Trump Says He's Considering US Purchase of Spirit Airlines
President Donald Trump said he is considering having the US purchase Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc., saying it could be a potentially good investment for the federal government. "We’d be getting it virtually debt free.
They have some good aircraft and good assets," the president told reporters Thursday.
Bloomberg's Benedikt Kammel reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
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