Frontier Airlines retires last Boeing aircraft

Frontier Airlines has retired its last Boeing-made aircraft in its move to an all-Airbus fleet, it said Thursday.

The Denver-based carrier (Nasdaq: FRNT) began moving away from the Boeing 737-300 and 737-200 in 1999 when it agreed to buy 11 new Airbus aircraft, with an option to buy nine more. Since then, Frontier has expanded its order to include another 44 Airbus A319 and A318 aircraft.

Frontier estimates that using a single type of aircraft in its fleet will save the company $11 million a year in maintenance and training expenses.

Frontier is the first airline in the United States that has made the switch to an all-Airbus fleet.The airline offers four daily flights from St. Louis, including one to Cancun, Mexico and three to Denver.

Source: St. Louis Business Journal