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Operational Changes

Fleet Management Seating Policies Flight Reductions Flight Scheduling Cost-Cutting Measures Policy Adjustments Flight Routes Boarding Procedures Staffing Adjustments Route Management

Spirit Files Restructuring Plan to Shrink Fleet to Fewer Than 80 Jets

The filing targets plan confirmation by late May, clearing a route to exit bankruptcy early this summer.

Spirit Strikes Creditor Deal to Exit Bankruptcy by Early Summer

El Al Launches Two-Week 'Flight with Peace of Mind' Cancellation-for-Credit Offer

WestJet to Restore Economy Seat Pitch on 737 MAX 8s, Removing One Row

Aeroflot Group Moves Over 2.3 Million Travelers During New Year Holiday Peak

WestJet Defends Tight 737 Seating After Viral Video Shows Cramped Legs

Spirit Airlines Cancels Planned Q1 Pilot Furloughs, Scales Back Captain Downgrades

Delta Revamps 2026 Choice Benefits, Keeps 2027 Status Thresholds Unchanged

Wizz Air Starts Moving Gatwick Capacity to Luton to Cut Costs

Spirit Reaches Tentative Deals With Pilots, Flight Attendants to Advance Chapter 11 Overhaul

ANA to Retire AirJapan Brand by March 2026, Fold Fleet Into Mainline

Court Lets Spirit Reject 67 Jet Leases as Carrier Weighs Merger or Sale

Spirit Plans 365 Pilot Furloughs, Maintenance Closures as Chapter 11 Retrenchment Deepens

Spirit to Furlough 1,800 Flight Attendants on Dec. 1 as WARN Notices Detail Local Cuts

Braathens Places Airbus Charter Units in Bankruptcy as ATR Flights Continue

Spirit Returns to Chapter 11, Unveils Plan to Shrink Fleet and Network

Frontier Targets Spirit With 20 New Routes, $29 Intro Fares

Qantas Overhauls Frequent Flyer Scheme With Point Devaluation and Higher Fees

Southwest Opens Seat Selection for Flights From January 2026

American Airlines Cuts 70 Weekly O’Hare Flights, Seeks Injunction Over Gate Reassignment