DENVER,
Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines Holdings,
Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FRNTQ) today filed its Monthly Operating Report for
August 2008. Frontier reported an operating profit of
$3.3 million and a
consolidated net loss of
$5.6 million. Frontier's results included the
following items:
-- $6.5 million in reorganization items, which included a $4.7 million
loss on a sale-leaseback transaction and $1.8 million in professional
fees
-- A mark-to-market non-cash loss of $0.5 million on fuel hedging
contracts
-- A loss on early extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million
-- These charges were offset by a reversal of severance accrual of
$0.5 million
Excluding these items, Frontier showed a net income of $1.2 million in the
month of August 2008.
"This clearly shows progress in our Company's bankruptcy proceedings,"
said Frontier President and CEO Sean Menke. "Even in the face of extremely
high fuel prices and strong competition in Denver, we were able to show an
operating profit for the second month in a row. We have implemented plans to
generate more revenue and have been able to meet and exceed our cost targets
for the summer months as we plan our emergence from bankruptcy."
Frontier showed a profit from operations despite a 61 percent increase in
fuel costs per gallon (excluding fuel hedging activities) as compared to the
same period last year. For the month, Frontier's mainline cost per available
seat mile excluding fuel decreased 12.9 percent to 5.4 cents on a capacity
decrease of 2 percent year-over-year.
Frontier's cash and short-term investments increased to $77.8 million at
the end of August, including net proceeds of $28 million from the first
traunch of debtor in possession financing provided by three members of
Frontier's Unsecured Creditor's Committee and net proceeds of $4.2 million
from a sale-leaseback transaction involving one of Frontier's aircraft. As
already announced, Frontier has entered into an agreement with VTB Leasing to
sell six of its Airbus A319 aircraft. In early September the Company closed
on the sale of two of the six aircraft and is scheduled to close on the
remaining aircraft later this calendar year.
Companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection are required to file Monthly
Operating Reports to the U.S. Trustee in addition to quarterly reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A copy of the Monthly Operating Report is available at:
http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/who-we-are/investor-relations/annual-
reports-sec-base.do
About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based
Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 15th year of operations, Frontier Airlines
is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport,
employing more than 5,000 aviation professionals. Frontier Airlines' mainline
operation has 57 aircraft with one of the youngest Airbus fleets in North
America. Frontier Airlines' mainline operations offer 24 channels of
DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with a comfortable all-coach
configuration. In conjunction with a fleet of ten Bombardier Q400 aircraft
operated by Lynx Aviation (a subsidiary of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.),
Frontier offers routes to more than 50 destinations in the U.S., Mexico,
Canada and Costa Rica. In November 2006, Frontier and AirTran announced a
first-of-its-kind integrated marketing partnership that offers travelers the
ability to reach more than 80 destinations across four countries with low
fares aboard two of the youngest fleets in the industry. For more in-depth
information on Frontier Airlines, please visit its Web site at
http://FrontierAirlines.com.
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Company are contained in the Company's SEC filings, including without
limitation, the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.