Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google’s Data Bid for AI

The flight attendants want assurance that their confidential information will be removed from the sale of the defunct airline’s digital records.

A US bankruptcy court has postponed Google's acquisition of Spirit Airlines' digital archives due to privacy issues raised by former flight attendants. The union expressed concerns that the agreement does not sufficiently shield employee records from AI training misuse. Google assured that any data shared would be anon

Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google’s Data Bid for AI  wsj.com

Bankrupt Spirit accused of selling out workers in massive data sale to Google.

Google’s ‘Outrageous’ Plan To Train AI Using Spirit Airlines’ Data Blasted By Flight Attendant Union  Forbes

Voting is open for WestJet flight attendants on a tentative agreement reached with the airline earlier this month.

Spirit Airlines employed around 9,700 employees in 2025. Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Google bid $10 million for corporate data from Spirit Airlines, which shut down earlier this year. The data includes emails and messages. It excludes customer data and has been anonymized, Google said. Attorney