"The Amtrak of the skies"? Trump's interventionism comes for Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines is in talks with the White House over a potential bailout — a move that could test how far the Trump administration is willing to go to prop up a struggling private-sector company.Why it matters: A bailout would mark the latest in a series of increasingly aggressive examples of economic interventionism on the president's part. Catch up quick: Spirit — a budget airline that's been teetering on the edge of liquidation — is in advanced discussions to borrow up to $500 million from t...