Aug 28 (Reuters) - Spirit Aviation ( FLYY ) has engaged

rival Frontier Group ( ULCC ) in high-level talks about the

carrier's ongoing efforts to chart a path forward less than six

months after emerging from bankruptcy, Bloomberg News reported

on Thursday.

Spirit Chairman Robert Milton met earlier this week with

Frontier Chair Bill Franke, to discuss Spirit's rebuilding

efforts and the broader state of the U.S. airline industry, with

no talks of an acquisition, the report said, citing a person

familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Spirit and

Frontier did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for

comment.