[X]
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30,
2007
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[ ]
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF
1934
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Delaware
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20-4191157
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporated or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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7001 Tower Road, Denver,
CO
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80249
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Item
1.
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Financial
Information
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets (unaudited) at June 30, 2007 and March 31,
2007
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1
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months
ended
|
||
June
30, 2007 and 2006
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months
ended
|
||
June
30, 2007 and 2006
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3
|
|
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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4
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and
|
|
Results
of Operations
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12
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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34
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
|
35
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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35
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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36
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FRONTIER
AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
|
||||||
(In
thousands, except share data)
|
||||||
June
30,
|
March
31,
|
|||||
2007
|
2007
|
|||||
Assets
|
||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ 215,431
|
$ 202,981
|
||||
Restricted
investments
|
58,635
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42,844
|
||||
Receivables,
net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $668
|
||||||
and
$632 at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively
|
59,784
|
50,691
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
27,894
|
26,163
|
||||
Inventories,
net of allowance of $334 and $329
|
||||||
at
June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively
|
12,287
|
15,685
|
||||
Assets
held for sale
|
1,834
|
2,041
|
||||
Total
current assets
|
375,865
|
340,405
|
||||
Property
and equipment, net (note 4)
|
695,490
|
605,131
|
||||
Security
and other deposits
|
20,258
|
20,850
|
||||
Aircraft
pre-delivery payments
|
40,473
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52,453
|
||||
Restricted
investments
|
2,845
|
2,845
|
||||
Deferred
loan fees and other assets
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17,623
|
21,184
|
||||
Total
Assets
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$ 1,152,554
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$ 1,042,868
|
||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ 63,301
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$ 52,001
|
||||
Air
traffic liability
|
214,614
|
183,754
|
||||
Other
accrued expenses (note 6)
|
84,140
|
80,324
|
||||
Current
portion of long-term debt (note 7)
|
30,409
|
26,847
|
||||
Deferred
revenue and other current liabilities (note 5)
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16,296
|
16,400
|
||||
Total
current liabilities
|
408,760
|
359,326
|
||||
Long-term
debt related to aircraft notes (note 7)
|
418,852
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359,908
|
||||
Convertible
notes
|
92,000
|
92,000
|
||||
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities (note 5)
|
25,723
|
22,138
|
||||
Total
Liabilities
|
$ 945,335
|
$ 833,372
|
||||
Stockholders'
equity:
|
||||||
Preferred
stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none
issued
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–
|
–
|
||||
Common
stock, no par value, stated value of $.001 per share,
authorized
|
||||||
100,000,000
shares; 36,641,744 and 36,627,455 shares issued and
|
||||||
outstanding
at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively
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37
|
37
|
||||
Treasury
stock, stated at cost
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–
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(1,838)
|
||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
194,230
|
193,943
|
||||
Unearned
ESOP shares
|
(919)
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–
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net of tax (note 8)
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(22)
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(22)
|
||||
Retained
earnings
|
13,893
|
17,376
|
||||
207,219
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209,496
|
|||||
$ 1,152,554
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$ 1,042,868
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FRONTIER
AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
|
||||||
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||
June
30,
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June
30,
|
|||||
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Revenues:
|
||||||
Passenger
- mainline
|
$ 303,680
|
$ 268,365
|
||||
Passenger-
regional partners
|
28,822
|
27,329
|
||||
Cargo
|
1,510
|
1,618
|
||||
Other
|
10,758
|
7,496
|
||||
Total
revenues
|
344,770
|
304,808
|
||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||
Flight
operations
|
46,323
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39,836
|
||||
Aircraft
fuel
|
104,713
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90,415
|
||||
Aircraft
lease
|
28,330
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25,882
|
||||
Aircraft
and traffic servicing
|
44,638
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37,988
|
||||
Maintenance
|
24,798
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20,596
|
||||
Promotion
and sales
|
34,297
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29,422
|
||||
General
and administrative
|
15,332
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13,294
|
