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Senior Airman Kasey Zickmund / Wikimedia (Public domain)Southwest Pilots Honor Retiring Spirit Captain with Celebration After Airline Shutdown Cancels His Final Flight
A retiring Spirit Airlines pilot received an unexpected celebration from Southwest Airlines after his carrier's sudden collapse canceled his last flight. Captain Jon Jackson arrived in Baltimore to cheers, champagne and a water cannon salute. The event highlighted aviation commun…
Region 5 Photography / Wikimedia (Public domain)Southwest Pilots Honor Retiring Spirit Captain with On-the-Spot Celebration After Flight Cancellation
A retiring Spirit Airlines pilot received an unexpected celebration from Southwest Airlines after his final flight was canceled due to the carrier's sudden collapse. Captain Jon Jackson, flying home with his son, was honored with cheers, champagne and a water cannon salute upon l…
Tomás Del Coro / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After Rescue Deal Collapses and Final Flights Land
Spirit Airlines has ceased operations following the failure of a rescue deal. The ultra-low-cost carrier's last two flights have landed, marking the end of its business. No U.S. airline of similar size has liquidated in the past two decades.