Spirit Airlines appoints Sun Country executive Dave Davis as new CEO

Published: 2025-04-17 09:21:47 ET SNCY

(Reuters) -U.S. discount carrier Spirit Airlines said on Thursday it has appointed rival Sun Country executive, Dave Davis, as its new CEO.

The appointment comes a week after former chief Ted Christie stepped down from the position with immediate effect, as part of a shakeup.

Davis was the chief financial officer at low-cost carrier Sun Country.

(Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and shilpi Majumdar)