Frontier Air Chairman Said to Meet With Spirit Air Leaders (1)

Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. has engaged rival Frontier Group Holdings Inc. in high-level talks about the carrier’s ongoing efforts to chart a path forward less than six months after emerging from bankruptcy.

Spirit Chairman Robert Milton sat down early this week with Bill Franke, the Frontier chair, near Spirit’s headquarters in Dania Beach, Florida, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Spirit’s chief executive officer, Dave Davis, was also at the meeting, which was initiated by Milton, the person said. Spirit Aviation is the parent of Spirit Airlines.

The Florida talks focused on Spirit’s efforts to ...