Wyatte Grantham Philips | Associated Press
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Spirit Aviation Holdings, the budget carrier鈥檚 parent company, says it has 鈥渟ubstantial doubt鈥 about its ability to continue as a going concern within the next year 鈥 which is accounting-speak for having the resources needed to sustain operations.
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Spirit says it has identified about $80 million of cost-cutting measures set to begin early next year. Those cuts will be driven primarily by a 鈥渞eduction in workforce,鈥 the airline disclosed in a Thursday regulatory filing.
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A handful of federal programs that people nationwide rely on everyday could also be disrupted 鈥 from dwindling funds for food assistance to potential delays in customer service for recipients of Medicare and Social Security.
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Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say extreme violence is rare among the millions of trips completed each week by gig workers.