||||
Operating
expenses - regional partners
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34,357
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29,483
|
||||
Aircraft
lease and facility exit costs
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–
|
(14)
|
||||
Gains
on sales of assets, net
|
(22)
|
(307)
|
||||
Depreciation
|
10,401
|
7,532
|
||||
Total
operating expenses
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343,167
|
294,127
|
||||
Operating
income
|
1,603
|
10,681
|
||||
Nonoperating
income (expense):
|
||||||
Interest
income
|
3,547
|
3,954
|
||||
Interest
expense
|
(8,467)
|
(6,832)
|
||||
Other,
net
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(166)
|
45
|
||||
Total
nonoperating expense, net
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(5,086)
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(2,833)
|
||||
Income
(loss) before income tax expense
|
(3,483)
|
7,848
|
||||
Income
tax expense
|
–
|
3,891
|
||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ (3,483)
|
$ 3,957
|
||||
Earnings
(loss) per share (note 10):
|
||||||
Basic
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$ (0.10)
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$ 0.11
|
||||
Diluted
|
$ (0.10)
|
$ 0.10
|
||||
Weighted
average shares of
|
||||||
common
stock outstanding:
|
||||||
Basic
|
36,635
|
36,590
|
||||
Diluted
|
36,635
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46,047
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FRONTIER
AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
|||||||
June
30,
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June
30,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(3,483)
|
3,957
|
|||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
|
|||||||
and
cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Compensation
expense under long-term incentive plans and
|
|||||||
employee
stock ownership plans
|
716
|
902
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
10,781
|
7,885
|
|||||
Provisions
recorded on inventories and assets
|
|||||||
beyond
economic repair
|
233
|
111
|
|||||
Gains
on disposal of equipment and other, net
|
(22)
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(307)
|
|||||
Mark
to market derivative losses, net
|
3,743
|
185
|
|||||
Deferred
tax expenses
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–
|
3,765
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Restricted
investments
|
(15,791)
|
(17,089)
|
|||||
Receivables
|
(9,093)
|
(2,351)
|
|||||
Security
and other deposits
|
(5)
|
(101)
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
(1,731)
|
(652)
|
|||||
Inventories
|
3,392
|
301
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
(115)
|
181
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
11,300
|
(79)
|
|||||
Air
traffic liability
|
30,860
|
23,149
|
|||||
Other
accrued expenses
|
4,275
|
(1,481)
|
|||||
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities
|
3,481
|
2,623
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
38,541
|
20,999
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|||||||
Aircraft
lease and purchase deposits made
|
(10,518)
|
(11,326)
|
|||||
Aircraft
lease and purchase deposits applied to aircraft
|
23,095
|
8,862
|
|||||
Proceeds
from the sale of property and equipment and assets held for
sale
|
249
|
36,493
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(101,078)
|
(44,851)
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(88,252)
|
(10,822)
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|||||||
Net
proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants
|
31
|
7
|
|||||
Payment
to bank for compensating balances
|
–
|
(750)
|
|||||
Proceeds
from long-term borrowings
|
69,665
|
–
|
|||||
Principal
payments on long-term borrowings
|
(7,160)
|
(5,753)
|
|||||
Payment
of financing fees
|
(375)
|
(55)
|
|||||
Net
cash provided (used) by financing activities
|
62,161
|
(6,551)
|
|||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
12,450
|
3,626
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
202,981
|
272,840
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
215,431
|
276,466
|
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, (“FIN 48”), on April 1, 2007. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations as a result of implementing FIN 48. | |
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and local jurisdictions. This Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for tax years before 2003. State jurisdictions remain subject to examination for tax years 2002 - 2006. The Company believes there will not be any material changes in unrecognized tax positions over the next 12 months. | |
The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. As of the date of adoption of FIN 48, we did not have any accrued interest or penalties associated with any unrecognized tax benefits, nor were any interest expense recognized during the quarter. |
Three
months ended
June
30,
|
|||
2007
|
2006
|
||
Assumptions:
|
|||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.55%
|
4.85%
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Volatility
|
65.19%
|
70.82%
|
|
Expected
life (years)
|
5
|
5
|
4.
|
Property
and Equipment, Net
|
As
of June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, property and equipment consisted
of
the following:
|
June
30,
|
March
31,
|
||||
2007
|
|
2007
|
|||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||
Aircraft,
spare aircraft parts, and improvements to
|
|||||
leased aircraft
|
$ 761,219
|
$ 667,364
|
|||
Ground
property, equipment and leasehold improvements
|
46,149
|
42,301
|
|||
Computer
software
|
11,216
|
10,234
|
|||
Construction
in progress
|
6,853
|
5,191
|
|||
825,437
|
725,090
|
||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(129,947)
|
(119,959)
|
|||
Property and equipment,
net
|
$ 695,490
|
$ 605,131
|
Property
and equipment includes capitalized interest of $2,598,000 and $1,970,000
at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007,
respectively.
|
|
During
the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded additional
depreciation expense of $1,359,000 related to a change in estimate
of the
useful life of their aircraft seats due the implementation of a
program to replace the Airbus seats with new leather seats during
the next
two fiscal years.
|
5.
