The Battle for Spirit: Merger Vote Postponed amid Talks
It seems it’ll be next Wednesday when we finally see how the nation’s fifth-largest airline will be cobbled together.
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JetBlue Ups Offer for Spirit —Frontier Calls Foul
- by John Huston
- June 28, 2022
- 3 minutes read
The bidding war between JetBlue (B6) and Frontier Airlines (F9) heats up as Spirit’s (NK) shareholders are set to vote on Thursday.
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Spirit Airlines’ Board Stays with Frontier Airline’s Offer
- by Helwing Villamizar
- June 24, 2022
- 1 minute read
This is what the Spirit Airlines (NK) board has determined regarding the JetBlue (B6) and Frontier (F9) deals days ahead of its shareholders’ vote.
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JetBlue Ups Offer to Wrestle Spirit from Frontier Bid
- by John Huston
- June 22, 2022
- 2 minutes read
Why has jetBlue (B6) raised the stakes even higher in the bidding war for Spirit (NK)—the nation’s largest budget airline?
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JetBlue Makes Hostile Bid for Spirit Airlines
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 16, 2022
- 2 minutes read
JetBlue (B6) has filed a “Vote No” proxy statement asking Spirit (NK) shareholders to vote AGAINST Spirit/Frontier merger.
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Spirit Rejects jetBlue Despite Sweetened Offer
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 2, 2022
- 3 minutes read
Spirit Airlines (NK) announced today that its Board of Directors has rejected JetBlue’s (B6) unsolicited acquisition proposal.
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United Airlines Newark Ops, Transatlantic Expansion
- by John Huston
- April 26, 2022
- 4 minutes read
“If you’re going to fly out of Newark, I’d certainly encourage you to book on United,” replied United Airlines (UA) CEO, Scott Kirby.
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Spirit Airlines Announces Texas Maintenance Facility
- by Winifred Itungu
- April 20, 2022
- 2 minutes read
Spirit Airlines (NK) will expand its presence in Houston by establishing a maintenance facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
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JetBlue Submits Proposal to Acquire Spirit Airlines
- by Helwing Villamizar
- April 5, 2022
- 2 minutes read
JetBlue (B6) has submitted a proposal to Spirit Airlines’ (NK) board of directors to buy the yellow carrier for US$33 per share in cash.
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Spirit Airlines Completes Historic LaGuardia Terminal A Move
- by Stefano Pedroni
- March 30, 2022
- 1 minute read
Spirit Airlines (NK) has announced the completion of its New York City LaGuardia Airport (LGA) relocation to Terminal A. The move will change how the low-cost airline carries out its operations at the airport. In the previous years, NK operated from both Terminal C and Terminal A.