Spirit Airlines

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With their merger agreement ended, JetBlue and Spirit will pursue growth and profits as independent airlines.

Listen in as Aviation Week Network editors discuss the news of JetBlue and Spirit's dissolved merger and what it means moving forward.

The decision came down to a dwindling time frame for a self-imposed summer deadline contained within the deal’s terms.

The airlines say a U.S. District Court ruling blocking their proposed merger ignores the vast majority in favor of a few.

While the U.S. Big 4 carriers have all been showing signs of recovery, the picture hasn’t been quite the same for U.S. LCCs.

Former TWA Chairman Carl Icahn has become the airline’s third-largest shareholder. What is next?

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

CEO Ted Christie stated that the U.S. government “continues to do nothing to address the anticompetitive structure of our industry.”

Affected airlines are eying wing-to-wing turnaround times (TATs) to help gauge fleet availability in the months ahead.

The airline foresees a "healthy" pipeline of mechanics.

As many challenges begin the year, carriers anticipate high labor and maintenance costs, delivery delays and air traffic control shortages in the rest of 2024.

An event-saturated January followed a year not short on its own challenges, and during recent earnings calls airlines projected which issues might spill over.

The defendants are required to file their brief by Feb. 26, while the plaintiffs have until April 11 to file their response.

Plans include $2.5 billion in aircraft deferments, new revenue initiatives, network refinements, and cuts across its cost base including real estate and staff.

Despite Spirit's reliance on leased aircraft, lessor specific exposure to the financially distressed airline is not large enough to raise any red flags.

A weak or failed Spirit is just as much a threat to price-conscious consumers’ ability to fly and enjoy low fares as a merger with JetBlue Airways would be.

European Commission scrutiny and political upheaval are slowing plans for airline consolidation in the region.

After announcing intent to appeal an antitrust ruling blocking their merger, JetBlue has informed Spirit that the merger may be terminable on and after Jan. 28.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The low- and ultra-low-cost carriers are regrouping after rejection of their proposed merger.

The industry appears to be moving more toward JetBlue and away from Spirit and the vaunted ULCC model.

A U.S. judge’s ruling that JetBlue and Spirit Airlines cannot proceed with their proposed merger was the wrong decision.

JetBlue and Spirit said the notice of appeal, filed jointly, was “consistent with the requirements of the merger agreement.”

The Jan. 16 ruling leaves the door open for the defendant airlines “to take another run at a merger at any time.”