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 (names courtesy of C. King) Oct 2003 - All 737-200s have been withdrawn from service.
May 2005 - All 737-300s have been withdrawn from service.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: Dec 08 |
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Airbus 319 Fleet - same image on both sides of the tail & inside winglets |
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Reg | Tail & Name | Photos / Info | N901FR | Wolf
"Wally" | 
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| Removed from fleet Aug 08 | N902FR | Wood Duck
"Woody" | 
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| N903FR | Orca
"Ozzy" | 
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| Removed from fleet Aug 08 | N904FR | Swan
"Grace" | 
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| N905FR | Seal
"Sherman" | 
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| N906FR | Pronghorn
"Andy" | 
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| N907FR | Mule Deer
"Mel" | 
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| Removed from fleet Sep 08 | N908FR | Heron
"Holly" | 
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| | N909FR | Canada Goose
"Lucy" | 
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| Removed from fleet May 2008 | N910FR | Mountain Lion
"Sal" | 
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| | N912FR | Red Fox
"Trixie" | 
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| | N913FR | Hummingbird
"Hamilton" | 
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| | N914FR | Egret
"Stretch" | 
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| | N915FR | Mustang
"Sally" | 
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| Removed from fleet Sep 08 | N916FR | Mallard Duck
"O'Malley" | 
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| N917FR | Snowy Owl
"Doc" | 
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| Removed from fleet May 08 | N918FR | Whitetail Deer
"Jake" | 
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| | N919FR | Ocelot
"Lance" | 
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| First A319 with
"A Whole
Different Animal"
slogan | N920FR | Coyote
"Carl" | 
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| | N921FR | Mountain Goat
"Fritz" | 
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| | N922FR | Red Fox
"Foxy" | 
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| | N923FR | Raccoon
"Rudy" | 
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| Delivered (Nov 03) | N924FR | Polar Bear Cubs
"Klondike and Snow" | 
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| Delivered (Dec 03) | N925FR | Dall's Sheep
"Dale" | 
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| Delivered (Feb 04) | N926FR | Fawn
"Domino" | 
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| Delivered (Apr 04) | N927FR | Bottlenose Dolphin
"Flip" | 
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| Delivered (May 04) | N928FR | Bobcat
"Hank" | 
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| Delivered (May 04) | N929FR | Lynx
"Larry" | 
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| Features "Larry" from the Frontier TV commercials. Delivered (Jun 04) | N930FR | Couger w/ Cub
"Lola and Max" | 
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| Delivered (Jun 04) | N931FR | Black Bear Cub
"Jo-Jo" | 
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| Delivered (Jun 04) | N932FR | Bald Eagle
"Sarge" | 
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| Delivered (Jul 04) | N933FR | Hawk
"Sebastian" | 
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| Delivered (Jul 04) | N934FR | Lynx
"L.J." | 
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| Delivered (Sep 04) | N935FR | Sea Otter
"Hector" | 
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| Delivered (Oct 04) | N936FR | Walrus
"Earl" | 
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| Delivered (Feb 05) | N937FR | Blue Crowned Conure
"Carmen" | 
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| Delivered (Feb 05) | N938FR | Arctic Fox
"Misty" | 
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| Delivered (Mar 05) | N939FR | Emperor Penguins
"Jim, Joe, Jay, and Gary" | 
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| Delivered (May 05) | N940FR | Snowshoe Hare
"Jack" | 
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| Delivered (May 05) | N941FR | Gray Wolf
"Lobo" | 
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| Delivered (Jun 05) | N942FR | Bighorn Sheep
"Stanley" | 
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| Delivered (Jun 05) | N943FR | Deer Fawn
"Cloe" | 
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| Delivered (Jul 05) | N944FR | Polar Bear w/ Cub
"Alberta and Clipper" | 
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| Delivered (Mar 06) Removed from fleet Sep 08 | N945FR | Moose
"Chocolate" | 
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| Delivered (Apr 06) | N946FR | Puffin
"Perry" | 
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| Delivered (Jun 06) | N947FR | Jaguar
"Maya" | 
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| Delivered (Jun 06) | N948FR | Pelican
"Pete" | 
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| Delivered (Jul 06) | N949FR | White Ermine
"Erma" | 
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| Delivered (Aug 06) | N950FR | Dolphin
"Bob" | 
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| Delivered (Feb 07) Stored Aug 08 |
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A318 fleet - same images on each side of the tail & inside winglets |
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Reg | Tail & Name | Photos / Info | N801FR | Grizzly Bear
"Grizwald" | 
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| First aircraft with
"A Whole Different Animal" slogan, 2000th aircraft of A320 family delivered | N802FR | Elk
"Montana" | 
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| | N803FR | Rabbit
"Stu" | 
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| | N804FR | Kit Fox Cubs
"Mo and Jo" | 
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| Delivered (Oct 03) | N805FR | Great Gray Owl
"Ollie" | 
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| Delivered (Apr 04) | N806FR | Bison