|
Deferred
Revenue and Other
Liabilities
|
At
June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, deferred revenue and other liabilities
consisted of the following:
|
June
30,
|
March
31,
|
|||
2007
|
|
2007
|
||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Deferred
revenue primarily related to co-branded credit card
|
$ 22,991
|
$ 19,047
|
||
Deferred
rent
|
18,345
|
18,861
|
||
Other
|
683
|
630
|
||
Total
deferred revenue and other liabilities
|
42,019
|
38,538
|
||
Less
current portion
|
(16,296)
|
(16,400)
|
||
$ 25,723
|
$ 22,138
|
June
30,
|
March
31,
|
|||
2007
|
|
2007
|
||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Accrued salaries and benefits
|
$ 38,276
|
$ 42,616
|
||
Federal excise and other passenger taxes payable
|
33,918
|
26,914
|
||
Property and income taxes payable
|
5,018
|
2,593
|
||
Other
|
6,928
|
8,201
|
||
$ 84,140
|
$ 80,324
|
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
(In
thousands)
|
||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ (3,483)
|
$ 3,957
|
Other
comprehensive income:
|
||
Unrealized
gain (loss) on derivative
|
||
instrument,
net of tax
|
–
|
10
|
Total
comprehensive income (loss)
|
$ (3,483)
|
$ 3,967
|
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
||
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||
Service
cost
|
$ 260
|
$ 248
|
|
Interest
cost
|
87
|
79
|
|
Net
actuarial loss (gain)
|
–
|
3
|
|
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ 347
|
$ 330
|
Three
months ended June 30, 2007
|
Three
months ended June 30, 2006
|
|||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Numerator:
|
||||
Net
income (loss) as reported
|
$ (3,483)
|
$ 3,957
|
||
Interest
on convertible notes, net of capitalized interest
|
–
|
498
|
||
|
||||
Numerator
for diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
$ (3,483)
|
$ 4,455
|
||
Denominator:
|
||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding, basic
|
36,635
|
36,590
|
||
Effects
of diluted securities:
|
||||
Conversion
of convertible notes
|
–
|
8,900
|
||
Employee
stock awards
|
–
|
128
|
||
Warrants
|
–
|
429
|
||
Adjusted
weighted average shares outstanding, diluted
|
36,635
|
46,047
|
||
Earnings
(loss) per share, basic
|
$ (0.10)
|
$ 0.11
|
||
Earnings
(loss) per share, diluted
|
$ (0.10)
|
$ 0.10
|
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||
2007
|
2006
|
|||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Operating
revenues:
|
||||
Mainline
|
$ 315,948
|
$ 277,479
|
||
Frontier
JetExpress
|
28,822
|
27,329
|
||
Consolidated
|
$ 344,770
|
$ 304,808
|
||
Operating
income (loss):
|
||||
Mainline
|
$ 9,366
|
$ 12,835
|
||
Frontier
JetExpress
|
(5,535)
|
(2,154)
|
||
Lynx
Aviation
|
(2,228)
|
–
|
||
Consolidated
|
$ 1,603
|
$ 10,681
|
||
Total
assets at end of period:
|
||||
Mainline
|
$ 1,122,112
|
$ 997,703
|
||
Frontier
JetExpress
|
537
|
744
|
||
Lynx
Aviation
|
29,905
|
–
|
||
Consolidated
|
$ 1,152,554
|
$ 998,447
|
12.
|
Subsequent
Event
|
Destination
|
Commencement
Date
|
Operated
By
|
DIA
to Louisville, Kentucky
|
April
1, 2007
|
Frontier
JetExpress
|
DIA
to Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
|
May
5, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
DIA
to Memphis, Tennessee
|
May
12, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
DIA
to Jacksonville, Florida
|
June
15, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
DIA
to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
August
15, 2007
|
Frontier
JetExpress
|
DIA
to Wichita, Kansas
|
October
1, 2007
|
Lynx
Aviation**
|
DIA
to Sioux City, Iowa
|
October
1, 2007
|
Lynx
Aviation**
|
DIA
to Rapid City, South Dakota
|
October
5, 2007
|
Lynx
Aviation**
|
DIA
to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
|
November
15, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
DIA
to San Jose, Costa Rica
|
November
30, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
Memphis
to Las Vegas, Nevada
|
May
12, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
Memphis
to Orlando, Florida
|
May
12, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
Dallas/Fort
Worth, Texas to Mazatlan, Mexico
|
June
7, 2007
|
Frontier
Mainline service
|
|
·
|
We
took delivery of three new Airbus A318 aircraft, two of which started
revenue service during the first
quarter.
|
|
·
|
We
announced a plan to replace the seats in our Airbus fleet with lighter
leather seats. The transition will begin in July and will continue
over a
period of 15 to 18 months to complete the retrofit of the entire
Airbus
fleet. We will be adding four additional seats to both types of
Airbus aircraft starting in our third fiscal quarter. The newly configured
A318 will have 118 seats and the new A319 will have 136
seats.
|
|
·
|
We
received DOT authority to provide service between Denver and San
Jose,
Costa Rica. Costa Rica will be the fourth country we
serve.
|
|
·
|
Our
EarlyReturns Frequent Flyer program was named the “Program of the
Year” at the InsideFlyer Magazine's Freddie
Awards. EarlyReturns also won “Best Award” and
placed in six other award
catagories.
