with spirit

McGee told me that there are “two Americas”: cities with Spirit, and cities without it.

Judge Young, in his opinion, seemed to agree with Spirit in, er, spirit—the ultra-low-cost carrier has been a boon for competition in an industry the Atlantic earlier this year called “dangerously consolidated.”

West said he’s still optimistic that Boeing can “get something done” with Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. in the second quarter to reintegrate its most important supplier.

Frontier has not earned a full-year profit since 2019, and it has lost about $400 million since then and failed in an attempt to merge with Spirit.

"It's very important for us that we have a stable relationship with Spirit, over the last number of months we've worked with them to support their performance."