The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported late Tuesday that the airline was discussing terms of a possible bankruptcy filing.

Stockholders in financially troubled Spirit Airlines, the South Florida-based discount carrier, would see their shares cancelled under a potential debt restructuring agreement that has been under

The U.S. government has suspended all flights to and from Haiti after three planes coming from Haiti were all hit by gunfire in one day.

A Spirit Airlines plane diverted to the Dominican Republic, and one crewmember was injured when it was apparently struck by gunfire while attempting to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince,

The United Nations said it will also suspend flights, 'obviously limiting the flow of humanitarian aid and humanitarian personnel into the country.'

Boeing has agreed to pay Spirit AeroSystems up to $350 million in advance to keep producing products for it as the fuselage supplier works through a liquidity crunch. The jet maker said Tuesday that the advance payments are intended to help Spirit address high levels of inventory and lower operational cash flows.

By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Spirit AeroSystems said Tuesday that planemaker Boeing will pay up to $350 million in advance payments to the firm, providing the struggling supplier a lifeline as it continues to burn cash after four consecutive years of losses.

Spirit AeroSystems said on Tuesday that Boeing will pay a total of up to $350 million in advance payments to the firm, providing the struggling supplier a lifeline as it continues to burn cash after four consecutive years of losses.