Frontier Airlines - The Spirit of the West and now A Whole Different Animal. Frontier is a Denver based airline that has prospered since its inception in 1994. Frontier puts pictures of animals on the tails of its aircraft. The pictures give the airline a unique look and help it stand out in a crowded airline market. Up until 2001 Frontier operated an all 737 and 737 Classic fleet. They have now converted to an Airbus A319 and A318 fleet and a mixed fleet of regional aircraft.

Frontier held a contest to name the animals. The names are added below. (names courtesy of C. King)

Oct 2003 - All 737-200s have been withdrawn from service.
May 2005 - All 737-300s have been withdrawn from service.
Feb 2006 - Frontier announces plans to add more A318s and A319s to the fleet as well as A320s.
Sep 2006 - Frontier announces the purchase of Q400s and the discontinuance of the Horizon CRJ-700 relationship in 2007.
Jan 2007 - Frontier announces a relationship with Republic Airlines to provide ERJ-170 service.
Aug 2007 - The Q400 (DH8-400) aircraft have started to arrive
Feb 2008 - The first A320 delivered.
Apr 2008 - Frontier files for Chapter 11 protection & announces end of Republic ERJ-170 service.

Updated: 27 July 08

Airbus 319 Fleet - same image on both sides of the tail & inside winglets

Reg

Tail & Name

Photos / Info

N901FR

Wolf
"Wally"

N902FR

Wood Duck
"Woody"

N903FR

Orca
"Ozzy"

N904FR

Swan
"Grace"

N905FR

Seal
"Sherman"

N906FR

Pronghorn
"Andy"

N907FR

Mule Deer
"Mel"

N908FR

Heron
"Holly"

N909FR

Canada Goose
"Lucy"

Leaving fleet in May/June 2008

N910FR

Mountain Lion
"Sal"

N912FR

Red Fox
"Trixie"

N913FR

Hummingbird
"Hamilton"

N914FR

Egret
"Stretch"

N915FR

Mustang
"Sally"

N916FR

Mallard Duck
"O'Malley"

N917FR

Snowy Owl
"Doc"

Removed from fleet May 2008

N918FR

Whitetail Deer
"Jake"

N919FR

Ocelot
"Lance"

First A319 with
"A Whole
Different Animal"
slogan

N920FR

Coyote
"Carl"

N921FR

Mountain Goat
"Fritz"

N922FR

Red Fox
"Foxy"

N923FR

Raccoon
"Rudy"

Delivered (Nov 03)

N924FR

Polar Bear Cubs
"Klondike and Snow"

Delivered (Dec 03)

N925FR

Dall's Sheep
"Dale"

Delivered (Feb 04)

N926FR

Fawn
"Domino"

Delivered (Apr 04)

N927FR

Bottlenose Dolphin
"Flip"

Delivered (May 04)

N928FR

Bobcat
"Hank"

Delivered (May 04)

N929FR

Lynx
"Larry"

Features "Larry" from the Frontier TV commercials.
Delivered (Jun 04)

N930FR

Couger w/ Cub
"Lola and Max"

Delivered (Jun 04)

N931FR

Black Bear Cub
"Jo-Jo"

Delivered (Jun 04)

N932FR

Bald Eagle
"Sarge"

Delivered (Jul 04)

N933FR

Hawk
"Sebastian"

Delivered (Jul 04)

N934FR

Lynx
"L.J."

Delivered (Sep 04)

N935FR

Sea Otter
"Hector"

Delivered (Oct 04)

N936FR

Walrus
"Earl"

Delivered (Feb 05)

N937FR

Blue Crowned Conure
"Carmen"

Delivered (Feb 05)

N938FR

Arctic Fox
"Misty"

Delivered (Mar 05)

N939FR

Emperor Penguins
"Jim, Joe, Jay, and Gary"

Delivered (May 05)

N940FR

Snowshoe Hare
"Jack"

Delivered (May 05)

N941FR

Gray Wolf
"Lobo"

Delivered (Jun 05)

N942FR

Bighorn Sheep
"Stanley"

Delivered (Jun 05)

N943FR

Deer Fawn
"Cloe"

Delivered (Jul 05)

N944FR

Polar Bear w/ Cub
"Alberta and Clipper"

Delivered (Mar 06)

N945FR

Moose
"Chocolate"

Delivered (Apr 06)

N946FR

Puffin
"Perry"

Delivered (Jun 06)

N947FR

Jaguar
"Maya"

Delivered (Jun 06)

N948FR

Pelican
"Pete"

Delivered (Jul 06)

N949FR

White Ermine
"Erma"

Delivered (Aug 06)

N950FR

Dolphin
"Bob"

Delivered (Feb 07)

N911FR already in use.

