BANKRUPTCY AUCTION · SELECTED DATA INVENTORY

What a Dead Airline's Digital Memory Is Worth

Google won the auction with a $10 million bid. The court schedule separates the enterprise material included in the proposal from customer datasets explicitly left out.

500MTeams itemsInternal collaboration records

100MEmailsAcross about 80,000 accounts

20.6MSharePoint itemsEnterprise documents and knowledge

17.1MOneDrive filesWorking files and spreadsheets

30MLines of codePlus development metadata and models

667.6KServiceNow ticketsReal operational problems and resolutions

97.5MPassenger profilesMarked not included

50.2MLoyalty membersFree Spirit records excluded

30.9MCall recordingsCustomer-service calls excluded

15.8MChat sessionsHandled customer chats excluded

13.7MActive email addressesMarketing addresses excluded

740KCardholdersCo-branded card records excluded

$10MGoogleSuccessful bid, subject to court approval

$7.5MMercorAlternate bidder if the sale does not close

Sep. 9Next hearingRescheduled after a flight-attendant union objection

ExtraScrubbing costGoogle also pays deidentification expenses

The correction matters: Google is not buying Spirit's passenger database.The proposed asset is the airline's internal operating memory. That is precisely what makes the deal a precedent for every data-rich employer.

Source: Spirit Aviation Holdings bankruptcy docket, case 25-11897, Aug. 14, 2026; AFA-CWA statement, Aug. 18, 2026. Counts are selected categories and should not be added into one total.