"Humphrey" | 
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| Delivered (May 04) | N807FR | Couger
"Charlie" | 
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| Delivered (Oct 04) | N808FR | Fawn
"Clover" | 
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| Delivered (Feb 07) | N809FR | Porcupine
"Spike" | 
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| Delivered (Mar 07) | N810FR | Sea Turtle
"Sheldon" | 
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| Delivered (May 07) | N812FR | Grizzly Bear
"Benny" | 
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| Delivered (July 07) |
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Airbus A320 Fleet - same image on both sides of the tail & inside winglets |
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Reg | Tail & Winglets | Photos | Notes | N201FR | Caribou
"Prancer" | 
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| Delivered (Feb 08) | N202FR | Bighorn Sheep
"Colorado" | 
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| Delivered (Mar 08) |
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ERJ-170 Fleet (operated by Republic Airlines) - same image on both sides of the tail & inside winglets
As of 2008 all Replublic ERJs are returned to Republic |
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Ship | Reg | Tail & Winglets | Photos | Notes | 701 | N871RW | Mountain Goat
"Scooter" | 
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| | 702 | N872RW | Swan
"Giselle" | 
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| | 703 | N873RW | Brown Owl
"Barney" | 
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| | 704 | N874RW | Deer
"Dylan" | 
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| 705 | N824MD | Atlantic Puffin
"Paxton" | 
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| same as 737 N315FL | 706 | N826MD | Pronghorn
"Ranger" | 
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| | 707 | N823MD | Fox
"Blaze" | 
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| same as N611QX | 708 | N821MD | (Republic c/s) | 
| | | 709 | N815MD | Fisher
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| | 710 | N818MD | Flamingo
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| | 712 | N810MD | Red Webbed Tree Frog
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photo: Rafal Szczypek
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Q400 Fleet (operated by Lynx Aviation) - same image on both sides of the tail |
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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" | | |
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* special thanks to S. McBee for Q400 fleet info! |
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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 |
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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 |
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(N604QX also flies for Frontier JetExpress but has a white tail) |
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737-300 fleet - different images on each side of the tail. All 737s are retired from the fleet |
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Reg | Tail (L/R) | Photos | 301
N578US
(wfu) | Kit Fox Cubs/
Polar Bear Cubs | 
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| 302
EI-CHH
(wfu) | Mallard/
Mustang | 
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N303FL
(wfu) | Grizzly Cub/
Hawk | 
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N304FL
(wfu) | Moose/
Red Wolf | 
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| | | 305
N305FA
(wfu) | Canadian Lynx | 
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| 306
N306FL
(wfu) | Snow Hare/
Pelican | 
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| 307
N307FL
(wfu) | Dolphin/
Dolphin | 
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| 308
N308FL
(wfu) | Pronghorn/
Pronghorn | 
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| | | 309
N309FL
(wfu) | Puffin/
Puffin | | | | 
photo: Michael Bolden via Blendi Qatipi
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N310FL
(wfu) | Eagle/
Eagle | 
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| | | 311
N311FL
(wfu) | Fawn/
Fawn | 
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| 312
N312FL
(wfu) | M. Ram/
M. Ram | 
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| 313
N313FL
(wfu) | Bear/
Bear | 
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N314FL
(wfu) | Lynx/
Cat | 
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| 315
N315FL
(wfu) | Puffin/
Puffin | 
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Photo Jeff Miller
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| 316
N316FL
(wfu) | Fox/
Wolf | 
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| 317
N317FL
(wfu) | Bison Head/
Bison | 
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| | | 318
N318FL
(wfu) | Heron/
Snow Egret | 
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| 319
N319FL
(wfu) | Fox/
Fox | 
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737 Classic Fleet - different images on each side of the tail (unless noted). All WFU as of Oct 2003. |
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Ship | Reg | Tail (L/R) | Photos | 270 | N270FL
(wfu) | Owl / Elk | 
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| 271 | N271FL
(wfu) | Heron / Goose | 
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| 272 | N1PC
(wfu) | Elk | 
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| | 273 | N234TR
(wfu) | Mountain Lion | 
Photo: Tony Zeljeznjak
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Photo: James Richard Covington, Jr
| | 274 | N237TR
(wfu) | Hummingbird
(same both sides) | 
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| | 275 | N921WA
(wfu) | Raccoon | 
Photo: Tony Zeljeznjak
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Photo: James Richard Covington, Jr
| | 276 | N118RW
(wfu) | Mountain Goat | 
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Frontier also operated the following 737-200s: N205AU - Red Fox / Raccoon
N207AU - Wolf / Bear Cub
N212US - Bison / Ram
N214AU - Mountain Goat / Fawn
N217US - Eagle / Cougar |
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