DENVER (Mar. 5, 2002) - Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) today announced it
has added its sixth 132-seat Airbus A319 aircraft to its operating certificate.
The airline entered into an aircraft lease agreement for the Airbus A319 jet
with GE Capital Aviation Services. The aircraft will be available for service
immediately. With today's announcement, Frontier's fleet consists of 17 Boeing
737-300s, seven Boeing 737-200s and six Airbus A319s, for a total of 30 aircraft.
Frontier President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Potter stated: "As
we continue to transition Frontier's aircraft to a standardized Airbus fleet,
we are thrilled to greet Frontier's sixth Airbus aircraft. This aircraft will
help sustain future growth efforts and will support new Frontier markets which
were launched in February, including New Orleans, Sacramento and Fort Lauderdale."
Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at
Denver International Airport, serving 29 cities coast to coast with a fleet
of 30 aircraft and employing approximately 2,600 aviation professionals. In
June 2001, BusinessWeek ranked Frontier 14th on its list of Hot Growth
Companies and in September 2001, Fortune magazine ranked Frontier 41st
on its 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, Frontier's
maintenance and engineering department 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. Frontier provides capacity information and other
operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:
Frontier notes that this press release contains forward-looking statements and
that certain information contained in this press release involves risks and
uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially from
expected results. These statements include, but are not limited to, discussions
pertaining to expanding Frontier's service into new markets. Forward-looking
statements represent the Company's expectations and beliefs concerning future
events, based on information available to the Company as of the date of this
press release. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and
uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which
might not even be anticipated. Some of the factors that could significantly
impact the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are
not limited to: additional incidents that could cause the public to question
the safety and/or efficiency of air travel; operational disruptions; industry
consolidation; air traffic control-related difficulties; the impact of labor
issues; actions of the federal and local governments; enhanced security requirements;
changes in the government's policy regarding relief to the airline industry;
the stability of the U.S. economy; the economic environment of the airline industry;
the timing of, and expense associated with, expansion and modification of our
operations in accordance with our business strategy or in response to competitive
pressures or other factors; increased federal scrutiny of low-fare carriers
generally that may increase our operating costs or otherwise adversely affect
us; actions of competing airlines, such as increasing capacity and pricing actions
of United Airlines and other competitors; the availability of suitable aircraft,
which may affect our ability to achieve operating economies and implement our
business strategy; the unavailability of, or inability to secure upon acceptable
terms, financing necessary to purchase aircraft that we have ordered; issues
relating to our transition to an Airbus aircraft fleet; uncertainties regarding
aviation fuel prices; operational disruptions as a result of bad weather; air
traffic control-related difficulties; the impact of labor issues; and actions
of the U.S. and local government and regulatory agencies. The Company undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press
release. Additional information regarding these and other factors may be contained
in the Company's SEC filings, including without limitation, the Company's 10-K
for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2001; the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended Dec. 31, 2001; the Company's Form 8-K filed May 7, 2001 and the Company's
Form 8-K filed January 22, 2001, as amended by the Company's Form 8-K/A filed
July 11, 2001.