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We are a low cost, affordable fare airline operating primarily in a hub and spoke fashion connecting cities coast to coast through our hub at Denver International Airport ("DIA"). We are the second largest jet service carrier at DIA based on departures. We offer our customers a differentiated product, with new Airbus and Bombardier aircraft, comfortable passenger cabins that we configure with one class of seating, ample leg room, affordable pricing, and in-seat LiveTV with 24 channels of live television entertainment and three additional channels of current-run pay-per-view movies on our mainline routes. In January 2007 the U.S. Department of Transportation ("DOT") designated us as a major carrier. As of August 14, 2009, Frontier Airlines and Lynx Aviation operated routes linking our Denver hub to 57 U.S. cities spanning the nation from coast to coast, five cities in Mexico and one city in Costa Rica.

President and CEO
Jeffery S. Potter
Contact Information

7001 Tower RD

Denver, Colorado 80249

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NAICS Code Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation: 481111

Recent Events

  • The DBJ's coverage of Frontier's odyssey

    10/01/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Frontier emerges from bankruptcy, becomes part of Republic portfolio

    10/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Frontier Airlines FRNTQ Reports Operating Profit for August

    9/25/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Southwest Airlines August Traffic Up 1%, Load Factor Rises - Update

    9/04/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Creditors give their blessing to Frontier reorganization plan

    9/04/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Midwest, Frontier Airlines Announce New Partnership

    9/03/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Frontier Airlines reports $17.8M July profit

    8/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • AVIATION: Republic Airways wins bid for Frontier

    8/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Frontier In Black For July, Continuing Profitability Streak

    8/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Republic Wins Bidding Battle For Frontier

    8/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Frontier, Republic and Southwest: A timeline

    8/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Al Lewis: Frontier's Endangered Animals Safe For Now

    8/19/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Commuter Airline Aims Higher

    8/17/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Southwest, Frontier pilots at impasse- union

    8/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Business news in brief: Tim Hortons opens near Belle Isle

    8/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Southwest Airlines confirms $170M bid for Frontier Airlines

    8/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Republic wins Frontier Airlines auction

    8/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Southwest shares slump after losing Frontier bid

    8/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Southwest Airlines bids to buy bankrupt Frontier Airlines

    8/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jeffery S. Potter President and CEO
Sean E. Menke President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Edward Christie III Chief Financial Officer
Edward Christie III Chief Financial Officer
Paul Tate Chief Financial Officer
Ann E. Block Senior Vice President In, Flight and Administrative Services
Christopher L. Collins Senior Vice President Operations
John B. Happ Senior Vice President Marketing and Planning
David Sislowski Vice President General Counsel and Secretary
Elissa A. Potucek Vice President Controller and Treasurer
Heather R. Iden Vice President and Controller

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
B. LaRae Orullian Board of Directors
D. Dale Browning Board of Directors
James B. Upchurch Board of Directors
Patricia A. Engels Board of Directors
Paul S. Dempsey Board of Directors
Rita M. Cuddihy Board of Directors
Robert D. Taylor Board of Directors
Samuel D. Addoms Board of Directors

Mr. Potter has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2002. Mr. Potter became our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in May 2001 and was appointed President in August 2001. Mr. Potter served as Chief Executive Officer of Vanguard Airlines from May 2000 to April 2001. Prior to working for Vanguard Airlines, he was our Vice President of Marketing from 1995 to April 2000. He has over 20 years of airline and airline related experience, including regional director of commercial marketing for McDonnell Douglas Corporation and various positions with Pacific Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and the former Frontier Airlines.

