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Spirit Confirms ‘Very Advanced Discussions’ With US on Funds

Spirit Airlines airplanes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

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By Jonathan Randles and Soma Biswas

April 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM UTC

Updated on

April 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM UTC

Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. is in “very advanced discussions” with the US government on terms of a material financing package, its lawyer Marshall Huebner said Thursday.

Huebner, speaking in New York bankruptcy court, declined to discuss financial terms. Details were shared with Spirit’s three primary creditor groups.