Travelers are unlikely to see major disruptions as the Trump administration reportedly moves closer to a bailout of bankrupt Spirit Airlines, industry experts say. Officials are discussing a roughly ...

Spirit Airlines is facing severe financial difficulties, with analysts warning it could cease operations soon. Travelers booking with Spirit face a high-risk, high-reward situation with cheap fares ...

President Donald Trump has doubled down on the idea of a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines rather than a traditional bailout, an approach critics previously described as highly problematic.

The Trump administration is considering a rescue deal for Spirit Airlines, a company that filed for bankruptcy twice within the past two years, The Wall Street Journal reported. On Tuesday, President ...

Spirit Airlines is close to getting a bailout from the federal government, an attorney for Spirit said during a bankruptcy hearing Thursday. The deal is expected to include the federal government ...

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday raised concerns about ‌using government funds to rescue low-cost bankrupt airline Spirit Airlines. "What we don't ...

Spirit Airlines may get a lifeline from the Trump administration. President Trump on Tuesday said he was concerned about the prospect of 14,000 jobs disappearing as the struggling discounter faces the ...

Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. has floated offering the US government an equity stake in the discount carrier to help stave off its potential liquidation, according to people familiar with the matter.

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

Spirit Airlines may liquidate as early as this week due to rising jet fuel prices, according to media reports. The airline has struggled with two bankruptcies and a failed merger with JetBlue.

Spirit, a budget airline, could be on the verge of liquidation after rising jet fuel costs and a failed merger with JetBlue. According to a Bloomberg report, Spirit filed for bankruptcy last August — ...