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17Dec2025
Spirit Aviation Holdings, parent of Spirit Airlines, is reportedly in renewed talks to merge with Frontier Airlines parent Frontier Airlines Holdings, insiders familiar with the matter have told Bloomberg.
The potential transaction could be announced as early as this month, but discussions are ongoing and could...
Spirit Aviation Holdings, parent of Spirit Airlines, is reportedly in renewed talks to merge with Frontier Airlines parent Frontier Airlines Holdings, insiders familiar with the matter have told Bloomberg.
The potential transaction could be announced as early as this month, but discussions are ongoing and could still end without a deal being reached.
This would mark the fourth attempt by Frontier to combine with Spirit. The first offer was made in February 2022, but that process was abruptly overtaken by JetBlue Airways, which tabled a USD33.50-per-share all-cash bid. Spirit ultimately agreed to merge with JetBlue in July 2022, but a federal judge blocked the deal in January 2024, forcing both carriers to abandon the transaction.
Frontier reopened merger talks with Spirit in October 2024, but those discussions failed to produce an agreement. Spirit subsequently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2024. During that restructuring, Frontier again submitted an offer for the ailing carrier, valued at USD2.2 billion. Spirit, which emerged from Chapter 11 with new equity in March 2025, rejected the proposal as “inadequate and unactionable”.
Spirit was later forced to enter renewed restructuring in late August 2025 following a dispute with its largest lessor, AerCap. It was reportedly very close to shutting down over the weekend of December 13-14, but secured USD50 million in emergency funding to continue operations. On the same day that the financing was disclosed, Bloomberg reported the revival of merger talks with Frontier.
Meanwhile, Frontier Airlines has recently replaced its long-time chief executive Barry Biffle, appointing James Dempsey as interim chief.
ch-aviation fleets data shows that Frontier Airlines operates 173 aircraft: six A320-200s, eighty-seven A320-200Ns, twenty-one A321-200s, and fifty-nine A321-200NX. Spirit Airlines has a fleet of 214 aircraft: sixty-two A320-200s, ninety-one A320-200Ns, twenty-nine A321-200s, and thirty-two A321-200NX. However, Spirit’s fleet will be heavily downsized, as the carrier has reached agreements with lessors and OEM providers to return leases, as well as restructure future aircraft orders, as part of its ongoing Chapter 11 process.
Spirit was not immediately available to comment, and Frontier declined to comment.
17Dec2025
Denver City Council has voted 11-1 to deny a ground space lease contract at Denver International to Key Lime Air (KG, Denver Centennial) due to the airline operating deportation charters on behalf of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "We have to send a message, and we have to push back in any way we can," councilwoman...
Denver City Council has voted 11-1 to deny a ground space lease contract at Denver International to Key Lime Air (KG, Denver Centennial) due to the airline operating deportation charters on behalf of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "We have to send a message, and we have to push back in any way we can," councilwoman Flor Alvidrez said. The airline sought 1,300 square metres of storage and office space at the city-owned airport. The rejection of the contract will not impact Key Lime Air's operations, including its scheduled operations brand Denver Air Connection. The operator will retain free access to a shared storage area at the airport.
17Dec2025
Private Jets (OKC, Oklahoma City Wiley Post) had inducted a factory-new Citation Jet 4 Gen2, the company announced.
The aircraft, N711MJ (msn 525C-0484), is configured for up to nine passengers. It departed Textron Aviation's production facilities at Wichita Eisenhower for Oklahoma City Wiley Post...
Private Jets (OKC, Oklahoma City Wiley Post) had inducted a factory-new Citation Jet 4 Gen2, the company announced.
The aircraft, N711MJ (msn 525C-0484), is configured for up to nine passengers. It departed Textron Aviation's production facilities at Wichita Eisenhower for Oklahoma City Wiley Post on December 10, with a stop at Dallas Love Field. The jet has yet to enter service under Private Jets' 'OKC' code.
As of July, the carrier's Part 135-certified fleet comprised a Learjet 31A(ZR Lite), parked at Oklahoma City Wiley Post since December 2024, two Learjet 40XRs, one of them parked at Oklahoma City Wiley since January 21, a Learjet 45, a Learjet 45XR, a Learjet 75 (two other units were retired in 2025), a Challenger 300, a Citation I/SP, three Legacy 600s, a Beechjet 400XT added earlier this year after a one-year gap in operations with the type, and a King Air C90 Beech (twin turboprop).
Private Jets' website lists all aircraft except the Learjet 75, one Legacy 600, and the King Air C90. The Bombardier Business Aircraft, owned by Flexjet (LXJ, Cleveland Cuyahoga Country), last flew under the 'OKC' code on April 29 and has remained active since, while the Legacy 600 has been parked at Cleveland Cuyahoga Country since October 16. The turboprop conducted four flights during 2025.
The company further operates a Beechjet 400A under the 'OKC' code, which was not Part 135-certified as of July.
17Dec2025
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17Dec2025
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