Spirit Airlines to Halve Fleet Amid Deep Bankruptcy Cuts - The Points Guy

Spirit Airlines to halve fleet amid deep bankruptcy cuts - The Points Guy

Spirit Airlines is making tough decisions in bankruptcy as it fights to survive.On Thursday, the Dania Beach, Florida-based discounter asked a bankruptcy court for permission to reject leases on 87 Airbus A320-family aircraft and return them to lessors. The request covers 19 A320ceos, 65 A320neos and three A321neos.This came two days after Spirit sought court approval for a separate deal with aircraft leasing giant AerCap to return 27 A320neo pl…

Spirit Airlines plans to cut fleet by nearly 100 aircraft

Spirit Airlines has confirmed plans to reduce its fleet by almost half, seeking to reject 87 aircraft lease… The post Spirit Airlines plans to cut fleet by nearly 100 aircraft appeared first on Air Data News.

US’s Spirit Airlines to reject 87 aircraft leases

Spirit Aviation Holdings, parent entity of Spirit Airlines, has petitioned the US Bankruptcy Court for an authorisation to reject 87 aircraft leases, including nineteen A320-200s, sixty-five A320-200Ns, and three A321-200NXs. The batch amounts to more than a third of the LCC's current fleet. These lease rejections are on top of the recent agreement Spirit secured with its biggest lessor, AerCap, which included authorisation to reject the lease a…