/tags/spirit-airlines Spirit Airlines en-US WLRN Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:35:47 GMT /business/2024-02-08/spirit-airlines-jetblue-merger The Broward-based company struck an aggressive and more optimistic tone Thursday during an investor update. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:35:47 GMT /business/2024-02-08/spirit-airlines-jetblue-merger Tom Hudson /business/2024-01-24/spirit-airlines-jetblue-transportation A federal judge blocked JetBlue's purchase of Spirit Airlines, triggering worries about the carrier's ability to stay aloft as an independent airline. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT /business/2024-01-24/spirit-airlines-jetblue-transportation Tom Hudson /business/2024-01-16/jetblue-buyout-spirit-airlines-transportation A federal judge is siding with the Biden administration and blocking JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:30:00 GMT /business/2024-01-16/jetblue-buyout-spirit-airlines-transportation The Associated Press /business/2023-09-11/jetblue-spirit-flights-south-florida JetBlue Airways is making another move to try to save its proposed purchase of Spirit Airlines. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:00:00 GMT /business/2023-09-11/jetblue-spirit-flights-south-florida The Associated Press /business/2022-10-19/shareholders-of-browards-spirit-airlines-approve-3-8b-sale-to-jetblue JetBlue was able to drive out rival bidder Frontier Airlines after a bidding war this year. Even with Spirit shareholders accepting the buyout, the deal could face a big challenge from federal antitrust regulators. Spirit, the country's biggest budget airline, is based in Miramar, in Broward. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:15:00 GMT /business/2022-10-19/shareholders-of-browards-spirit-airlines-approve-3-8b-sale-to-jetblue David Koenig | The Associated Press /news/2022-07-28/jetblue-agrees-to-buy-spirit-for-3-8-billion JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines agreed to abandon their merger proposal. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:04:06 GMT /news/2022-07-28/jetblue-agrees-to-buy-spirit-for-3-8-billion Associated Press /news/2022-07-27/spirit-airlines-ends-proposed-merger-with-frontier-clearing-a-path-for-a-jetblue-takeover Spirit Airlines has ended its proposed merger with Frontier Airlines, clearing a path for JetBlue Airways to take over the South Florida-based discount carrier. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:22:00 GMT /news/2022-07-27/spirit-airlines-ends-proposed-merger-with-frontier-clearing-a-path-for-a-jetblue-takeover David Lyons - Sun Sentinel /news/2022-07-08/spirit-airlines-again-postpones-vote-on-frontier-merger Spirit Airlines said Thursday it was again postponing a shareholder vote on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines to continue talks with Frontier and rival bidder JetBlue Airways. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:08:00 GMT /news/2022-07-08/spirit-airlines-again-postpones-vote-on-frontier-merger The Associated Press /2022-05-16/rebuffed-by-spirit-jetblue-goes-hostile-in-takeover-bid Mon, 16 May 2022 20:51:00 GMT /2022-05-16/rebuffed-by-spirit-jetblue-goes-hostile-in-takeover-bid The Associated Press /news/2022-05-02/spirit-still-prefers-bid-from-frontier-airlines-over-jetblue Spirit Airlines said Monday that it still supports Frontier Airlines’ $2.9 billion takeover bid for the airline, saying it was more likely to win regulatory approval than JetBlue’s competing $3.6 billion offer. Mon, 02 May 2022 16:54:33 GMT /news/2022-05-02/spirit-still-prefers-bid-from-frontier-airlines-over-jetblue Associated Press