While Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ... announced plans to furlough pilots and sell aircraft. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last month, the ultra-low-cost ...

Budget airline Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after struggling with declining sales prompted by the ...

The airline has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 ...

Budget airlines have also faced difficulties since the pandemic, as passengers appear to prefer paying extra for more ...

Spirit pilots are not paid as much as pilots at Delta, American, and United and could have left the company for better ...

Impact Link A Spirit Airlines executive blamed competitors for some of its financial and operational woes during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, pointing to factors including pilot staffing ...

30, 2026. As Spirit attempts to regain its footing, the airline recently announced it will furlough hundreds more pilots as part of an $80 million cost-cutting plan.

Spirit previously announced pilot furloughs and capacity cuts to address ongoing ... Many industry watchers anticipate the ...

He said some airlines "manufactured" a pilot shortage and that others want Spirit "out of business." Spirit recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is revamping its business to earn more revenue.