Frontier Airlines proposes merging with fellow budget carrier Spirit

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A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it has again proposed merging with struggling rival Spirit Airlines, which is in bankruptcy. Frontier and Spirit first announced a deal to merge […]


Spirit Airlines stock jumps as carrier plans to sell planes, cut jobs

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Spirit Airlines baggage tags are seen near a check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines shares surged Friday after the struggling budget carrier said it would cut jobs and sell aircraft. The stock closed the day 16% higher, at $2.79 per share. The […]


Spirit AeroSystems weighs more furloughs, layoffs if Boeing strike lasts

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Boeing 737 fuselages on railcars at Spirit AeroSystems’ factory in Wichita, Kansas, on July 1, 2024. Nick Oxford | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit AeroSystems is weighing furloughs or layoffs of hundreds more employees if the Boeing machinists’ strike stretches beyond Nov. 25, a company spokesman told CNBC Thursday. Boeing’s machinists, whose strike is about […]


Spirit Airlines extends debt refinancing deadline hours before expiration

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A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines on Friday said it reached an agreement with its credit card processor to again extended a debt refinancing timeline to December, hours before it was set […]