Google acquires Spirit Airlines' data for $10 million following airline's liquidation

Aug 18, 2026

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Google has purchased a vast collection of data from the defunct Spirit Airlines for $10 million. The acquisition includes over 100 million emails, recorded customer service calls, and operational data, which Google aims to utilize for enhancing its AI services.

Spirit Airlines ceased operations in May 2026 after struggling financially since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020.
The airline entered liquidation to auction off its assets to settle debts.
Google won a bid for Spirit's data, which includes 100 million emails, 30 million recorded phone calls, and extensive operational records.
The data also contains information on over 763,000 flights and 1.2 million fuel slips.
Google intends to use the acquired data to improve its AI capabilities, while ensuring that personal information is deidentified and scrubbed from the dataset.

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Google acquires Spirit Airlines' data for $10 million following airline's liquidation

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