NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Spirit Airlines on Thursday

said it will furlough 365 pilots and downgrade the status of up

to 170 pilots in the first quarter of 2026 as it takes

additional steps to rightsize its workforce as part of its

ongoing restructuring efforts after the ultra-low-cost airline

filed for bankruptcy for the second time in a year in August.

"As part of our ongoing restructuring, we are taking

additional steps to align staffing across our organization with

our previously announced capacity reduction and smaller

operating fleet size," the company said in a statement.

The company has previously furloughed about 330 pilots and

plans to furlough another 270 pilots in November.