Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc.

  1. December 22, 2025

    Tricolor Execs Charged, Spirit Scores $100M Funding

    A New York federal grand jury indicted former executives of Tricolor Holdings on fraud charges, while Spirit Airlines lined up an additional $100 million in financing. Akoustis Technologies won court approval to carry out its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California, and abuse claimants agreed to continue talks toward a reorganization plan. 

  2. December 15, 2025

    Spirit Gets Another $100M; Probe Finds No Ch. 22 Bad Faith

    Spirit Airlines will be able to tap into an additional $100 million of post-bankruptcy financing, it said Monday, the same day that an examiner found no evidence of bad faith in the budget airline's back-to-back Chapter 11 filings.

  3. December 08, 2025

    Spirit Airlines Can Transfer 2 Chicago Gates For $30M

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday said he will approve a move by Spirit Airlines to transfer two of its four preferential gate assignments at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to American Airlines for $30 million.

  4. December 04, 2025

    Spirit Airlines Seeks OK For $140M Engine Settlement

    Spirit Airlines says it has reached a $140 million agreement with International Aero Engines related to engines that had grounded some of the budget airline's fleet.

  5. November 25, 2025

    Spirit Airlines Seeks More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan

    Spirit Aviation Holdings has asked a New York bankruptcy court for an extension of its exclusive rights to file and solicit votes on a Chapter 11 plan, saying it has already made significant progress in the proceedings but needs more time to continue negotiations with creditors.

  6. November 03, 2025

    Dr. Phil Biz Ch. 11 Converted, Claire's Can Exit Bankruptcy

    A judge agreed to switch the bankruptcy of a media company tied to talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw to a Chapter 7 case, Claire's obtained approval for its Chapter 11 exit plan and Spirit Airlines got the final sign-off for more than $1 billion in postpetition financing.

  7. October 30, 2025

    Meet The Examiner Probing Spirit's Quick Return To Ch. 11

    Marc J. Heimowitz has seen many times what creditors experience when an airline goes bankrupt, and his deep Wall Street experience analyzing distressed companies in the industry will help him in his new role as the examiner appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding Spirit Airlines' second Chapter 11 filing in August, just over five months after it had exited its prior bankruptcy.

  8. October 29, 2025

    Spirit Airlines Gets Final OK For $1.23B Ch. 11 Financing

    A New York bankruptcy judge gave final approval to Spirit Airlines' $1.23 billion Chapter 11 financing package, which includes $475 million of new money and a rollup of prepetition debt.

  9. October 28, 2025

    Spirit's Creditors Committee Backs Final DIP After Concession

    A group of creditors for Spirit Airlines have told a New York bankruptcy court they now support the budget air carrier's request for debtor-in-possession financing on a final basis, after the debtor agreed to modify several key terms, including lowering the portion of existing debt to be converted into new priority DIP loans.

  10. October 14, 2025

    First Brands CEO Resigns, Spirit Wins $200M DIP Facility

    Bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands' founder stepped down as CEO. Spirit Airlines won approval for $200 million in debtor-in-possession financing and a settlement with its lessor. Global Wound Care warned that delayed Medicare payments, worsened by the government shutdown, threaten its liquidity. And a Delaware judge approved CareerBuilder + Monster's Chapter 11 plan. This is the week in bankruptcy.