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Spirit Airlines in talks to sell to Castlelake, report says

Spirit Airlines is reportedly weighing a bankruptcy sale to investment firm Castlelake as part of its quest to avoid ...

Budget flights hang in balance as bankrupt Spirit Airlines turns to private equity for lifeline: report

Spirit Airlines may escape bankruptcy through potential Castlelake takeover talks, offering hope for the struggling budget ...

Why Spirit Airlines sent these Airbus A320neos to the scrapyard even though they aren’t retired yet

This surprising development highlights the intersecting crises of financial distress, engine shortages, and market opportunism.

Struggling Spirit Airlines Eyes Private Equity Takeover to Prevent Bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines explores a private equity takeover as it struggles to avoid another bankruptcy amid ongoing financial ...
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Spirit Airlines Draws Takeover Interest from Castlelake

Castlelake’s aviation track record centers on asset-backed investing and credit. In August 2025, the firm launched Merit ...

Castlelake enters talks to buy bankrupt Spirit as Frontier bid deemed unviable

By Doyinsola Oladipo and Sabrina Valle Jan 22 (Reuters) - Spirit Airlines has drawn fresh interest from a potential buyer, ...
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Spirit Airlines secures emergency funding to keep planes flying through holidays

ORLANDO, Fla. — Spirit Airlines has secured $100 million in emergency funding, allowing the airline to operate normally this holiday season after filing for bankruptcy in August. The funding will ...

Spirit pilots appeal to lenders to back airline’s overhaul in bankruptcy, reject liquidation

Spirit’s unionized pilots have publicly urged the airline’s major lenders to back the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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Bankrupt US budget airline may be sold to investment firm, report says

A struggling budget airline may soon be sold. That’s the word from CNBC, which reported Thursday that Spirit Airlines is in ...