An antitrust review has been opened into the pending purchase of the aerostructures business, with the prospect emerging that ...

JetBlue and United unveiled the agreement, which includes interlining and linking the carriers’ loyalty programs, in May.

Boeing’s production slowdown impacts key supplier Spirit AeroSystems, leading to revenue declines and rising debt. The UK-reviewed merger deal is crucial for injecting much-needed liquidity into the s ...

Spirit, which split from Boeing about two decades ago, has been at the center of quality issues affecting 737 MAX jets. Spirit's factory in Wichita, Kan., made the fuselage involved in last year's ...

U.K. antitrust officials said they were investigating Boeing’s deal to acquire fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems, a move that threatens to delay or quash a takeover that could improve the safety and ...

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a request by American Airlines to overturn a judicial decision that found that the ...

Boeing agreed to acquire Spirit in July 2024 in a roughly $4.7 billion deal that included substantially all Boeing-related commercial operations as well as commercial, defense and aftermarket ...

Spirit has taken issue with many facets of the agreement, declaring that: "...based on the limited information released by United and JetBlue, the Blue Sky partnership raises serious competition and ...

Spirit has proudly taken the lead on challenging couplings in the past, most notably the NEA. That fight resulted in an impressive act of juggling since it was just shortly after that it agreed to be ...

Spirit is actively opposing the proposed 'Blue Sky' partnership between JetBlue and United Airlines. Here's why.

United declined to comment. In March 2024, JetBlue and Spirit scrapped a $3.8 billion merger agreement after a U.S. judge blocked the deal on anticompetition concerns.

Consequently, Spirit Airlines’ stock plummeted by around 47%, raising concerns about the airline’s future.