Jasmine Floyd - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jasmine-floyd/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:06:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jasmine Floyd - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jasmine-floyd/ 32 32 103504436 Spirit Airlines to hire 4,000 employees in 2023 including pilots and flight attendants https://houstonnewmedia.org/spirit-airlines-to-hire-4000-employees-in-2023-including-pilots-and-flight-attendants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spirit-airlines-to-hire-4000-employees-in-2023-including-pilots-and-flight-attendants Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:06:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=be11a156933bc9b9db4bb3efd53dac81 The new hires will include pilots, flight attendants, aviation maintenance technicians and support center roles. Positions will be available across Spirit's network.

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]]> 574790 Justice Department sues JetBlue over proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines https://houstonnewmedia.org/justice-department-sues-jetblue-over-proposed-acquisition-of-spirit-airlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=justice-department-sues-jetblue-over-proposed-acquisition-of-spirit-airlines Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:05:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2a1a727d6f8d5348891c9c19e5c597eb New York-based JetBlue Airways Corp.'s (Nasdaq: JBLU) $3.8 billion deal to acquire Florida-based Spirit Airlines Inc. (NYSE: SAVE) is officially facing a lawsuit from the Department of Justice. The deal has raised concerns about ticket prices and optio...

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]]> 563460 Spirit Airlines shareholders approve JetBlue buyout https://houstonnewmedia.org/spirit-airlines-shareholders-approve-jetblue-buyout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spirit-airlines-shareholders-approve-jetblue-buyout Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:17:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c6702148276eee1dd380686d23dbd7f6 While many shareholders support the JetBlue-Spirit combination, Spirit is facing shareholder backlash.

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]]> 447979 What’s next in JetBlue’s acquisition of Spirit Airlines? https://houstonnewmedia.org/whats-next-in-jetblues-acquisition-of-spirit-airlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-next-in-jetblues-acquisition-of-spirit-airlines Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:03:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4ab6b3db000a600fa505c4dc280baa97 JetBlue's plan is very different from Frontier's. Here's what we know.

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]]> 388620 Spirit, JetBlue agree to $3.8B acquisition after Frontier fallout https://houstonnewmedia.org/spirit-jetblue-agree-to-3-8b-acquisition-after-frontier-fallout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spirit-jetblue-agree-to-3-8b-acquisition-after-frontier-fallout Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:38:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1ad0fac5f98b295778f6d7d70fdb87a8 Should it successfully acquire Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE), Long Island City, New York-based JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) would become the fifth-largest airline in the United States.

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]]> 384503 Spirit Airlines terminates merger deal with Frontier https://houstonnewmedia.org/spirit-airlines-terminates-merger-deal-with-frontier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spirit-airlines-terminates-merger-deal-with-frontier Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:02:17 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=456f98b93f31679894dbc8c3843f6cc7 Shareholders couldn't be won over, making way for JetBlue's deal.

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