Spirit Airlines

By Lori Ranson
Pilots and flight attendants at Spirit Airlines have agreed to amend their collective bargain agreements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines, working through its latest restructuring, is doubling down on efforts to cut costs and realign its network, creating opportunity for others.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results among publicly listed U.S. LCCs reveal only Sun Country Airlines made a profit during the third quarter of 2025 as challenges persist for LCCs
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
Spirit continues to experience challenges, pointing to elevated domestic capacity and weak domestic leisure demand—trends it expects will persist.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Spirit Airlines has committed to pay cuts after reaching tentative deals with pilots and flight attendants that should allow the carrier to access DIP funds.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines is evaluating opportunities for growth in 2026 as it responds to competitive capacity reductions and expects to have a clearer forecast soon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue plans to launch 17 new routes to Fort Lauderdale and add additional frequencies on another 12 in a strategic expansion a long time coming.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines believes its ongoing restructuring has positioned the business to achieve a net profit within two years and is exploring options for its future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines has bankruptcy court approval for certain financing agreements and aircraft lease rejections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
A little over a month into its repeat restructuring, Spirit Airlines is doubling down on cost and network rationalization.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Following a deal earlier in the week with Aercap to reject 27 Neos, Spirit is also seeking to reject 87 A320ceo and neo-family aircraft from a multitude of other lessors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
As it proceeds through its latest Chapter 11 restructuring, Spirit Airlines unveils new financing agreements and plans to reject over two dozen aircraft leases.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines is poised to receive a significant cash infusion from its largest lessor.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
After decades of building robust domestic route maps, U.S. airlines must be creative with their network strategies.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
JetBlue Airways unveiled nine new routes it will launch from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, including adding Cali, Colombia, to its network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
United Airlines is strengthening its schedule on a series of routes that overlap with Spirit Airlines, increasing capacity as the ULCC pares back service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines intends to double down on certain efforts as it reenters restructuring less than six months after emerging from its last reorganization.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Spirit Airlines is exiting 11 U.S. markets and shelving plans for a new service launch as the ULCC pares back its network during its second Chapter 11 process.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Five months after emerging from its Chapter 11 restructuring process, Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection again.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The pioneer of the ultra-low-cost carrier model in the U.S. is up against significant challenges as it tries to return to profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Frontier Airlines is pushing deeper into Spirit Airlines’ core markets, unveiling 20 new routes.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines has extended an agreement with its credit card processor and borrowed cash to support its efforts to return to profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Spirit Airlines’ vice president of network planning John Kirby will retire at the end of August, closing out a more than 40-year career in aviation.
Airlines & Lessors