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. President and CEO Current
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President In, Flight and Administrative Services Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President Marketing and Planning Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Vice President General Counsel and Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Vice President Controller and Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Vice President and Controller Current

Ms. Orullian is Chair of the Board of Directors of Frontier Airlines and Vice Chair and Chair of the Audit Committee of Frontier Holdings, Inc. Ms. Orullian most recently served as President of Guaranty Corporation and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company. Ms. Orullian led the formation of Women's Bank of Denver and served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Board of Directors from 1977 to 1995. She is a graduate of the ABA American Institute of Banking and the Ohio State University Graduate School of Banking, majoring in real estate finance and mortgage lending. She was also awarded a degree of Doctor, Humane Letters, from Whittier College. Ms. Orullian currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Investment Committee for the Holladay Bank and Trust Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as a member of the Board of Directors for Lange Golf Company in Palm Springs, California. She is an active volunteer serving on the Board of Directors for Colorado Public Television - Channel 12, Past Chair and National President of Girl Scouts of the USA, First Vice Chair of the Board and Chair for the Finance Committee for World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, London, England, Colorado Supreme Court Discipline Hearing Board, member of International Women's Forum, a board member of the Women's Foundation of Colorado and member of Committee of 200.

Organization Position Status
Girl Scouts National President Current
Women of Enterprise President, Guaranty Corporation, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company Current
Women's Foundation Volunteer Current
Girl Scouts Volunteer Current
Guaranty Corporation President Former
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Board of Directors Current
Frontier Holdings LLC Vice Chair Current
Guaranty Bank Vice Chair Current
Women's Foundation Board Member Current
International Women's Forum Board of Directors Current
Girl Scouts Chair Former
Frontier Airlines, Inc. Director Former
The Ohio State University Former

Mr. Browning is a retired bank and bankcard executive. Mr. Browning served from 1995 to 2001 as President and Chief Executive Office of ProCard, Inc., Golden, Colorado, and from 1993 to 1995 as a Senior Consultant to Visa International. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado National Bank of Denver from 1986 through 1993, having concurrently served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Colorado National Bankshares and as Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain BankCard System. In 1982 he founded Plus System, Inc., an international automatic teller machine network, and served as President of that company until 1993. Mr. Browning has served as a director of Central States Indemnity Company of Omaha since 1995.

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines, Inc. Director Current
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Colorado National Bank Chief Executive Officer Former
Colorado National Bank President Former
Visa International Senior Consultant Former

Since 1997, Mr. Upchurch has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Caltius Capital Management, LP. He actively manages the investing and lending of approximately $500 million of capital committed to several mezzanine debt and private equity partnerships. Mr. Upchurch is also a member of the board of directors of several Caltius portfolio companies, none of which are our affiliates or are publicly traded.

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Ms. Engels previously served as Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing for Qwest in Denver, Colorado, where she was responsible for the product management, marketing and pricing of Qwest's $14 billion voice, data, and Internet Protocol product portfolio. Ms. Engels has extensive senior leadership experience with Fortune 500 companies including EDS Corporation, SBC Communications, Ameritech Corporation, and United Airlines. During her tenure with United, Ms. Engels served in several capacities including President and CEO of Mileage Plus, Inc., Vice President of Market Development, and Director of Market Planning.

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Qwest Corporation Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing Former
Colorado Inc Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing Former

Dr. Dempsey has been Vice-Chair of our board of directors since 1996. Since 2002, Dr. Dempsey has been the Tomlinson Professor of Global Governance in Air & Space Law, and Director of the Institute of Air & Space Law at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. From 1979 to 2002, he served as Professor of Law and Director of the Transportation Law Program at the University of Denver. He was also Director of the National Center for Intermodal Transportation. For 13 years, he was host of KWGN-TV s Your Right to Say It public affairs news program. He served as Legal Advisor to the Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission, from 1981 through 1982; Attorney-Advisor to the Civil Aeronautics Board s Office of General Counsel, and its Bureau of Pricing and Domestic Aviation from 1977 to 1979; and Attorney-Advisor to the Interstate Commerce Commission s Office of Proceedings from 1975 to 1977. Dr. Dempsey holds the following degrees: A.B.J., J.D., University of Georgia; LL.M., George Washington University; and D.C.L., McGill University. Dr. Dempsey is a Fulbright Scholar and has authored fifteen books and more than 75 law review articles on issues of transportation law, economics, business and policy. His editorials have appeared in major newspapers and news magazines.

