Spirit Pilots Vote: Did The New Deal Save The Discount Airline?

The pilots of US-based air carrier Spirit Airlines have voted to ratify a restructuring agreement that trades short-term pain for the possibility of long-term survival. This deal, which was negotiated by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) during Spirit’s second Chapter 11 filing in a year, delivers temporary pay and retirement cuts while preserving the airline’s core scheduling and quality-of-life rules.