He knew his airline offered a stripped-down version of what his competitors did—and he was proud of it.

Ben Baldanza, who turned a small money-losing airline called Spirit into a profit-making powerhouse through a combination of ...

On November 5, 2024, former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza passed away at 62, as confirmed by Wall Street Journal travel ...

Former Spirit Airlines CEO and airline industry communicator Ben Baldanza passed away on November 5, 2024, at the age of 62.

Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, 62, died Nov. 5, former Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney confirmed on his podcast, which he had co-hosted with Baldanza. Baldanza, who was ...

Elwood Edwards died last week. Can’t place the name? Chances are you’ve heard him speak. Edwards, an employee at TV station ...

Ben Baldanza also died last week. Who? If you’ve ever flown on Spirit, you’re familiar with the airline that Baldanza turned ...

While the Florida-based Spirit Airlines (SAVE) was founded in the 1980s and took its first flight in 1990, the budget airline ...

Ben Baldanza, a 1981 graduate of Rome Free Academy and former CEO of Spirit Airlines, passed away on November 5th, at the age ...

Ben Baldanza, who was perhaps best known in the aviation world for helping to pioneer discount air travel at the US's Spirit Airlines, has died aged 62. An obituary has been posted on Baldanza’s ...

Ben Baldanza also died last week. Who? If you’ve ever flown on Spirit, you’re familiar with the airline that Baldanza turned into a profitable powerhouse in 2005 with low prices, bare-bones service ...