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Spirit Airlines sells planes, calls back furloughed flight attendants
A Spirit Airlines plane is at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 29, 2025.
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Spirit Airlines, trying to emerge from its second bankruptcy in less than a year, has sold another 20 of its Airbus planes and is bringing flight attendants back from furlough.
The sale of the 20 aircraft, most of which are not in service, comes as Spirit is attempting to stabilize after years of financial struggles that have executives fighting to keep the carrier alive.
“At this time, natural attrition and voluntary actions are providing flexibility needed to right-size our staffing levels for both Pilots and Flight attendants,” Spirit COO John Bendoraitis said in a note to employees Wednesday night.
The sales brings Spirit’s fleet to 94 aircraft, and is “consistent with our plan to focus on our strongest routes and the most efficient fleet,” Bendoraitis said. The aircraft will be phased out starting in April, he said.
Deal talks with investment firm Castlelake and fellow budget carrier Frontier Airlines haven’t yielded an agreement that would give Spirit a path forward, though the airline could forge a plan on its own
The Dania Beach, Fla.-based carrier is also calling 500 flight attendants back from furlough, just as it gears up for spring break travel season.
“Fixing this airline is a shared effort,” Bendoraitis said. “There’s a lot in this moment that crews can’t control, but we do need you to continue giving us the foundation for a strong operation.”
Spirit has slashed its network and fleet and furloughed more than 1,300 flight attendants and hundreds of pilots to save cash.
“This is good news for 500 Flight Attendants and their families and critical to those of us on the line that have faced a grueling operation over the last two months,” the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, their union said in a message to members Wednesday. “The company’s goal in recalling Flight Attendants is to ease some of the operational issues since the furloughs.”
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A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit accusing Bank of America of ignoring warning signs tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking can move forward, saying the claims are strong enough to be heard in court.
US District Judge Jed Rakoff said Wednesday that allegations the bank “recklessly disregarded” information about Epstein’s conduct were sufficient to allow a proposed class action lawsuit to proceed.
The decision explains his earlier January 29 ruling that lets alleged victims pursue two key claims against the bank.
The lawsuit accuses Bank of America of knowingly benefiting from Epstein’s sex trafficking and of obstructing enforcement of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
According to Reuters, the judge did not rule on whether the bank is guilty. Instead, he found that the claims deserve further review at trial, which is scheduled for May 11.
In a detailed 42-page opinion, Rakoff wrote that the plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, “plainly alleges” that Bank of America provided non-routine banking services that helped Epstein.
According to the complaint, the bank allowed Doe to become a “premier” customer and move large amounts of money, despite allegedly having “every reason to know” Epstein was involved in the transfers and in sex crimes.
🚨 Judge Rakoff allows key TVPA sex-trafficking claims to proceed against Bank of America over its alleged role in facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking venture.
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Rakoff also said Doe plausibly claimed that the bank “turned a blind eye” to media reports about Epstein.
He pointed to questions about “the way large transfers passed in and out of an account allegedly owned by an impecunious young woman.”
The judge added that one bank employee, who previously worked with Epstein at other major banks, allegedly had “direct personal knowledge” of Epstein’s sex trafficking, which could expose Bank of America to civil liability, US News reported.
The lawsuit claims the bank continued doing business with Epstein until his arrest in July 2019 because profits were placed above protecting victims.
Epstein died the following month in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial. His death was ruled a suicide by the city’s medical examiner.
Bank of America, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said it looks forward to a full review of the facts.
The judge dismissed four other claims against the bank and threw out all claims in a similar lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon.
In 2023, Epstein accusers reached settlements totaling $290 million with JPMorgan Chase and $75 million with Deutsche Bank. Neither bank admitted wrongdoing.
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