# Sean Lane

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-19**: Bankruptcy court hearing — Judge Sean Lane is scheduled to rule on the proposed $10 million data sale to Google.
- **2026-08-17**: Google data purchase disclosed — Late Monday court filing reveals Spirit agreed to sell its enterprise data to Google for $10 million, with Mercor.io's bid at $7.5 million.
- **2026-05**: Spirit Airlines halts operations — Spirit ceases all flights and begins selling remaining assets through the bankruptcy process.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Google pays $10M for Spirit Airlines data to train AI models
2026-08-19 22:26:08 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 4

Google agreed to buy Spirit Airlines' deidentified enterprise data for $10 million in bankruptcy court, pending a Wednesday ruling. The dataset spans emails, bookings, frequent-flyer transactions, and HR information, while Mercor.io's $7.5 million bid shows rising demand for real-world corporate data in AI model development.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/google-spirit-data-ai-models

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