What is the rationale behind JetBlue’s unsolicited offer for Spirit Airlines and trying to outmaneuver Frontier Airlines? JetBlue’s webcast on April 6 provided some clarity and perspective that went further than just the public relation-speak like making JetBlue and Spirit…
In a surprising twist of the tale, the purchase of Spirit Airlines by Frontier Airlines might not become as straightforward as previously thought. JetBlue has entered the stage by making an unsolicited offer to buy Spirit for $3.6 billion, it announced…
Airbus has signed an agreement with its long-term Tier 1-supplier Spirit AeroSystems on the development and manufacturing of the wings for the CityAirbus NextGen. The revised version of Airbus’ eVTOL vehicle is scheduled to make its first flight in 2023. Airbus…
How feasible is the improvement from today's 74 seat miles per gallon to 105 for the combined large ULCC by 2025?
UPDATE – Higher production deliveries of the Boeing MAX and Airbus A220 program have improved the results of tier-1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems in 2021. However, they were severely impacted by the ongoing production pause of the Boeing 787, which produced…
Both Spirit and American Airlines had multiple challenges resulting in flight cancellations over the last few days as monthly staffing schedules changed over. Combined with weather delays, this created a logistics nightmare resulting in multiple flight cancellations as crews became…