Frontier Airlines

As the Airbus A321XLR enters revenue service, industry is gauging whether it can live up to its game-changing promises.

Executives from Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris delivered a message during a recent earnings discussion: Do not compare us to our U.S. counterparts.

Frontier Airlines remains undeterred in its belief the ultra-low-cost business model has staying power in the U.S.

Another chance at a merger may be in the future for Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

Pilots at Frontier Airlines have become the latest bargaining group to authorize potential strike action.

Frontier Airlines pilots have begun a vote on strike authorization, seven months after mediated contract talks began.

Frontier Airlines believes it can achieve double-digit margins by the midpoint of 2025.

This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at some global low-cost carriers, namely Frontier Airlines, Ryanair, Scoot and Wizz Air.

Editors discuss what was behind a disappointing second quarter and why U.S. airlines are changing their product offerings.

Three of Frontier Airlines' routes will be from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), including two connecting the Delta Air Lines hub with two East Coast United Airlines hubs.

BOC Aviation has placed three Boeing 747-8 freighters with new customer Atlas Air and signed sale-and-leaseback deals for 15 new Airbus A320neos with Frontier.

Four of the five featured U.S. LCCs posted net profits for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024; only Spirit Airlines posted a net loss for the period.

Carbon Analysis revisits the U.S. “Second Four,” looking at annual figures for Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at how the largest four U.S. low-cost carriers (LCCs) are faring compared to 2019.

Frontier Airlines dropped the Airbus A321XLR from its fleet plan because the aircraft’s performance fell short of the carrier’s expectations.

Recognizing a growing passenger preference for a higher-end experience, Spirit Airlines is breaking from its traditional bare-bones model.

The low-cost model remains promising in Latin America, but U.S. budget carriers continue to struggle.

Recent personnel developments in the commercial aviation industry include changes at a trio of U.S. LCCs, an Icelandic LCC, and a major turboprop manufacturer.

Frontier flight attendants are requesting intervention from the NMB, for impact bargaining around the carrier’s move to a largely out-and-back flying model.

The results vary widely, as some airlines appear to stagnate while others make advancements.

Pre-pandemic, roughly 30% of Frontier passengers were buying only the base fare with no add-ons, a percentage that jumped to about half as ancillary prices grew

Federal agencies are scrutinizing whether lucrative credit card programs are fair to consumers and smaller carriers.

For the major U.S. low-cost carriers, the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 had ever-increasing revenues but nearly all of them saw net losses.

Those changes include a shift to an out-and-back network, and a diversification of revenues.

JetBlue Airways is seeking to defend its position as Puerto Rico’s largest carrier by capacity.