Analysts Are Mostly Bullish On Frontier-Spirit Merger Prospects

Ben Goldstein Lori Ranson February 15, 2022
Frontier and Spirit aircraft in flight
Together, Frontier and Spirit controlled roughly 8% of domestic market share in 2021. They expect to have a combined fleet of 493 Airbus narrowbodies by 2026.
Credit: Joepriesaviation.net
After years of on-and-off speculation, Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines announced plans to merge, a move that would create the fifth-largest airline in the U.S. and the largest ultra-low-cost carrier in the Americas. Combined, they would form fifth-largest U.S. airline Industry watchers see...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Washington, Ben covers Congress, regulatory agencies, the Departments of Justice and Transportation and lobby groups.

Lori Ranson

Lori covers North American and Latin airlines for Aviation Week and is also a Senior Analyst for CAPA - Centre for Aviation.

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