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James48

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5. You are not keeping up.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 03:31 AM

Friday

Spirit airlines owns a fleet of Airbus A-320’s and is about to go belly up.

In walks an operator for the entire fleet (DHS) , stockholders get paid off, and Noam has her fleet of planes.

The U.S. government turned down their request to merge with Jet Blue. That basically set them up for limited options. Today, Spirit has 141 aircraft, including 35 older aircraft parked, and 30 newer aircraft less than 2 years old in the mix. They could pump out 40 or 50 airplanes to DHS, and still fly most of their present routes.

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Taking ICE to the skies: Noem wants a whole fleet of DHS owned planes to fly deportees back to their home countries [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 21 OP

No money for school lunches, cancer research, English lessons, or weather reports Diamond_Dog Aug 21 #1

Add Medicaid and PBS to that "no money" list.... Bengus81 Friday #8

Where are they going to get them? New airplanes of any size have to be ordered years in advance. Ocelot II Aug 21 #2

You are not keeping up. James48 Friday #5

Once acquired, these planes will be used for the personal travel of all the Trump administration--at our expense. Lonestarblue Friday #6

I haven't been following the Spirit situation; I know they've been in trouble for awhile. Ocelot II Friday #10

Oh, please...and since when have most of them been returned to their home countries, anyhow? Most of them are being Karasu Aug 21 #3

Patriot Act, Homeland Security, bye bye rights. Saw that coming long ago. twodogsbarking Aug 21 #4

she gonna dress up as an airfare pilot now? nt Javaman Friday #7

She wants those on top of the 1,000 slave camps that are to be built? Bengus81 Friday #9

I think they're all racing to totally bankrupt the country. sinkingfeeling Friday #11