Bankruptcy Court filings, allows the technology giant to take ownership of the collapsed airline's deidentified business records—information that has been stripped of details that could identify specific individuals—along with its software code and operational history.
The acquisition highlights the increasing value of large-scale corporate archives for refining artificial intelligence.
Google stated that it intends to use the enterprise dataset, which includes 30 million lines of code and pricing information from over 7 billion competitor flights, to improve its AI models and products.
By winning the auction against a backup bid from AI startup Mercor.io, Google gains access to specialized records on aircraft operations, revenue strategy, and employee productivity.
To address privacy requirements, the deal excludes nearly 150 million records related to passenger profiles and loyalty programs.
Google confirmed that all acquired data will be rigorously scrubbed of personally identifiable information—any data that could be used to distinguish a specific person—by a third party before the company receives it.
A court hearing to finalize the sale is scheduled for August 19 as part of the ongoing liquidation of the airline, which shut down in May.