As Spirit Airlines looks for a lifeline, Frontier and Avelo are asking the Trump administration for $2.5 billion to cover jet fuel costs

In a meeting with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford, the airlines ...

As Spirit Airlines teeters, Detroit Metro Airport has a lot at stake

Travelers are waiting to learn if the budget airline founded decades ago in Macomb County will be liquidated or saved by a ...

Ultra-cheap Spirit tickets raise a risky question for travelers

Spirit Airlines could fold any day. If you still want to take advantage of their low fares, here's what to know.

The Spirit of socialism

With Spirit Airlines careening toward liquidation, talks are underway for the government to take up to a 90 percent stake in ...

Possible Spirit rescue fuels new fears about government involvement in business

The Trump administration is discussing a $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines that could leave the federal government ...

White House mulls using Defense Production Act in Spirit Airlines takeover

President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs." ...

‘Capitalism works because the losers die’: Kevin O’Leary says it’s a ‘really bad idea’ for the federal government to bail out Spirit Airlines

The Shark Tank star and multimillionaire investor says the Trump administration's reported $500 million rescue plan props up ...