NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines on Thursday said it will furlough 365 pilots and downgrade the status of up to 170 pilots in the first quarter of 2026 as it takes additional steps to revamp its workforce as part of its restructuring efforts.

After the ultra-low-cost airline filed for bankruptcy for the second time in a year in August, Spirit said its business plan to return to profitability in 2027 requires the company to reduce its network in 2026.

“As part of our ongoing restructuring, we are taking additional steps to align staffing across our organization with our previously announced capacity reduction and smaller operating fleet size,” the company said in a statement.

Spirit Airlines plans to shrink its fleet by nearly 100 aircraft and will reject its commitment to buy 52 Air

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