Provenance Record

Comprehensive News article (1,019 words) on a major aviation event. Six sources well-distributed across PR/wire (PR Newswire press release, AP via WRAL), broadcast/news (Al Jazeera, AirwaysMag), trade/blog (One Mile at a Time), and direct airport advisory (BWI). Clean structure, honest 'What We Don't Know' section, internal cross-reference verified.

{"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spirit-airlines-begins-orderly-wind-down-of-operations-302760586.html":"source-0.html — Verified verbatim: 'orderly wind-down of operations with all flights cancelled effective immediately', Davis CEO restructuring quote, 'Secretary Howard Lutnick and the U.S. Department of Commerce', 'Citadel, Cyrus Capital and Ares Management Corp.' as financial stakeholders.","https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/2/spirit-airlines-begins-wind-down-cancels-all-flights-over-fuel-crisis":"source-1.html — Verified verbatim: $2.24 / $2.14 jet fuel restructuring assumption, $4.51 actual late-April price, Strait of Hormuz crude flow disruption, $500M Trump rescue framing, Trump 'If we can help them, we will, but we have to come first' quote, 4,119 domestic flights / 809,638 seats May 1-15.","https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/spirit-nears-end-as-rescue-talks-collapse":"source-2.html — Verified: $4.51 / $2.24 fuel comparison, Strait of Hormuz attribution, $500M package, 17,000 workforce framing, Frontier / Avelo / Avianca rescue fares, A320-family leased fleet, J.P. Morgan ~negative 20% margin / $360M cost analysis.","https://onemileatatime.com/news/spirit-airlines-ceases-operations-stops-flying-liquidates-government-bailout-fails/":"source-3.html — Verified: 'orderly wind-down', $500M / 90% equity stake structure, 14,000 direct workforce, Independence Air 2006 historical comparison, May 1 first flight cancellation, Frontier rescue fares, Avelo, A320.","https://www.wral.com/news/ap/spirit-airlines-shutdown-what-to-know-may-2026/":"source-4.html — Verified: AP wire 17,000 / 14,000 workforce, '25 years' framing for major U.S. airline failure, May 1 disclosure, $200 fare cap framing.","https://www.bwiairport.com/flying-with-us/about-bwi/press-media/may-2-2026-spirit-airlines-ceases-operations/":"source-5.html — Verified: BWI advisory direct quotes about no Spirit staff on-site, refund and rebooking guidance."}

All major figures (workforce 17,000 incl 14,000 direct, fuel prices $2.24 vs $4.51, $500M rescue / 90% equity, 4,119 flights / 809,638 seats, ~300 daily flights / 60,000 monthly passengers, 25-year framing for major failure, Independence Air 2006 precedent), all named officials (CEO Dave Davis, Sec. Howard Lutnick, Trump quote), all corporate stakeholders (Citadel, Cyrus Capital, Ares Management Corp.), all rescue carriers (United, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Frontier, Avelo, Avianca, American), and J.P. Morgan margin/cost analysis verify across the six cited sources. Internal cross-reference to Iran-war energy shock article (2026-04/03) verified to exist on main.

APPROVE. The most thoroughly sourced article in the May 4 batch — six sources, every major figure cross-verified, no orphan citations, no fabrication, no quote-discipline issues, internal cross-reference verified. The bot's earlier report mentioned excluding multiple bot-blocked outlets (CNN, NPR, NBC, WaPo, CNBC, The Hill all returned 403/timeout) and routing all headline-supporting facts through allowlisted PR Newswire and Al Jazeera — exactly the v3.8.0 bot-block-risk audit working as designed.