DENVER,
April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines Holdings,
Inc. announced two additions to its executive management team.
Jim Young is
the new Vice President of Distribution, Sales and Marketing. Young has more
than 15 years of experience in the airline and travel industry, with a heavy
emphasis on distribution. His experience includes stints at Continental
Airlines and Intercontinental Hotels Group.
"I am very excited to be joining Frontier at this particular time in the
Company's history as there are some truly dynamic opportunities ahead of us,"
said Young. "I think Frontier has a great long-term future, and I look
forward to working with the entire Company to help create the roadmap that
will take us there."
Also joining the company on May 1, 2008, is Tom Bacon. Bacon will be the
new Vice President of Planning and Revenue Management, and he comes to
Frontier with nearly 30 years of experience in the airline industry. Most
recently, Tom worked as the Vice President of Planning for Mesa Air Group. In
addition, he spent more than 20 years with American Airlines in senior
management roles including Vice President of Financial Analysis and Senior
Vice President of Marketing and Planning for American Eagle.
"I'm confident these two individuals will play key roles in helping us
negotiate through the challenges in front of us," said Frontier CEO Sean
Menke. "The fact that two people with this depth of experience are coming on
board to help position us for the future is a vote of confidence for this
Company and says a lot about the direction in which Frontier is headed."
About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based
Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 14th year of operations, Frontier Airlines
is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport,
employing approximately 6,000 aviation professionals. Frontier Airline's
mainline operation has 62 aircraft with one of the youngest Airbus fleets in
North America. Frontier Airline's mainline operations offer 24 channels of
DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with a comfortable all-coach
configuration. In conjunction with its regional jet fleet, operated by
Republic Airlines, and a fleet of ten Bombardier Q400 aircraft operated by
Lynx Aviation (a subsidiary of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.), Frontier
offers routes to 67 destinations, including 60 U.S. cities in 34 states
spanning the nation from coast to coast; five cities in Mexico; one in Canada
and one in 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
FrontierAirlines.com.
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