Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Spirit pilots face layoffs after carrier shutdown; former crews await paychecks and next steps

After Spirit Airlines’ shutdown, more than 2,000 pilots and thousands of other employees are out of work and waiting for paychecks. The development follows the airline’s liquidation/wind-down, underscoring the immediate human and labor fallout from the carrier’s collapse.

2026-05-04T11:11:44.366682-07:00
Middle East   Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

UAE orders up to 20 Embraer C-390 transports in first Middle East deal

By Air Data News: Fleet expansion adds the airlifter alongside C-17, C-130 and A330 Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement has signed a contract with Embraer for up to 20 Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft to equip the United Arab Emirates Air Force , marking the type’s first confirmed selection in the Middle East.

2026-05-04T09:10:46.964398-07:00