Rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin explodes during test at launch pad

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Help choose name of dog sculpture at new OKC Louisa McCune Animal Welfare Center

The City of Oklahoma City is inviting residents to help name a new sculpture that will stand outside the future MAPS 4-funded ...
BBC

Weekly quiz: Which animal delivered the King's birthday card to Sir David Attenborough?

This week, Sir Keir Starmer faced a fight to remain as UK prime minister, US President Donald Trump visited China, and a primetime TV version of popular online word game Wordle was announced. But how ...
Forbes

Spirit’s Big Fail: Oversized Planes Are Breaking Low-Cost Airlines

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. After Spirit Airlines vanished from the skies, its not-quite-sudden collapse ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Spirit Airlines planes repossessed, stored at Arizona airports following company's collapse

Spirit Airlines ceased operations this month, leaving abandoned Airbus 320s to be retrieved by airplane repossessors like Nomadic Aviation Group. Contracted pilots, including former Spirit employees, ...
The New York Times

Spirit Was the Only Airline in Town. Now What?

Spirit’s presence was a point of pride in Latrobe, Pa., where the security lines were short and airport parking is free. Residents are mourning the loss. By Gabe Castro-Root Reporting from Latrobe, Pa ...
The New Yorker

Why Spirit Airlines Failed While European Budget Carriers Thrive

You’re reading The Financial Page, John Cassidy’s weekly column on economics and politics. The last time I dropped my daughter off for a flight at LaGuardia’s Marine Air Terminal, the New York base of ...
Fox Business

TikTok creator's crowdfunding campaign to buy Spirit Airlines racks up more than $335M in pledges

One week after Spirit Airlines shut down operations, a new campaign to save the budget carrier has gained traction online, with more than $335 million in pledges. TikTok creator Hunter Peterson posted ...
New York Magazine

I Grew Up in Poverty. Spirit Airlines Was My Lifeline.

Spirit Airlines, the ultra-low-cost flier that shut down operations last weekend, was often the butt of jokes. As a frequent Spirit flier, this meant I was used to being on the receiving end of these ...
TravelPulse

Is It Actually Possible to Buy and Relaunch Spirit Airlines?

The flying public has been mourning Spirit Airlines since its abrupt closure was officially announced in the wee hours of Saturday, May 2. Some loyal passengers are so distraught that they have joined ...
Forbes

Should You Cancel Your Spirit Credit Card?

If you have the Free Spirit® Travel World Mastercard®* or the Free Spirit® Travel More World Elite Mastercard®*, you won’t get much value out of them anymore after Spirit Airlines shut down May 2.