Late last year, just before Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection, former CEO Ted Christie took a $3.8 billion bonus with the promise to stay on with the airline. Shortly after emerging from bankruptcy, he resigned and retained the retention bonus awarded less than six months ago.

The airline has struggled since 2020 and after the coronavirus pandemic.  Other issues including engine shortages have sidelined several aircraft in its fleet. Still to this date the bare airfare logo and low budget feeling swarms the airline.  Extra charges and issues with bare fares have upset many passengers, leading to fights at various airports over a time.

Now Dave Davis, formerly from Sun Country Airlines, takes the helm at Spirit Airlines as C.E.O. A commendable and very well managed individual. We at Fire and Aviation TV are excited to welcome him to a new era for the airline.

As the founder of Fire and Aviation TV, if situated in that position the first thing is to cut back and overhaul the airline. The first two months May and June I would cutback flights as much as possible and start over with bare minimum flights on existing routes first, As the airline wants to become a regular airline a new design and eradicate the bare fares from the engines and all logos that symbolize a budget airline taken out.

All in all, cutbacks and an overhaul of Sprit Airlines is needed to become a regular airline. During a period of tariffs and uncertainty for those who used to travel. Now is the time for all airlines to scale back schedules until at least July. Even those with older aging aircraft a time to retreat from a busy schedule, making things light and easier to manage while still making a profit. There are so many things that can be done to turn spirit airlines around into a regular airline today.

Source Fire and Aviation TV 04/23/25