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2026
Google wins $10 million bid for Spirit Airlines data in bankruptcy court
According to U.S. bankruptcy court filings, Google won a bid at $10 million, beating AI training data company Mercor, to acquire large amounts of data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines, which Google expects to use to train its AI models. The transfer, which still requires federal judge approval, includes over 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams chat records, 30 million lines of code, development metadata, software models and algorithms, and revenue, aircraft operations and employee productivity data, but not consumer data; Google said a third party will scrub all personally identifiable information before transfer.
2026
Google acquires Spirit Airlines data assets for $10 million
Google won a competitive bid to acquire Spirit Airlines data assets for $10 million, outbidding Mercor, which had offered $7 million. The data includes over 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams chat records, 30 million lines of code, development metadata, software models and algorithms, as well as revenue, aircraft operations and employee productivity data; consumer data is not expected to be transferred to Google.
2022
Spirit Airlines activates biometric self-bag drop at Atlanta airport
Spirit Airlines’ automated self-bag drop system with biometric photo matching became operational at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
2022
Spirit Airlines and ATP Flight School announce pilot training partnership
Spirit Airlines announced a partnership with ATP Flight School called the Spirit Direct Program. The program uses ATP’s pilot career training curriculum to prepare students to fly Spirit’s Airbus A320 aircraft and is intended to provide access to more than 2,000 pilot students.
2022
Frontier and Spirit announce merger
Frontier announced that Spirit Airlines would merge with Frontier. Frontier said the combined airline was expected to offer more low fares and serve more destinations.
2021
Spirit partners with Materna IPS North America on biometric solution
Spirit Airlines partnered with Materna Intelligent Passenger Solutions (IPS) North America to develop its biometric photo-matching solution for self-bag drop.
2021
Spirit launches self-bag drop at DFW
Spirit Airlines launched its automated self-bag drop technology, including biometric photo matching, at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
2021
Spirit Airlines launches service at Miami International Airport
Spirit Airlines launched service at Miami International Airport, beginning with flights to nine destinations and plans to expand to 31 nonstop options as expansions in November and January are completed.
2021
Hopper adds a distribution connection to Spirit Airlines
Hopper added a new distribution capability-based connection into Spirit Airlines, giving Hopper direct access to the airline’s full inventory and more opportunities to sell extras.
2021
Spirit Airlines experiences a week of flight cancellations
Spirit Airlines experienced thousands of flight cancellations over the past week amid bad weather, system outages, and staffing issues; cancellations continued for seven consecutive days before falling to 2% of flights on Tuesday, down from a high of 60%.
2021
Flight attendants' union criticizes Spirit's volunteer request
A representative of the Spirit Airlines Association of Flight Attendants criticized Spirit's request for flight attendants to volunteer on days off during the airline's cancellations, saying the airline had left attendants stranded and was asking them for a favor. Spirit COO John Bendoraitis later apologized for the email, calling it poorly timed and insulting.
2021
Spirit Airlines reports fourth-quarter and 2020 financial results
Spirit Airlines reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 financial results, including a fourth-quarter net loss of $157.3 million and unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment securities of $1.9 billion at year-end.
2020
Spirit tests agent-less checked-bag service
Spirit Airlines said its facial-scanning checked-bag system was being tested at New York's LaGuardia and Chicago's O'Hare airports, pending government approval.
2020
Spirit Airlines apologizes for promotional email
After a promotional email urging customers to fly drew criticism for its timing amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Spirit Airlines apologized, saying the email had been written before the current situation and was sent inadvertently.
2020
Spirit Airlines launches Austin–Cancún nonstop service
Spirit Airlines launched year-round nonstop service between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Cancún, with the first flight taking place on the day described in the source.
2020
Spirit starts self-service bag check at LaGuardia
Spirit Airlines started offering departing passengers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport the option to tag and drop off their own checked baggage.
2019
Spirit Airlines sues DOT over Newark flight rights
Spirit Airlines filed suit against the U.S. Department of Transportation over its decision not to reallocate Southwest Airlines’ 16 landing and takeoff rights at Newark, seeking court review and increased access to the airport.