Originally Posted by spaaks

nope. Repubs tried it when they owned frontier, and were denied. Hence why they kept the (3?) Lynx airplanes and certificate around for a while before they cancelled it. Single engine performance on the Q400 and CR7 are the only airplanes that are approved/make sense for airlines i believe. I've also heard that the FAA is not approving any more airlines for ASE service, so unless you already fly there, you're not gonna.....