|
Mainline
|
Regional
Partners
|
Lynx
Aviation
|
Consolidated
|
|
Three
months ended
|
Three
months ended
|
Three
months ended
|
Three
months ended
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
June
30, 2007
|
June
30, 2007
|
June
30, 2007
|
|
Revenues:
|
||||
Passenger
- mainline
|
$ 303,680
|
$ –
|
$ –
|
$ 303,680
|
Passenger
- regional partner
|
–
|
28,822
|
–
|
28,822
|
Cargo
|
1,510
|
–
|
–
|
1,510
|
Other
|
10,758
|
–
|
–
|
10,758
|
Total
revenues
|
315,948
|
28,822
|
–
|
344,770
|
Operating
expenses:
|
||||
Flight
operations
|
45,226
|
–
|
1,097
|
46,323
|
Aircraft
fuel
|
104,713
|
–
|
–
|
104,713
|
Aircraft
lease
|
28,330
|
–
|
–
|
28,330
|
Aircraft
and traffic servicing
|
44,591
|
–
|
47
|
44,638
|
Maintenance
|
24,370
|
–
|
428
|
24,798
|
Promotion
and sales
|
34,296
|
–
|
1
|
34,297
|
General
and administrative
|
14,733
|
–
|
599
|
15,332
|
Operating
expenses - regional partner
|
–
|
34,357
|
–
|
34,357
|
Gains
on sales of assets, net
|
(22)
|
–
|
–
|
(22)
|
Depreciation
|
10,345
|
–
|
56
|
10,401
|
Total
operating expenses
|
306,582
|
34,357
|
2,228
|
343,167
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
$ 9,366
|
$
(5,535)
|
$ (2,228)
|
$ 1,603
|
Year
Ended
March
31,
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
June
30, 2006 to June 30, 2007
|
2007
|
2007
|
2006
|
%
Change
|
|||
Selected
Operating Data - Mainline:
|
||||||
Passenger
revenue (000s) (1)
|
$ 1,037,302
|
$ 303,680
|
$ 268,365
|
13.2%
|
||
Revenue
passengers carried (000s)
|
9,140
|
2,722
|
2,404
|
13.2%
|
||
Revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) (000s) (2)
|
8,532,577
|
2,590,906
|
2,284,552
|
13.4%
|
||
Available
seat miles (ASMs) (000s) (3)
|
11,310,070
|
3,186,062
|
2,789,113
|
14.2%
|
||
Passenger
load factor (4)
|
75.4%
|
81.3%
|
81.9%
|
(0.6
pts)
|
||
Break-even
load factor (5)
|
76.0%
|
80.1%
|
78.8%
|
1.3
pts.
|
||
Block
hours (6)
|
234,965
|
66,218
|
57,018
|
16.1%
|
||
Departures
|
97,554
|
26,833
|
23,490
|
14.2%
|
||
Average
seats per departure
|
129.6
|
129.1
|
129.5
|
(0.3%)
|
||
Average
stage length
|
895
|
920
|
917
|
0.3%
|
||
Average
length of haul
|
934
|
952
|
950
|
0.2%
|
||
Average
daily block hour utilization (7)
|
11.9
|
12.5
|
12.2
|
2.5%
|
||
Passenger
yield per RPM (cents) (8)
|
12.05
|
11.64
|
11.69
|
(0.4%)
|
||
Total
yield per RPM (cents) (9), (10)
|
12.62
|
12.19
|
12.15
|
0.3%
|
||
Passenger
yield per ASM (RASM) (cents) (11)
|
9.09
|
9.46
|
9.57
|
(1.1%)
|
Total
yield per ASM (cents) (12)
|
9.52
|
9.92
|
9.95
|
(0.3%)
|
Cost
per ASM (cents) (CASM)
|
9.46
|
9.62
|
9.49
|
1.4%
|
||
Fuel
expense per ASM (cents)
|
3.03
|
3.29
|
3.24
|
1.5%
|
||
Cost
per ASM excluding fuel (cents) (13)
|
6.43
|
6.33
|
6.25
|
1.3%
|
||
Average
fare (14)
|
$ 102.59
|
$ 101.43
|
$ 102.22
|
(0.8%)
|
||
Average
aircraft in service
|
54.1
|
58.4
|
51.3
|
13.8%
|
||
Aircraft
in service at end of period
|
57
|
59
|
53
|
11.3%
|
||
Average
age of aircraft at end of period
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
2.7
|
22.2%
|
||
Average
fuel cost per gallon (15)
|
$ 2.12
|
$ 2.27
|
$ 2.28
|
(0.4%)
|
||
Fuel
gallons consumed (000's)
|
161,616
|
46,075
|
39,722
|
16.0%
|
Selected
Operating Data - Regional Partners:
|
|||||||
Passenger
revenue (000s) (1)
|
$ 94,164
|
$ 28,822
|
$ 27,329
|
5.5%
|
|||
Revenue
passengers carried (000s)
|
899
|
290
|
264
|
9.8%
|
|||
Revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) (000s) (2)
|
576,431
|
177,934
|
170,450
|
4.4%
|
|||
Available
seat miles (ASMs) (000s) (3)
|
799,914
|
243,744
|
214,881
|
13.4%
|
|||
Passenger
load factor (4)
|
72.1%
|
73.0%
|
79.3%
|
(6.3
pts.)
