In an attempt to revive this thread, I'm posting a post I read from another forum, thought it was a good one.

BP1 writes:

Why so much hate towards Bill Franke? Bill's company has done amazing things with other carriers. The team at Indigo is exceptionally professional and makes keen business decisions. Having worked with Indigo recently on a transaction, I can assure you Bill and his team know what they want, listen to the alternatives, give companies and products a chance to improve their economic impact and then Indigo executes with the best option in the marketplace.

I understand change being difficult, but in looking at Spirit, Wizz and Tiger you need not look far to see the strategy and success behind Indigo's leadership.

Did America West have issues a long time ago? Sure; what company has not? But that was a long time ago, people change, people learn and grow from their mistakes and this is not the 1980's or early 1990's. Indigo would not have the financing for this transaction if they did not know what they are doing. Comparing Lorenzo to Franke is beyond unreasonable and shows the readers of this forum how uneducated your comments really are.

I expect to see a clear and very brand oriented streamlined approach with significant investment and focus in geographically strategic regions of the country. Congratulations to the team at Frontier for a clearer future.

Reference,

Indigo Partners Fund Will Buy F9 — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net