Clock ticks on Spirit Airlines as bondholders weigh Trump bailout. Here's what could happen next

Spirit Airlines’ future is hanging in the balance over the next week as President Donald Trump said the government could bail out the airline, as the struggling discount carrier’s lenders assess a potential deal. “We’re thinking about doing it, helping them out, meaning bailing them out, or buying it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval…

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Spirit Airlines lawyer says cash 'not going to last for very much longer,' but government rescue on the table

Spirit Airlines’ accessible cash to keep operating won’t last long and a government rescue package is on the table, a lawyer for the struggling budget carrier said at a hearing Thursday. President Donald Trump later Thursday at the White House told reporters: “We’re thinking about doing it, helping them out, meaning bailing them out, or…

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