Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc., parent company of Spirit Airlines, LLC, announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has appointed Dave Davis as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective April 21, 2025. He joins Spirit from Sun Country Airlines where he served as President and Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors.

The carrier also welcomes Duncan Dee as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, with responsibility for all aspects of the internal and external communications of the airline. A seasoned industry leader, he has been an airline analyst who regularly appears on the main Canadian media networks. Prior to that, he served in a variety of leadership roles at Air Canada, ultimately as the airline's Chief Operating Officer. 

Additionally, Trey Urbahn will serve as Senior Commercial Advisor to support and help guide all aspects of Spirit's commercial efforts including network, pricing and yield management, as well as the airline's onboard configurations and offerings. He has an extensive career in the airline industry across five carriers, including Etihad, Breeze, Azul, TAP Air Portugal and JetBlue, spanning four continents where he played key commercial leadership roles. 

The new Team Members join the existing executive team which includes: 

John Bendoraitis, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Fred Cromer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Thomas C. Canfield, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Rana Ghosh, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

Linde Grindle, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Rocky B. Wiggins, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

See for details AVIONEWS.