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Airbus-SpaceX trash talk, Boeing layoffs, Spirit's delisting, and more: Airline news roundup

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The CEO of Airbus got a little chippy talking about orbital rival SpaceX. The first Boeing layoff notices have officially begun trickling out. Spirit Airlines has officially been delisted by the New York Stock Exchange post-bankruptcy declaration. Plus: The most popular airline routes in America.

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The CEO of Spirit Airlines got a $3.8 million bonus not to bail

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Spirit Airlines hopes to emerge from its just-filed bankruptcy by the spring of 2025, but it needs people to run the company until then. That’s part of why CEO Ted Christie got a $3.8 million bonus just under a week before the carrier filed for insolvency.

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2 airlines that could get a big boost from the Spirit bankruptcy, according to Deutsche Bank

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As the bankruptcy of Spirit Airlines winds its way through the courts, the rest of the industry is likely trying to figure out how the development will affect their own operations. Deutsche Bank (DB) says that two Spirit-familiar names, JetBlue Airways (JBLU) and Frontier Airlines (ULCC), could stand to benefit more…

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Boeing layoffs, Spirit bankruptcy, and the most delayed flights: Airlines news roundup

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It turns out that Boeing’s huge layoff plans were not just a strike threat. Spirit Airlines can’t put out an earnings report that might show investors how close it is to bankruptcy. Rich people take private flights like the rest of us take taxis. Plus: The most chronically delayed airline routes in America.

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Spirit Airlines can't even tell investors how bad things are

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As reports suggest bankruptcy is on the horizon for Spirit Airlines (SAVE), the company isn’t saying much. In fact, the one thing Spirit Airlines is saying is that it can’t say what’s going on; the company told investors it won’t be able to put together a quarterly earnings filing.

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Spirit Airlines and JetBlue planes were hit by bullets in Haiti

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Flights from two U.S. carriers had a scary incident in Haiti. CNN (WBD) reports that planes operated by JetBlue Airways (JBLU) and Spirit Airlines (SAVE) were struck by bullets in the country on Monday.

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