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A Spirit Airlines Pilot Planned to Retire on May 2. His Airline Shut Down That Morning. Then Southwest Stepped In.
Before dawn on Saturday, May 2, 2026, Captain Jon Jackson woke up expecting one thing from the day ahead. After years of flying for Spirit Airlines, he had reached the moment that every commercial pilot eventually pictures, a final flight, a proper send-off, and then a well-earned step back from the cockpit. By mid-morning, that…