Originally Posted by
utedrummer
Whats the deal with F9? Growing or falling? Was Lynx a bad move for them?
Reduced growth from around 10% to about 4% for 2008. Restructuring route system to focus on profit goals. Sold 4 old A-318s and A-319s and added 2 A-320s. Possibly trying to get rid of all the A-318s and replace them with A-320s. All future aircraft orders are A-320s.
Lynx has taken a massive toll on F9's balance sheet and operational numbers, and has been a huge short-term drag on the company. Long-term, they believe Lynx will prove its worth and contribute to the operation. Republic operates the jetexpress operation with E-170s but sounds like they want to bring E-170 flying in-house with either mainline or Lynx???
Management wants international operations as primary goal, probably through code-share or possibly in-house.
Fuel kicking everyone's butt, so future plans will evolve around fuel price for Frontier and every other airline.