Spirit To Retire Remaining DC-9s, Focus On MD-80s

Spirit Airlines today plans to retire the last four DC-9s from its fleet, which is a "pivotal move for our airline," said Chairman Ned Homfeld. The DC-9s had an average age of 30 years and were part of the fleet when the airline started 12 years ago. Spirit will be left with a much younger fleet of...

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