About Spirit Airlines and the US-Germany Pullout

About this episode

The episode discusses the closure of Spirit Airlines and the implications of the US military pullout from Germany.

The gang discusses the closure of Spirit Airlines, which shuttered over the weekend following several bankruptcies, a failed merger with JetBlue, spiking oil prices, and a general frustration from flyers for decades. Which one of these factors played the largest role in the death of Spirit? They discuss. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is continuing to shrink its footprint in Europe, with another 5,000 troops set to leave Germany behind. Is it time for Europe's defense to be more Europe-centric, or is this the US once again abandoning allies under Trump? Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:17:26 - Spirit Airlines 00:47:43 - US-Germany Pullout 01:05:21 - Emails 01:34:54 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young

Topics covered

• Spirit Airlines closure
• US military presence in Europe
• Pentagon troop withdrawal
• US-Germany relations
• airline industry challenges

Keywords

• Spirit Airlines
• JetBlue
• bankruptcy
• Pentagon
• Germany
• Trump
• military withdrawal
• airline industry
• oil prices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue

Places: Germany, US

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