The appointment, effective April 21, comes just more than a week after former CEO Ted Christie stepped down as part of a shakeup.

Spirit Airlines tapped a rival airline executive as its chief executive officer, part of the struggling budget carrier’s effort to chart a new course after emerging from bankruptcy. Dave Davis, most recently president and chief financial officer at Sun Country,

U.S. discount carrier Spirit Airlines said on Monday that CEO Ted Christie has stepped down with immediate effect as part of a shakeup, weeks after the company emerged from bankruptcy and reconstituted its board.