{"slug": "googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck", "title": "Google’s attempt to buy Spirit Airlines’ data might come unstuck", "summary": "Google LLC's $10 million purchase of business data from defunct Spirit Airlines Inc. is being challenged by two parties, potentially blocking the deal that would give Google's artificial intelligence researchers access to the airline's data trove. The bankruptcy court that initially approved the purchase is now reviewing the challenges.", "body_md": "# Google’s attempt to buy Spirit Airlines’ data might come unstuck\n\nBy Mike WheatleySource:\n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)Google LLC’s [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) researchers had been salivating at the prospect of getting their hands on a trove of business data acquired from the defunct airline Spirit Airlines Inc. in an auction, but the proposed deal is being challenged by two separate parties. On Wednesday, the bankruptcy court that initially approved Google’s $10 million purchase […]\n\nThe post [Google’s attempt to buy Spirit Airlines’ data might come unstuck](https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstu-5tyk", "published_at": "2026-08-21 02:33:08+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-21 02:42:36.100240+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Google LLC", "Spirit Airlines Inc."], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck.jsonld"}}