirit Airlines is in takeover talks with Castlelake as the bankrupt carrier faces mounting uncertainty after failed merger bids.

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Sep 14, 2023

Liberty University partners with Spirit in pilot pipeline program

Liberty University is partnering with Spirit Airlines in a pipeline program to land aeronautics graduates jobs as pilots amid a national shortage. Spirit, a low-cost airline headquartered in Miramar, Florida, with presences at Richmond and Norfolk’s airports, announced the partnership Thursday. Liberty, which has an aeronautics school, is the 10th partner in the airline’s Spirit [&hell[...]

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