# Google's $10 million plan to buy Spirit's data and use it to train AI cleared one of its last big hurdles

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Business Insider, Nov 11, 2026, 5:54 AM · Read it: <https://www.businessinsider.com/google-spirit-airlines-data-privacy-union-deal-2026-11>

After Spirit Airlines shut down in May, Google won the bid to pay $10 million for a trove of internal data, but privacy concerns have held it up.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 5:54 AM: [Google's $10 million plan to buy Spirit's data and use it to train AI cleared one of its last big hurdles](<https://www.businessinsider.com/google-spirit-airlines-data-privacy-union-deal-2026-11>) — Business Insider (Digital news, United States)
  After Spirit Airlines shut down in May, Google won the bid to pay $10 million for a trove of internal data, but privacy concerns have held it up.
