Spirit Airlines to furlough another 365 pilots amid restructuring

Spirit Airlines on Thursday said it will furlough 365 pilots and downgrade the status of up to 170 pilots in the first quarter of 2026 as it takes additional steps to rightsize its workforce as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts after the ultra-low-cost airline filed for bankruptcy for the second time in a year in August.

"As part of our ongoing restructuring, we are taking additional steps to align staffing across our organization with our previously announced capacity reduction and smaller operating fleet size," the company said in a statement. 

The company has previously furloughed about 330 pilots and plans to furlough another 270 pilots in November.