FRONTIER'S HISTORY
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- OLD FRONTIER
- This airline carried 87 million passengers.
- AUGUST 1993
- Executives from the original Frontier gave Frontier a fresh start!
- July 5, 1994
- Launch date of the new Frontier airlines.
- How many employees did the new airline have at launch date?
- 180 employees
- What type of aircraft, and how many?
- 2 Boeing 737-200s
- Where did the fly?
- Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot, North Dakota
- Which airline scaled back for this opportunity of new growth?
- CONTINENTAL
- FEBRUARY 8, 1994
- Became a corporation: Frontier Airlines
- MARCH 15, 1994
- Headquarters office opened with 22 staff members
- JUNE 9, 1994
- The booking of very first passenger reservation
- MARCH 21, 1996
- Frontier boards 1-millionth passenger
- MARCH 31, 1997
- Record revenues of over $100 million, qualifies us as a 'national' carrier
- MARCH 30, 1999
- Named "Best Domestic Low-Fare Carrier" by Entrepreneur Magazine
- JUNE 2, 1999
- First profitable year in our history. Frontier distributes performance bonus checks to eligible employees
- JULY 5, 1999
- 5th anniversary, have carried 5.8 million passengers, now with 1,700 employees
- MAY 15, 2000
- Unveiling of newly designed website
- JANUARY 29, 2001
- Unveiling of our new 'livery' on aircraft tails. Designed by Genesis Inc.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2001
- Launch of mileage program: Early Returns. Free trip at 15,000 miles
- JUNE 6, 2001
- Accept delivery of our first Airbus
- SEPTEMBER 2001
- Fortune magazine ranks Frontier as 41st on its 100 Fastest Growing Companies list
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
- Temporarily cease operations during a nationwide, three day ground stop as result of terrorist attackes. Resumed operations Sept 4th
- APRIL 1, 2002
- Frontier appoints Jeff Potter as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Samuel Addoms retires, retaining Chairman title
- OCTOBER 9, 2002
- Sign a purchase and services agreement with LiveTV to bring DIRECTV to our fleet
- DECEMBER 20, 2002
- First international service begins to CUN
- MAY 12, 2003
- Launch new ad-campaign 'A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL"
- "A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL"
- More affordable, flexible, accomodating, comfortable
- AUGUST 27, 2003
- Launch FlexCheck = automated checkin services
- 10th anniversary 2005
- 24.7 million passengers since 1994, with 4,500 employees
- OCTOBER 5, 2005
- ColoradoBIZ magazine recognizes Jeff Potter as 'CEO of the Year'