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Oct 2003 - All 737-200s have been withdrawn from service. May 2005 - All 737-300s have been withdrawn from service.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.
Last Update: 6 Feb 2010
Airbus Aircraft
Reg
Name
Type
Photos / Notes
N801FR
Grizzly Bear 'Grizwald'
A318
First aircraft with 'A Whole Different Animal' slogan
N802FR
Elk "Montana"
A318
N803FR
Rabbit "Stu"
A318
N804FR
Kit Fox Cubs "Mo and Jo"
A318
Delivered (Oct 03)
N805FR
Great Gray Owl "Ollie"
A318
Delivered (Apr 04)
N806FR
Bison "Humphrey"
A318
Delivered (May 04)
N807FR
Couger "Charlie"
A318
Delivered (Oct 04)
N808FR
Fawn "Clover"
A318
Delivered (Feb 07)
N809FR
Porcupine
A318
Delivered (Mar 07)
N810FR
Sea Turtle "Sheldon"
A318
Delivered (May 07)
N812FR
Grizzly Bear "Benny"
A318
Delivered (July 07)
N901FR
Wolf "Wally"
A319
Removed from fleet Aug 08
N902FR
Wood Duck "Woody"
A319
N903FR
Orca "Ozzy"
A319
Removed from fleet Aug 08
N904FR
Swan "Grace"
A319
N905FR
Seal "Sherman"
A319
N906FR
Pronghorn "Andy"
A319
N907FR
Mule Deer "Mel"
A319
Removed from fleet Sep 08
N908FR
Heron "Holly"
A319
N909FR
Canada Goose "Lucy"
A319
Removed from fleet May 2008
N910FR
Mountain Lion "Sal"
A319
N912FR
Red Fox "Trixie"
A319
N913FR
Hummingbird 'Hamilton'
A319
Removed from fleet
N914FR
Egret "Stretch"
A319
N915FR
Mustang "Sally"
A319
Removed from fleet Sep 08
N916FR
Mallard Duck 'O'Malley'
A319
Removed from fleet
N917FR
Snowy Owl "Doc"
A319
Removed from fleet May 08
N918FR
Whitetail Deer "Jake"
A319
N919FR
Ocelot "Lance"
A319
First A319 with "A Whole Different Animal" slogan
N920FR
Coyote "Carl"
A319
N921FR
Mountain Goat "Fritz"
A319
N922FR
Red Fox "Foxy"
A319
N923FR
Raccoon "Rudy"
A319
Delivered (Nov 03)
N924FR
Polar Bear Cubs "Klondike and Snow"
A319
Delivered (Dec 03)
N925FR
Dall`s Sheep "Dale"
A319
Delivered (Feb 04)
N926FR
Fawn "Domino"
A319
Delivered (Apr 04)
N927FR
Bottlenose Dolphin "Flip"
A319
Delivered (May 04)
N928FR
Bobcat "Hank"
A319
Delivered (May 04)
N929FR
Lynx "Larry"
A319
Features "Larry" from the Frontier TV commercials.
N930FR
Couger w / Cub "Lola and Max"
A319
Delivered (Jun 04)
N931FR
Black Bear Cub "Jo-Jo"
A319
Delivered (Jun 04)
N932FR
Bald Eagle "Sarge"
A319
Delivered (Jul 04)
N933FR
Wolf "Wally"
A319
Delivered (Jul 04) - was Hawk "Sebastian" - changed to Wolf from N901FR
N934FR
Lynx "L.J."
A319
Delivered (Sep 04)
N935FR
Sea Otter "Hector"
A319
Delivered (Oct 04)
N936FR
Walrus "Earl"
A319
Delivered (Feb 05)
N937FR
Blue Crowned Conure "Carmen"
A319
Delivered (Feb 05)
N938FR
Arctic Fox "Misty"
A319
Delivered (Mar 05)
N939FR
Emperor Penguins 'Jim, Joe, Jay & Gary'
A319
Delivered (May 05)
N940FR
Snowshoe Hare "Jack"
A319
Delivered (May 05)
N941FR
Gray Wolf "Lobo"
A319
Delivered (Jun 05)
N942FR
Bighorn Sheep "Stanley"
A319
Delivered (Jun 05)
N943FR
Deer Fawn "Cloe"
A319
Delivered (Jul 05)
N944FR
Polar Bear & Cub 'Alberta and Clip'
A319
Delivered (Mar 06) Removed from fleet Sep 08
N945FR
Moose "Chocolate"
A319
Delivered (Apr 06)
N946FR
Puffin 'Perry'
A319
Delivered (Jun 06), Removed from fleet 2009
N947FR
Jaguar "Maya"
A319
Delivered (Jun 06)
N948FR
Pelican "Pete"
A319
Delivered (Jul 06)
N949FR
White Ermine "Erma"
A319
Delivered (Aug 06)
N950FR
Dolphin 'Bob'
A319
Delivered (Feb 07) Stored Aug 08, Removed from fleet
