


Around three-quarters of its 180 employees, and many executives, had worked for the original Frontier Airlines. Scheduled flights began on July 5, 1994, using Boeing 737-200 jetliners between Denver and four cities in North Dakota. Frontier Airlines's Headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The company was incorporated in February and went public in May 1994. As Continental's Denver drawback expanded in scope in late 1993, the proposed airline pivoted to fill regional routes, and adopted the Frontier Airlines name. "Hank" Lund (ex-CEO of the original Frontier Airlines) as CEO and Sam Addoms as executive vice-president and treasurer (later CEO). In 1993, Continental Airlines was scaling back flights from Denver's Stapleton International Airport, and the three proposed a charter airline named AeroDenver Travel Services to fill demand on international routes, potentially in partnership with Condor Airlines. "Rick" Brown (a United Airlines pilot), his wife Janice Brown, and Bob Schulman, the latter two having worked at the original Frontier Airlines (1950–1986). Frontier retired its last 737 in 2005.įrontier Airlines was created by Frederick W. History 1990s A Frontier Boeing 737-300 in the original 1994 livery. The carrier is a subsidiary and operating brand of Indigo Partners, LLC, and maintains a hub at Denver International Airport with numerous focus cities across the US. It operates flights to over 100 destinations throughout the United States and 31 international destinations, and employs more than 3,000 staff. airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Frontier Airlines is a major ultra-low-cost U.S.