|
|||
Passenger
yield per RPM (cents) (8)
|
16.34
|
16.20
|
16.03
|
1.1%
|
|||
Passenger
yield per ASM (RASM) (cents) (11)
|
11.77
|
11.82
|
12.72
|
(7.1%)
|
|||
Cost
per ASM (cents)
|
13.55
|
14.10
|
13.72
|
2.8%
|
|||
Average
fare
|
$ 104.72
|
$ 99.32
|
$ 103.49
|
(4.0%)
|
|||
Aircraft
in service at end of period
|
9
|
11
|
9
|
22.2%
|
Year
Ended
March
31,
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
June
30, 2006 to June 30, 2007
|
|||||
2007
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
%
Change
|
|||
Selected
Operating Data - Combined:
|
|||||||
Passenger
revenue (000s) (1)
|
$ 1,131,466
|
$ 332,502
|
$ 295,694
|
12.4%
|
|||
Revenue
passengers carried (000s)
|
10,039
|
3,012
|
2,668
|
12.9%
|
|||
Revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) (000s) (2)
|
9,109,008
|
2,768,840
|
2,455,002
|
12.8%
|
|||
Available
seat miles (ASMs) (000s) (3)
|
12,109,984
|
3,429,806
|
3,003,994
|
14.2%
|
|||
Passenger
load factor (4)
|
75.20%
|
80.7%
|
81.7%
|
(1.0
pts.)
|
|||
Passenger
yield per RPM (cents) (8)
|
12.32
|
11.93
|
11.99
|
(0.5%)
|
|||
Total
yield per RPM (cents) (9), (10)
|
12.85
|
12.45
|
12.42
|
0.2%
|
|||
Passenger
yield per ASM (cents) (11)
|
9.27
|
9.63
|
9.80
|
(1.7%)
|
|||
Total
yield per ASM (cents) (12)
|
9.67
|
10.05
|
10.15
|
(1.0%)
|
|||
Cost
per ASM (cents)
|
9.76
|
10.00
|
9.79
|
2.1%
|
(1)
|
“Passenger
revenue” includes revenues for reduced rate stand-by passengers, charter
revenues, administrative fees, and revenue recognized for unused
tickets
that are greater than one year from issuance date. The
incremental revenue from passengers connecting from regional flights
to
mainline flights is included in our mainline passenger
revenue.
|
(2)
|
“Revenue
passenger miles,” or RPMs, are determined by multiplying the number of
fare-paying passengers carried by the distance flown. This
represents the number of miles flown by revenue paying
passengers.
|
(3)
|
“Available
seat miles,” or ASMs, are determined by multiplying the number of seats
available for passengers by the number of miles
flown.
|
(4)
|
“Passenger
load factor” is determined by dividing revenue passenger miles by
available seat miles. This represents the percentage of
aircraft seating capacity that is actually
utilized.
|
(5)
|
“Break-even
load factor” is the passenger load factor that will result in operating
revenues being equal to operating expenses, assuming constant revenue
per
passenger mile and expenses.
|
Year
Ended March 31,
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
2007
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||
Net
(income) loss
|
$ 20,370
|
$ 3,483
|
$ (3,957)
|
||||
Income
tax (expense) benefit
|
4,626
|
–
|
(3,891)
|
Passenger
revenue
|
1,037,302
|
303,680
|
268,365
|
Regional
partner expense
|
(108,355)
|
(34,357)
|
(29,483)
|
Regional
partner revenue
|
94,164
|
28,822
|
27,329
|
Lynx
Aviation start-up expenses
|
(3,139)
|
(2,228)
|
–
|
Charter
revenue
|
(8,861)
|
(2,195)
|
(1,389)
|
Passenger
revenue mainline (excluding charter) required to
break-even
|
$ 1,036,107
|
$ 297,205
|
$ 256,974
|
Year
Ended
March
31,
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Calculation
of mainline break-even load factor :
|
|||||
Passenger
revenue - mainline (excluding charter)
|
|||||
required
to break-even ($000s)
|
$ 1,036,107
|
|
$ 297,205
|
$ 256,974
|
|
Mainline
yield per RPM (cents)
|
12.05
|
11.64
|
11.69
|
||
Mainline
RPMs (000s) required to break-even
|
|||||
assuming
constant yield per RPM
|
8,598,398
|
2,553,308
|
2,198,238
|
||
Mainline
ASMs (000's)
|
11,310,070
|
3,186,062
|
2,789,113
|
||
Mainline
break-even load factor
|
76.0%
|
80.1%
|
78.8%
|
(6)
|
“Mainline
block hours” represent the time between aircraft gate departure and
aircraft gate arrival.
