What's Up in Business Travel | Spirit Airlines Collapses After Four Decades in Aviation

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 18 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• Spirit Airlines shuts down after failed bailout talks
• Airlines move quickly to capture demand after spirit exit
• American Airlines tightens rules on portable battery use onboard
• Record-long DHS shutdown ends
• Airline Trade Group Asks for $2.5 Billion
• Air Europa to Add GDS Fee
• Southwest reports transformed financial results in Q1
• American and Alaska in Talks Over a Revenue-Sharing Partnership
• Hawaiian Airlines Joins Oneworld
• Uber adds hotel bookings in partnership with Expedia
• Lyft Agrees to Acquire Gett's U.K. Business
• Amadeus to acquire biometrics tech specialist
• Air India enters into interline partnership with Westjet
• Alaska Airlines embarks on its first flight to Europe
• Lyft Now Allows Riders to Pay With United MileagePlus Miles
• American Airlines and TSA expand TSA PreCheck Touchless ID
• Hertz Launches Operating Co. for Uber Robotaxi, Driver Support
• Hilton to bring app to more AI platforms
• American Airlines Overhauls App

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