Veteran budget airline investor Bill Franke has pledged to avoid what he once called the "path to hell" after masterminding a $2.9 billion merger of discount airlines - letting dealmaking get the ...

The strike at Spirit Airlines illustrates to other U.S. carriers that labor is equipped and ready to push as hard as possible for richer contracts in a rebounding industry.

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines signage at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.