Frontier Airlines Holdings
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| Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Airline Holding Company |
| Founded | April 03, 2006 |
| Headquarters | USA |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Products | Airline Services |
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRNT), is a United States based airline holding company. The company has headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
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| Frontier Airlines Holdings |
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Airline or contracted regional airline operating flights for or flying in brand colors of: | Codeshares with, flight numbers ranging: | Number and type of aircraft | Number of Seats: |
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| Frontier Airlines | F9 | FFT | FRONTIER FLIGHT | Frontier Airlines | ZK Codeshares on F9 | 11 Airbus A318-110 49 Airbus A319-100 02 Airbus A320-200 |
114 132 162 |
| Lynx Aviation | L4 | SSX | SHASTA | FrontierExpress | 8 Bombardier Q400 (+2 orders) |
74 |
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| RP | RPA | BRICKYARD |
Frontier |
10 EMB-170 (+7 by Dec 2008) |
76 |
[edit] History
The company was formed from a reorganization of Frontier Airlines on April 3, 2006. Frontier created Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc., a holding company incorporated in Delaware to take advantage of favorable tax laws in that state. The new corporate headquarters was located in Colorado.[1]
On September 6, 2006, Frontier Holdings announced that a new division known as Lynx Aviation, would operate 10 Bombardier Q400 aircraft beginning in May 2007 as Frontier Express.[2] Service with the Q400's has been rescheduled to begin on October 1, 2007. The 'Lynx' name plays off of the tail pictures of its planes, specifically Larry the Lynx, and the fact that it "links" smaller airports to the main Denver hub.[2] One reason for the change is to help reduce costs; the company hopes the change will allow Frontier Airlines to cut costs on routes 650 miles or shorter by 30%, allowing entry into new markets.[2] by paying employees less.
On April 11, 2008, Frontier Airlines Holdings announced that it and all of its subsidiaries has filed for bankruptcy due to its credit card processor withholding payment from ticket sales.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Frontier Airlines Fact Sheet", Frontier Airlines. Retrieved on 2006-11-01.
- ^ a b c Yamanouchi, Kelly. "Frontier thinking small to go bigger", Denver Post, 2006-09-06. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
- ^ (2008-04-11). "Frontier Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization; Normal Operations Continuing and Unaffected". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