|
(7)
|
“Mainline
average daily block hour utilization” represents the total block hours
divided by the number of aircraft days in service, divided by
the weighted
average of aircraft in our fleet during that period. The number
of aircraft includes all aircraft on our operating certificate,
which
includes scheduled aircraft, as well as aircraft out of service
for
maintenance and operational spare aircraft, and excludes aircraft
removed
permanently from revenue service or new aircraft not yet placed
in revenue
service. This represents the amount of time that our aircraft
spend in the air carrying passengers.
|
(8)
|
“Yield
per RPM” is determined by dividing passenger revenues (excluding charter
revenue) by revenue passenger miles.
|
(9)
|
For
purposes of these yield calculations, charter revenue is excluded
from
passenger revenue. These figures may be deemed non-GAAP
financial measures under regulations issued by the Securities
and Exchange
Commission. We believe that presentation of yield excluding
charter revenue is useful to investors because charter flights
are not
included in RPMs or ASMs. Furthermore, in preparing operating
plans and forecasts, we rely on an analysis of yield exclusive
of charter
revenue. Our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should
not be viewed as a substitute for our financial or statistical
results
based on GAAP. The reconciliation of passenger revenue
excluding charter revenue is as
follows:
|
Year
Ended
March
31,
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||
2007
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
||
Passenger
revenue – mainline, as reported
|
$
1,037,302
|
$303,680
|
$
268,365
|
||
Less:
charter revenue
|
8,861
|
2,195
|
1,389
|
||
Passenger
revenues - mainline excluding charter
|
1,028,441
|
|
301,485
|
|
266,976
|
Add: Passenger
revenues - regional partner
|
94,164
|
28,822
|
27,329
|
||
Passenger
revenues, system combined
|
$1,122,605
|
|
$330,307
|
|
$294,305
|
(10)
|
“Total
yield per RPM” is determined by dividing total revenues by revenue
passenger miles. This represents the average amount one
passenger pays to fly one mile.
|
(11)
|
“Yield
per ASM” or “RASM” is determined by dividing passenger revenues (excluding
charter revenue) by available seat
miles.
|
(12)
|
“Total
yield per ASM” is determined by dividing total revenues by available seat
miles.
|
(13)
|
This
may be deemed a non-GAAP financial measure under regulations
issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe the presentation
of financial information excluding fuel expense is useful to
investors
because we believe that fuel expense tends to fluctuate more
than other
operating expenses. Excluding fuel from the cost of mainline
operations facilitates the comparison of results of operations
between
current and past periods and enables investors to forecast future
trends
in our operations. Furthermore, in preparing operating plans
and forecasts, we rely, in part, on trends in our historical
results of
operations excluding fuel expense. However, our presentation of
non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as a substitute
for our
financial results determined in accordance with
GAAP.
|
(14)
|
“Mainline
average fare” excludes revenue included in passenger revenue for charter
and reduced rate stand-by passengers, administrative fees,
and
revenuerecognized for unused tickets that are greater than
one year from
issuance date.
|
(15)
|
“Average
fuel cost per gallon” includes a non-cash mark to market derivative gain
of $12,753,000, for the year ended March 31, 2007, and non-cash
mark to
market derivative losses of $3,743,000 and $185,000 for the
quarters ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
|
Year
Ended March 31,
|
Quarters
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2007
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
|
% Of
|
|
|
% Of
|
|
|
% Of
|
||||
Cost
Per
|
Total
|
Cost
Per
|
Total
|
Cost
Per
|
Total
|
|||||||
ASM
|
Revenue
|
ASM
|
Revenue
|
ASM
|
Revenue
|
|||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||
Passenger
- mainline
|
9.17
|
96.3%
|
9.53
|
96.1%
|
9.62
|
96.7%
|
||||||
Cargo
|
0.06
|
0.7%
|
0.05
|
0.5%
|
0.06
|
0.6%
|
||||||
Other
|
0.29
|
3.0%
|
0.34
|
3.4%
|
0.27
|
2.7%
|
||||||
Total
revenues
|
9.52
|
100.0%
|
9.92
|
100.0%
|
9.95
|
100.0%
|
||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Flight
operations
|
1.43
|
15.0%
|
1.42
|
14.3%
|
1.43
|
14.3%
|
||||||
Aircraft
fuel expense
|
3.03
|
31.9%
|
3.29
|
33.1%
|
3.24
|
32.6%
|
||||||
Aircraft
lease expense
|
0.96
|
10.1%
|
0.89
|
9.0%
|
0.93
|
9.3%
|
||||||
Aircraft
and traffic servicing
|
1.47
|
15.5%
|
1.40
|
14.1%
|
1.36
|
13.7%
|
||||||
Maintenance
|
0.78
|
8.2%
|
0.76
|
7.7%
|
0.74
|
7.4%
|
||||||
Promotion
and sales
|
1.02
|
10.7%
|
1.08
|
10.8%
|
1.05
|
10.6%
|
||||||
General
and administrative
|
0.50
|
5.2%
|
0.46
|
4.7%
|
0.47
|
4.8%
|
