Google bids $10 million for Spirit Airlines data in bankruptcy court
Google is seeking access to Spirit Airlines’ archived business communications as part of a bankruptcy sale that could feed AI training.
Google has offered $10 million for Spirit Airlines’ old business data, including emails and Teams messages, in a bankruptcy court process in the United States. The bid is aimed at material the company says could be used to train artificial intelligence systems.
The sale has drawn attention because other firms, including Mercor and Micro1, are also reported to be interested in the airline’s records. The data is being treated as a potentially valuable asset even though it comes from routine corporate communications.
Spirit Airlines is in bankruptcy proceedings, which allows assets such as digital archives to be sold under court supervision. The process reflects a broader market in which companies are looking at large stores of internal records as possible AI training material.
The reports were published by Forbes and TechRadar on August 22 and August 23, 2026.
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