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Frontier Airlines

IATA Code
F9
ICAO Code
FFT
Corporate Address
Frontier Center One
7001 Tower Rd.
Denver, CO 80249-7312
Website
http://www.frontierairlines.com
Main hub
Denver International Airport
Country
United States
Business model
Low Cost Carrier
Codeshare Partners
Great Lakes Aviation

Denver-based Frontier Airlines is an LCC subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings. Frontier operates a fleet of recognisable Airbus narrowbody aircraft, all of which feature a unique 'spokesanimal' on the tail. From its Denver hub, Frontier operates extensive services across the US as well as to Mexico and Costa Rica. 

Location of Frontier Airlines main hub (Denver International Airport)

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US carriers gain access to their strongholds through new Washington National slot allocation

17-May-12 5:34 PM

Four US carriers have won rights to launch flights from slot-controlled Washington Reagan National Airport to serve markets where they are dominant or have a strong presence. Southwest Airlines and Virgin America are gaining access to National for the first time, while JetBlue will expand its blossoming presence at the airport. The new services should usher in some fare rationalisation in those markets as the carriers seek to challenge United’s dominance in the Washington market from its hub at Dulles International Airport, which is about 56km from National.

US lawmakers in the latest FAA Reauthorisation bill signed into law earlier this year included a provision freeing up four outside perimeter (beyond 2,011km) slot pairs for new entrant or limited incumbent carriers at National, which is located only about 6km from the US capitol. Carriers already having an ability to operate flights outside the perimeter were also allowed to trade in a single pair of inside perimeter slots for new outside perimeter service. A slot pair consists of one take-off and one landing slot.

Republic works to restructure loss-making 50-seat operations at its subsidiary Chautauqua

3-May-12 2:48 PM

Republic Airways Holdings has undertaken a restructuring of its Chautauqua Airlines subsidiary that operates 50-seat regional jets with a targeted USD40-60 million improvement by 2013. The company is hoping to overcome the daunting challenge facing all US regional airlines of finding a price point that makes the operation of smaller jets consistently profitable.

During the late 1990s and early 2000s the introduction of the 50-seat regional jet ushered in heady times for US regional carriers as they negotiated high margin capacity purchase agreements with their US legacy partners that allowed for strong profits that often times bested the financial performance of the network carriers they were partners with.

Frontier encouraged by its strategy of dodging Southwest in Denver, but looks for new bases

1-May-12 5:08 PM

Frontier Airlines believes its tactic to target markets from its main Denver base not served by rival Southwest Airlines remains the best method in fortifying its major hub. But at the same time Frontier is looking to lessen its reliance on a single hub and is exploring new bases, two of which are opening this summer supported by a single aircraft.

Southwest returned to the Denver market dominated by United and Frontier in 2006, and since that time has built its presence at the airport to 159 daily departures to 51 destinations. Based on US Department of Transportation (DoT) data, Southwest had a 22.5% market share at the airport from Feb-2011 to Jan-2012.

Allegiant faces pivotal year as it seizes on AirTran cuts and works toward Hawaii launch

19-Mar-12 4:17 PM

Allegiant Air has entered 2012 poised to capitalise on markets AirTran Airways is exiting following its sale to Southwest Airlines. On some levels Allegiant has benefitted from the capacity reductions fostered by consolidation among US carriers as the combined airlines exit underperforming markets. But as the new opportunities arise for Allegiant, it faces challenges in launching its long-awaited Hawaii services as the timeline to gain government approval for the operations remains a moving target.

The company is not shy about its plans to backfill some markets AirTran is exiting as part of a network overhaul by Southwest. Allegiant executives have stressed that as Southwest continues to digest the AirTran schedule, it creates opportunities for the airline to enter small markets that Southwest has concluded are unviable in the combined AirTran-Southwest network.

Frontier continues to scale back Milwaukee as it concentrates on Denver and axed AirTran markets

6-Mar-12 4:27 PM

Frontier is continuing to pull back capacity at its Milwaukee hub with six more routes to be cut next month. Once considered a key hub for the combined operations of Frontier and Midwest Airlines now unified under the Frontier brand, Milwaukee’s importance eroded last year after Frontier embarked on a network revamp as part of a USD120 million cost improvement programme to restructure Frontier to regain lost profitability.

Milwaukee has taken the brunt of the network changes resulting from the cost cutting. Daily departures offered by Frontier from the airport will plummet to only 18 from mid-April of this year. This represents a 73% drop from the 67 departures from Milwaukee operated during the peak summer period of 2011 and a 44% drop compared to the 32 departures currently operated. Midwest had an even bigger operation at Milwaukee before it was sold to Frontier parent Republic Airways Holdings in 2009.

Republic Airways profitable but down 57.5%

9-Nov-11 5:40 PM

While its peers posted losses, Republic Airways Holdings managed a USD9 million profit on a 7.9% increase in operating revenues to USD767.9 million during the third quarter, despite struggles with its branded division, Frontier, which posted a USD4 million GAAP loss.

Frontier was the company’s answer to revenue diversification in the changing regional airline space even as peers SkyWest and Pinnacle sought increased diversification from adding new major-carrier partners to their capacity purchase portfolios. While Frontier has been troubled since its 2009 acquisition and integration with Midwest Airlines, CEO Bryan Bedford painted a promising future for the division.

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