||||||
Gains
on sales of assets, net
|
(0.01)
|
(0.1)%
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||
Depreciation
|
0.31
|
3.2%
|
0.32
|
3.3%
|
0.27
|
2.7%
|
||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
9.49
|
99.7%
|
9.62
|
97.0%
|
9.49
|
95.4%
|
Less
than
|
2-3
|
4-5
|
After
|
||
Total
|
1
year
|
years
|
years
|
5
years
|
|
Long-term
debt - principal (1)
|
$ 541,261
|
$ 30,409
|
$ 66,389
|
$ 90,708
|
$ 353,755
|
Long-term
debt - interest (1)
|
272,816
|
35,704
|
64,323
|
53,134
|
119,655
|
Operating
leases (2)
|
1,658,992
|
170,532
|
365,802
|
335,915
|
786,743
|
Unconditional
purchase obligations (3) (4)
(5)
|
632,785
|
278,431
|
319,087
|
35,267
|
–
|
Total
contractual cash obligations
|
$ 3,105,854
|
$ 515,076
|
$ 815,601
|
$ 515,024
|
$ 1,260,153
|
(1)
|
At
June 30, 2007, we had 22 loan agreements for 13 Airbus A319 aircraft
and
nine Airbus A318 aircraft. Two of the loans have a term of 10
years and are payable in equal monthly installments, including interest,
payable in arrears. These loans require monthly principal and
interest payments of $218,000 and $215,000, bear interest with rates
of
6.71% and 6.54%, and mature in May and August 2011, at which time
a
balloon payment totaling $10,200,000 is due with respect to each
loan. The remaining 20 loans have interest rates based on LIBOR
plus margins that adjust quarterly or semi-annually. At June
30, 2007, interest rates for these loans ranged from 6.63% to
8.02%. Each of these loans has a term of 12 years, and each
loan has balloon payments ranging from $2,640,000 to $9,312,000 at
the end
of the term. All of the loans are secured by the
aircraft. Actual interest payments will change based on changes
in LIBOR. In July 2005, we also entered into a junior loan in
the amount of $4,900,000 on an Airbus A319 aircraft. This loan
has a seven-year term with quarterly installments of approximately
$250,000. The loan bears interest at a floating rate adjusted
quarterly based on LIBOR, which was 9.13% at June 30, 2007.
In
December 2005, we issued $92,000,000 of 5% convertible notes due
2025. At any time on or after December 20, 2010, we may redeem
any of the convertible notes for the principal amount plus accrued
interest. Note holders may require us to repurchase the notes
for cash for the principal amount plus accrued interest only on
December
15, 2010, 2015 and 2020 or at any time prior to their maturity
following a
designated event as defined in the indenture for the convertible
notes. In the contractual obligations table above, the
convertible notes are reflected based on their stated maturity
of December
2025 with the corresponding interest payments. However, these
notes may be called five years from the date of issuance which
would
impact the timing of the principal payments and the amount of interest
paid.
|
|
(2) As
of June 30, 2007, we have leased 36 Airbus A319 type aircraft and
two
Airbus A318 aircraft under operating leases with expiration dates
ranging
from 2013 to 2019. Under all of our leases, we have made cash
security deposits, which totaled $18,205,000 at June 30,
2007. Additionally, we are required to make additional rent
payments to cover the cost of major scheduled maintenance overhauls
of
these aircraft. These additional rent payments are based on the
number of flight hours flown and/or flight departures and are not
included
as an obligation in the table above. During the
quarters
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 additional rent expense to cover the
cost of
major scheduled maintenance overhauls of these aircraft totaled
$6,493,000, and $6,640,000, respectively, and are included in maintenance
expense in the statement of operations.
On
January 11, 2007, we signed an agreement with Republic, under which
Republic will operate up to 17 Embraer 170 aircraft each with capacity
of
up to 76-seats under our Frontier JetExpress brand. The
contract period is for an 11-year period starting on the date the
last
aircraft is placed in service, which is scheduled for December
2008. The service began on March 4, 2007 and replaced our
agreement with Horizon. In the contractual obligations table
above, fixed costs associated with the Republic and
Horizon
|
|
(3) As
of June 30, 2007, we have remaining firm purchase commitments for
ten
additional aircraft from Airbus that have scheduled delivery dates
beginning in February 2008 and continuing through August 2010 and
one
remaining firm purchase commitment for one spare Airbus engine scheduled
for delivery in December 2009. We also have ten remaining firm
purchase commitments from Bombardier that have scheduled delivery
dates
all in fiscal year 2008. Included in the purchase commitments
are the remaining amounts due Airbus and Bombardier and amounts for
spare
aircraft components to support the additional aircraft. We are
not under any contractual obligations with respect to spare
parts.
