BIG AVIATION REPORT

Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:18:14 MT

FLIGHTGLOBAL · AIRLINES

SPIRIT AIRLINES’ FINAL AIRBUS AIRCRAFT SOLD IN $421 MILLION BANKRUPTCY DEAL...

Four aircraft were purchased by engine-lessor FTAI Aviation while the other 23 will go to ‘SuperB’ bondholders.

SCOTT: Lessors already own the metal. When four names dominate widebodies, your airline’s “fleet strategy” is really a lease-return calendar. Crews feel that as a mix of types and a shorter time on any one of them.

READ THE STORY AT FLIGHTGLOBAL...

FRONT PAGE...   6AM EDITION...

***

MORE ON THIS DESK...