DENVER (Oct. 23, 2003) - Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) today announced
it has accepted delivery of its fourth Airbus A318, #N804FR. The airline purchased
the 114-seat jet from Airbus and with today's announcement, Frontier's fleet
of 39 aircraft consists of 14 Boeing 737-300s, 21 Airbus A319s, and four Airbus
A318s.
Each of Frontier's aircraft features a unique wildlife theme on its tail, depicting
animals native to the continental United States. The airline's newest aircraft
features a photo of a pair of baby foxes on each side of its tail and on its
wingtips.
About Frontier
Currently in its tenth year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is
the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport with
a fleet of 39 aircraft and employing approximately 3,700 aviation professionals.
Frontier and its affiliate Frontier JetExpress currently serve 40 U.S. cities
with 200 daily flights. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has
received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate
of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering
employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for four
consecutive years. In August 2003, Frontier ranked as one of the "Top 10
Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel + Leisure
magazine. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics
on its Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com.
