Government to BUY Spirit Airlines?
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ScottM
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Sounds like airline dergulation was a failure and now the airlines want there to be US subsidies again?
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Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutter operations after a $500 million lifeline from the federal government fell through, The Wall Street Journal reports. https://www.wsj.com/business/airlin...6?st=g7zX6x&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Aeromot
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Spirit Airlines ceases operations after escalating financial struggles
Spirit's Last Flights Were Early Saturday - AvBrief.com
Airline folded hours after talks on government bailout collapsed.
avbrief.com
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Aeromot
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Woman Explains Why She Owes Her Marriage to Spirit Airlines in Touching Tribute to Now-Defunct Company
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Guy Says Let’s Buy Spirit Airlines, Taken Aback After Waking Up To $88 Million Raised Overnight
Spirit Airlines had its wings clipped. The internet mourned the loss of budget holidays. But one man refused to sit idly by. He rallied the troops and cooked up a scheme: “Nationalize Spirit Airlines!” He raised millions overnight in one of the greatest moments of solidarity in recent weeks...
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Man crowdsourcing to purchase shuttered Spirit Airlines exceeds $437 million in days
"Get in losers, we're going to buy an airline," is the short bio next to the smiling face of Hunter Peterson, an aviation enthusiast making waves trying to disrupt the air travel industry.
finance.yahoo.com
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Palmpilot
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Great video showing how repossession of Spirit's fleet was managed:
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Repo Man Had 'Six Hours To Find 20 Pilots' While Seizing Jet Aircraft From Bankrupt Spirit Airlines - Jalopnik
Repossessing a jet isn't quite as straightforward as a car, it turns out.
www.jalopnik.com