Spirit Air Pilots Assess Carrier’s Request for $100 Million Cuts

Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. pilots are assessing the financial data behind the bankrupt company’s demand for $100 million in annual contract concessions before deciding whether to agree.

The Air Line Pilots Association unit at the parent of Spirit Airlines told members a decision is contingent upon evaluating the carrier’s plan to reorganize in a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News.

Spirit also must secure the financing needed to survive and offer “meaningful shared sacrifices” by stakeholders before an agreement is considered, the ALPA branch said.

“Even at this early stage, one fact is inescapable: ...