Sounds like socialism.🤪

Well if spirit is too big to fail then AA is definitely too big. We can stop that whole debate about their finances and whether they go under.

Love to know the structure of this potential deal and what creditors get priority when it inevitably doesn’t work

Happy for Spirit bros, hopefully it works long term and isn't just delaying the inevitable. However, this creates a pretty bad precedent and moral hazard. Basically encourages corporations to take excessive risk and not worry about failing because Uncle Sam (taxpayers) will be there to save you. I thought we were against corporate welfare?

Stock holders should be wiped out or something as a consequence of accepting a "bail out" to deter this type of thing in the future.

Covid was a unique worldwide event, so I don't think parallels to that can be drawn.

Republicans bailing out airlines is a tradition at this point. Right up there with God, Guns and oil wars