|
|
(4)
In October 2002, we entered into a purchase and 12-year services
agreement
with LiveTV to bring DIRECTV AIRBORNE™ satellite programming to every
seatback in our Airbus fleet. We intend to install LiveTV in
every new Airbus aircraft we place in service. The table above
includes amounts for the installation of DirecTV for the remaining
10
Airbus aircraft we currently expect to purchase, less deposits made
of
$299,000.
|
|
(5)
In March 2004, we entered
into a services agreement with Sabre, Inc. for its SabreSonicä
passenger solution to power our
reservations and check-in capabilities along with a broad scope of
technology for streamlining our operations and improving
revenues. The table above includes minimum annual system usage
fees. Usage fees are based on passengers booked, and actual
amounts paid may be in excess of the minimum per the contract
terms.
|
Date
|
Product
*
|
Notional
volume **
(barrels
per month)
|
Period
covered
|
Price
(per gallon or barrel)
|
Percentage
of
estimated
fuel
purchases
|
January
2007
|
Jet
A
|
100,000
|
April
1, 2007 - June, 30,2007
|
Swap
priced at
$1.817
per gallon
|
26%
|
January
2007
|
Crude
Oil
|
40,000
|
July
1, 2007-September 30, 2007
|
$64.70
per barrel cap,
with
a floor of $59.15
|
10%
|
January
2007
|
Crude
Oil
|
80,000
|
October
1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
|
$65.90
per barrel cap,
with
a floor of $59.90
|
20%
|
January
2007
|
Crude
Oil
|
80,000
|
April
1, 2007 -
June,
30,2007
|
$59.30
per barrel cap,
with
a floor of $49.30
|
20%
|
January
2007
|
Crude
Oil
|
80,000
|
July
1, 2007-September 30, 2007
|
$60.75
per barrel cap,
with
a floor of $50.45
|
20%
|
January
2007
|
Crude
Oil
|
80,000
|
October
1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
|
$62.00
per barrel cap,
with
a floor of $51.10
|
20%
|
January
2007
|
Crude
Oil
|
80,000
|
January
1, 2008 - March 31, 2008
|
$62.60
per barrel cap,
with
a floor of $52.10
|
19%
|
*
|
Jet
A is Gulf Coast Jet A
fuel. Crude oil is West Texas Intermediate crude
oil.
|
**
|
One
barrel is equal to 42 gallons.
|
Period
|
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
|
Average
Price
Paid
Per
Share
|
Total
number of shares
purchased
as part of
publicly
announced
plans
or programs
|
Maximum
number
of
shares that my
yet
to be purchased
under
the plans or
program
|
April
1, 2007 through
June
30, 2007
|
87,299
|
$ 5.99
|
87,299
|
–
|
|
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and among
Frontier Airlines, Inc., Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc., and
FA Sub, Inc. (Annex I to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed by Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
on February 14, 2006, File
No. 333-131407).
|
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Frontier Airlines Holdings,
Inc. (Annex II to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed by Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. on February
14,
2006, File No. 333-131407).
|
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (Annex III to Amendment No.
1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Frontier Airlines
Holdings, Inc. on February 14, 2006, File No.
333-131407).
|
|
4.2
|
Frontier
Airlines, Inc. Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, No. 1 – Air
Transportation Stabilization Board. Two Warrants, dated as of February
14,
2003, substantially identical in all material respects to this Exhibit,
have been entered into with each of the Supplemental Guarantors granting
each Supplemental Guarantor a warrant to purchase 191,697 shares
under the
same terms and conditions described in this Exhibit. Portions
of this Exhibit have been excluded from the publicly available document
and an order granting confidential treatment of the excluded material
has
been received. (Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 25, 2003).
|
|
4.2(a)
|
Warrant
Supplement to Frontier Airlines, Inc. Warrant to Purchase Common
Stock,
No. 1 – Air Transportation Stabilization Board. Two Warrant
Supplements dated March 17, 2006, substantially identical in all
material
respects to this Exhibit have been entered into with each of the
Supplemental Guarantors.
|
|
4.3
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of February 14, 2003 by and between and
Frontier
Airlines, Inc. as the Issuer, and the Holders of Warrants to Purchase
Common Stock. Portions of this Exhibit have been omitted
excluded from the publicly available document and an order granting
confidential treatment of the excluded material has been
received. (Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated March 25, 2003).
|
31.1*
|
Certification
of President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Airlines Holdings,
Inc. pursuant to Section 302 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
31.2*
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. pursuant
to
Section 302 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
32**
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
Date: July
27, 2007
|
By:
/s/ Paul H. Tate
|
Paul
H. Tate, Senior Vice President and
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
Date: July
27, 2007
|
By:
/s/ Elissa A. Potucek
|
Elissa
A. Potucek, Vice President, Controller,
|
|
Treasurer
and Principal Accounting
Officer
|