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The shutdown of Spirit Airlines (FLYY) resulted in the loss of 17,000 jobs and disrupted the plans of tens of thousands of travelers, but experts say it is not yet clear whether the company's absence will have a significant impact on the industry, travelers, or the U.S. economy, Niraj Chokshi of The New York Times reports. Airlines will likely have an easier time raising fares and many will absorbs Spirit's assets in airports, but the effect may not be huge, since Spirit shrunk a lot recently and was in its second bankruptcy in two years. Publicly traded companies in the airline space include Alaska Air (ALK), American Airlines (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Frontier Group (ULCC), JetBlue (JBLU), Southwest (LUV), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY) and United Airlines (UAL).

Catch up on the weekend's top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1) Spirit Aviation (FLYYQ), parent company of Spirit Airlines, announced that the company has started a wind-down of operations, effective immediately. All Spirit flights have been cancelled. Spirit said, "The wind-down follows the Company's extensive and comprehensive eff orts to restructure the business and pursue transactions to strengthen Spirit's financial position and create a sustainable path forward. Unfortunately, despite the Company's eff orts, the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures on the business have significantly impacted Spirit's financial outlook. With no additional funding available to the Company, Spirit had no choice but to begin this wind-down." Spirit will process refunds for any flights purchased through Spirit. 2) GameStop (GME) submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay (EBAY) at $125.00 per share in cash and stock. GameStop has built a 5% economic stake in eBay through derivatives and beneficial ownership of common stock. GameStop is filing a Schedule 13D and HSR notification tomorrow. The proposed offer is $125.00 per share, comprising 50% cash and 50% GameStop common stock, with full shareholder election rights as to consideration type and pro-rata allocation. Aggregate undiluted equity value is approximately $55.5B, based on eBay's most recently disclosed undiluted share count, representing a 27% premium to the 30-day VWAP and a 36% premium to the 90-day VWAP. The transaction is conditioned on customary closing conditions. 3) Berkshire Hathaway reports Q1 net earnings $10.18B vs. $4.67B last year. Reports Q1 revenue $93.68B vs. $89.73B last year. During the quarter, Berkshire repurchased 33 class A shares (BRK.A) at an average price of $729,701.17 and 431,462 class B (BRK.B) shares at an average price of $486.92. The fair value of Berkshire's five largest holdings at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 represented 61% and 65%, respectively, of the aggregate fair value of its equity securities. 4) Meta (META) is facing a trial in New Mexico that could prompt a judge to order sweeping changes to how Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp operate, Diana Jones of Reuters reports. The case stems from a lawsuit accusing the company of designing its products to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on the platforms. 5) President Trump said in social media, "Countries from all over the World, almost all of which are not involved in the Middle Eastern dispute going on so visibly, and violently, for all to see, have asked the United States if we could help free up their Ships, which are locked up in the Strait of Hormuz, on something which they have absolutely nothing to do with - They are merely neutral and innocent bystanders! For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business."

Spirit Aviation Holdings, parent company of Spirit Airlines, announced that the company has started a wind-down of operations, effective immediately. All Spirit flights have been cancelled. Spirit said, "The wind-down follows the Company's extensive and comprehensive eff orts to restructure the business and pursue transactions to strengthen Spirit's financial position and create a sustainable path forward. Unfortunately, despite the Company's eff orts, the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures on the business have significantly impacted Spirit's financial outlook. With no additional funding available to the Company, Spirit had no choice but to begin this wind-down." Spirit will process refunds for any flights purchased through Spirit.

Spirit Airlines, which had been hoping to finalize a $500M lifeline from the government before running out of cash, hasn't been able to get sufficient support between certain bondholders and the government to secure the funding to keep it in business and it is preparing to cease operations, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal's Alexander Gladstone, Brian Schwartz and Alison Sider.