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Springshot challenges Spirit Airlines' data sale to Google over ownership dispute

Springshot, a startup whose operations platform powered Spirit Airlines' logistics until its final flight, says it received no advance notice that Spirit planned to auction a massive trove of operational data to Google as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The company filed a limited objection arguing the sale agreement's vague data categories could improperly include Springshot's proprietary intellectual property rather than data Spirit actually owns.

arstechnica.com · 2026-09-10

Flight Attendants' Union Challenges Google's $10M Purchase of Spirit Airlines Data

Bankrupt Spirit Airlines accepted a $10 million bid from Google to acquire 34 years of company records, including invoices, flight operations details, Wi-Fi sales, and employee files, beating a $7.5 million offer from AI firm Mercor. The Association of Flight Attendants, representing 5,500 former Spirit crew members, has filed a court objection arguing the sale exposes sensitive worker data that employees never consented to having used for AI training, even though Google says customer information is excluded.

wired.com · 2026-08-25