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Denver Director of The Transportation Law Program Former
Proceedings Legal Advisor Former
University of Denver Prof of Law Former
Frontier Airlines, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Ms. Cuddihy is currently the Senior Vice President, Renaissance North America with Marriott International, Inc. Ms. Cuddihy served as the Regional Vice President, Northern California, Colorado, and Oklahoma for Marriott from 2004 to October 2006 and served as the Senior Vice President, Marketing for Marriott from 2002 to 2004. Prior to joining Marriott International, Ms. Cuddihy served as the President and CEO of US Airways Shuttle and in several executive level positions at US Airways from 1992 to 2001 in the areas of customer service, planning, and marketing. Ms. Cuddihy has almost 30 years of airline and travel industry experience, primarily in the areas of marketing and planning.

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Robert D. Taylor is a Founding Partner of Centinela Capital Partners, an alternative investment management firm focused on investments in and along side emerging managers. Prior to joining Centinela, he was a founding partner of Blue Capital, a middle market private equity firm whose investment strategy centered on post-acquisition value-creation. While at Blue Capital Mr. Taylor was responsible for all aspects of the investment process and firm leadership. Prior to starting Blue Capital, Mr. Taylor was a partner at McKinsey & Company. Over the course of an eleven-year career Mr. Taylor built an extensive background in improving the performance of large, complex for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises. Mr. Taylor is a highly skilled and experienced counselor of chief executives and senior executive teams, with a track record of helping these executives improve their operations. Mr. Taylor has served on the boards of numerous private companies, none of which are our affiliates or are publicly traded. He also serves or has served on the board of several not-for-profit organizations, including the National Urban League, where he is currently Senior Vice Chairman, the Los Angeles Urban League, California Science Center, Stanford Graduate School of Business Management Board, and Stanford Law School Board of Visitors. Mr. Taylor earned a B.S. in engineering, summa cum laude, from California State University, Northridge (1982), a J.D. from Stanford Law School (1986), and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (1986)..

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Blue Capital Partner Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Board of Directors Former
Visitors Board of Directors Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business B.S. In Engineering Former

Mr. Addoms became Chairman of our board of directors in 2001, having previously served as our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Addoms served as our Executive Vice President, Treasurer and a director during our early development in 1993 through September 1994, when he became our President. He became Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 1995, and assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer upon the resignation of our previous Chief Financial Officer on June 30, 2001. He retired from his executive positions in April 2002. His 40 years of management experience include positions as President and Vice President-Finance of Monfort of Colorado, President of the Denver National Bank and Vice President of Continental Illinois National Bank in Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • UPDATE 1-Frontier creditors approve reorganization plan

    Reuters - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Frontier creditors approve reorganization plan

    Forbes.com - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Airlines Plan of Reorganization Approved By Creditors

    Business Wire - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • A 9th month of profit for Frontier Airlines

    Biz Journals - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • Frontier In Black For July, Continuing Profitability Streak

    Morningstar.com - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Airlines Reports July Net Profit of $17.8 Million

    Yahoo! Canada - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Airlines Reports July Net Profit of $17.8 Million

    RBC Dain Raushcer - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Airlines Reports July Net Profit of $17.8 Million

    Business Wire - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • Al Lewis: Frontier's Endangered Animals Safe For Now

    FOXNews.com - 8/19/09 - View Story

  • Republic Wins Bidding Battle For Frontier

    Inside INdiana Business - 8/15/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction

    Airport Business - 8/15/09 - View Story

  • Frontier's statement on Republic

    Denver Business Journal - 8/14/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction

    NewsBlaze - 8/14/09 - View Story

  • Frontier's statement on Republic

    Biz Journals - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Republic beats out Southwest for Frontier

    Biz Journals - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction

    TradingMarkets - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction

    Business Wire - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Frontier's statement on Republic

    The Denver Business Journal - 8/13/09 - View Story

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