A318 fleet - same images on each side of the tail & inside winglets

Reg

Tail & Name

Photos / Info

N801FR

Grizzly Bear
"Grizwald"

First aircraft with
"A Whole Different Animal" slogan, 2000th aircraft of A320 family delivered

N802FR

Elk
"Montana"

N803FR

Rabbit
"Stu"

N804FR

Kit Fox Cubs
"Mo and Jo"

Delivered (Oct 03)

N805FR

Great Gray Owl
"Ollie"

Delivered (Apr 04)

N806FR

Bison
"Humphrey"

Delivered (May 04)

N807FR

Couger
"Charlie"

Delivered (Oct 04)

N808FR

Fawn
"Clover"

Delivered (Feb 07)

N809FR

Porcupine
"Spike"

Delivered (Mar 07)

N810FR

Sea Turtle
"Sheldon"

Delivered (May 07)

N812FR

Grizzly Bear
"Benny"

Delivered (July 07)

Airbus A320 Fleet - same image on both sides of the tail & inside winglets

Reg

Tail & Winglets

Photos

Notes

N201FR

Caribou
"Prancer"

Delivered (Feb 08)

N202FR

Bighorn Sheep
"Colorado"

Delivered (Mar 08)

ERJ-170 Fleet (operated by Republic Airlines) - same image on both sides of the tail & inside winglets

Ship

Reg

Tail & Winglets

Photos

Notes

701

N871RW

Mountain Goat
"Scooter"

702

N872RW

Swan
"Giselle"

703

N873RW

Brown Owl
"Barney"

704

N874RW

Deer
"Dylan"

Returned to Republic

705

N824MD

Atlantic Puffin
"Paxton"

same as 737 N315FL

706

N826MD

Pronghorn
"Ranger"

707

N823MD

Fox
"Blaze"

same as N611QX

708

N821MD

(Republic c/s)

709

N815MD

Fisher
""

Returned to Republic May 08?

710

N818MD

Flamingo
""

711

N822MD

(Republic c/s)

Has Frontier Ship # on nose gear door but never actually used by Frontier?

712

N810MD

Red Webbed Tree Frog
""


photo: Rafal Szczypek

Returned to Republic May 08?

Q400 Fleet (operated by Lynx Aviation) - same image on both sides of the tail

Reg

Tail

Photos

Notes

N501LX

Lynx "Luke"

N502LX

Wolf "Wolfgang"

N503LX

Mountain Lion "Aspen"

N504LX

Moose "Mickey"

N505LX

Fox "Ginger"

N506LX

Raccoon "Bandit"

Same as N608QX and N921WA

N507LX

Harp Seal "Seymour"

N508LX

Toucan "Tango"

N509LX

Moose "Floyd"

N510LX

Bobcat "Leonard"

* special thanks to S. McBee for Q400 fleet info!

CRJ-700 Fleet (operated by Horizon Air) - same image on both sides of the tail & inside winglets
As of 2008 all Horizon CRJs are returned to Horizon

Reg

Tail & Winglets

Photos

Notes

N601QX

Bald Eagle

Same as N310FL starboard side

N602QX

Bear Cub

Same as N303FL port side

N605QX

Wolf

Same as N316FL starboard side

N608QX

Raccoon

Same as N921WA starboard side

N609QX

Pronghorn

Same as N308FL starboard side

N611QX

Fox

Same as N319FL port side

N616QX

Mountain Goat

Same as N118RW starboard side

N617QX

Elk

Same as N1PC starboard side

(N604QX also flies for Frontier JetExpress but has a white tail)

737-300 fleet - different images on each side of the tail. All 737s are retired from the fleet

Ship
Reg

Tail (L/R)

Photos

301
N578US
(wfu)

Kit Fox Cubs/
Polar Bear Cubs

302
EI-CHH
(wfu)

Mallard/
Mustang

303
N303FL
(wfu)

Grizzly Cub/
Hawk

304
N304FL
(wfu)

Moose/
Red Wolf

305
N305FA
(wfu)

Canadian Lynx

306
N306FL
(wfu)

Snow Hare/
Pelican

307
N307FL
(wfu)

Dolphin/
Dolphin

308
N308FL
(wfu)

Pronghorn/
Pronghorn

309
N309FL
(wfu)

Puffin/
Puffin


photo: Michael Bolden via Blendi Qatipi

310
N310FL
(wfu)

Eagle/
Eagle

311
N311FL
(wfu)

Fawn/
Fawn

312
N312FL
(wfu)

M. Ram/
M. Ram

313
N313FL
(wfu)

Bear/
Bear

314
N314FL
(wfu)

Lynx/
Cat

315
N315FL
(wfu)

Puffin/
Puffin


Photo Jeff Miller

316
N316FL
(wfu)

Fox/
Wolf

317
N317FL
(wfu)

Bison Head/
Bison

318
N318FL
(wfu)

Heron/
Snow Egret

319
N319FL
(wfu)

Fox/
Fox

737 Classic Fleet - different images on each side of the tail (unless noted). All WFU as of Oct 2003.

Ship

Reg

Tail (L/R)

Photos

270

N270FL
(wfu)

Owl / Elk

271

N271FL
(wfu)

Heron / Goose

272

N1PC
(wfu)

Elk

273

N234TR
(wfu)

Mountain Lion


Photo: Tony Zeljeznjak