Former Spirit workers still searching for jobs 4 months after shutdown
About 4,000 people registered for a Fort Lauderdale airport job fair with more than 300 positions open.
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About 4,000 people registered for a Fort Lauderdale airport job fair with more than 300 positions open.
The expansion is expected to provide 370 connecting opportunities for travelers passing through the airport.
Carriers including Avianca, Breeze, and JetBlue are rapidly expanding routes and capacity to capitalize on the newly available space.
Mooney International has a bid to acquire Spirit Airlines, vowing to keep its brand while boosting connectivity and investment across its aviation network.
Broward County commissioners have delayed a decision until next week on whether to bid on portions of the former Spirit Airlines headquarters campus in Dania Beach, with interest focused on a parking garage, vacant land, and office and training facilities ahead of a bankruptcy auction scheduled for July.
William Roman and Mauricio Valencia, both former Spirit flight attendants, said thousands of crew members received their final paychecks about three weeks ago — but the checks were short.
Hundreds of Atlanta-based pilots, flight attendants and support staff are being laid off as the fallout from Spirit Airlines' shutdown continues nationwide.
It has been nearly three weeks since the airline shut down operations, and hundreds of employees say they are still waiting for their last paycheck.
Employees said they were given little to no notice that Spirit Airlines was shutting down, and some found out by seeing it on the news.
The layoffs affect workers not directly employed by the carrier, including those who assist passengers, handle baggage, and clean aircraft.
After Spirit Airlines shutters operations, other discount airlines move quickly to add new routes from Fort Lauderdale.
Flight attendants and staff described shock, anger, and uncertainty after the airline's abrupt closure, as state officials rush to connect them with new opportunities.
A Spirit pilot received an impromptu retirement party from a different airline after what would have been his final flight was canceled.
Passengers described chaos, missing luggage and costly rebookings as Spirit abruptly halts operations at FLL.
Some Spirit Airlines customers with flight tickets could be out of luck after the discount carrier ceased operations.
Have tickets to fly on Spirit? Here's what to know about refunds and alternative flights now that the budget airline has ceased operations.
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is ceasing operations after failing to land a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration.
The airline's sudden collapse cancels all flights, impacts 17,000 workers, and forces travelers to scramble for refunds and rebooked trips.
The South Florida-based airline, which had been operating for 34 years, advised customers not to go to the airport.
Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
Travel experts say the twice-bankrupt airline is facing imminent liquidation, leaving thousands of employees and customers in limbo.
President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs."
President Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier after oil prices drop.
Travel experts say this potential bailout could be a good deal for consumers, but not for taxpayers.
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A new website lets Florida property owners calculate what they'd personally save if Amendment 3 passes.
Florida's gas average jumped 44 cents per gallon in just 10 days, AAA says.
Brightline has recorded more than 200 deaths since service began, and its CEO says the company is working to improve.
Heavy storms flooded streets across Broward County, stalling cars and leaving some pedestrians wading barefoot.
Malia Nummerdor, 38, faces a 2nd-degree felony charge after home surveillance footage led to her arrest.
A new website lets Florida property owners calculate what they'd personally save if Amendment 3 passes.
Florida's gas average jumped 44 cents per gallon in just 10 days, AAA says.
Brightline has recorded more than 200 deaths since service began, and its CEO says the company is working to improve.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
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Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
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