Mary Schlangenstein

Spirit Airlines Inc. has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of greater competition from rival carriers and financial troubles following its scuttled merger with JetBlue Airways Corp.

Spirit Airlines Inc. has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of greater competition from rival carriers and financial troubles following its scuttled merger with JetBlue Airways Corp.

Spirit Airlines Inc. filed for bankruptcy on Monday with a plan to hand over control to bondholders after failing to agree on a merger with rivals.

Delta Air Lines Inc. expects profit margins to swell through the late 2020s as the airline leans into demand for premium travel and the millennial customers willing to pay for it.

(Bloomberg) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. will expand its premium travel offerings in a nod to what it sees as upscale tastes of millennial customers, helping the carrier counter persistently high costs.

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A cautionary tale of synergy gone sideways.

The company reflects on the experience in detail for the first time.

A cautionary tale of synergy gone sideways. The Blue Lime isn't serving guacamole tableside, and Shore Provisions no longer stocks fresh fruit and laundry detergent.

WASHINGTON — U.S. aviation regulators are examining whether pilots of Boeing Co.'s 737 Max should take new precautions following two incidents in which planes were filled with smoke after large birds struck the engines.