Low-cost passenger airline
Frontier Airlines
Get to know the people, places, and operation behind your next move.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Get to know Frontier Airlines.
Frontier focuses on making air travel accessible through low fares. An operations career here is worth exploring if the connection between efficient planning and the journeys people can afford interests you.
WHY CONSIDER FRONTIER AIRLINES?
Picture yourself here.
Explore how a common aircraft family supports a broad low-cost network.
Seasonal demand and varied leisure markets offer an interesting setting for schedule and operations planning.
Career perspectives to explore, not promises of a vacancy, specific duties, benefits, or progression. Ask the employer what applies to the role you are considering.
- Type of operation
- Low-cost passenger airline
- Headquarters
- Denver, Colorado
HOW IT BEGAN
A little history.
Frontier's current business centers on a low-fare passenger network and a standardized Airbus fleet, with newer A320neo-family aircraft driving fleet renewal.
FLEET & NETWORK
The operation behind the name.
- Aircraft types
- Airbus A320-family aircraft, including A320neo and A321neo.
- Reported fleet size
- 165 Airbus single-aisle aircraft at June 30, 2026.
- Main airports / operating bases
- Denver (DEN) and a distributed U.S. base network; consult the current schedule for other operating bases.
- Where they fly
- U.S., Mexico, Caribbean and Central American passenger routes.
Company profile researched October 15, 2026. Fleet figures use the reporting dates and scope shown; aircraft on order are not counted as operating aircraft.
PAY & WORKING LIFE
The details that matter.
- First-year / starting pay
- $82,243yr
- Top pay
- $151632/yr
- License pay / premiums
- None
- Shift patterns
- 4-2, 4-4; 10 hr Shifts
- Annual hours worked
- Not listed
- Union / representation
- TWU
Pay is shown in the source’s stated currency and period. Older entries describe historical terms. Verify current pay, training rates, premiums, and progression with the employer or applicable agreement.
AROUND THE OFFICE
Local income & housing.
- Dispatch office location
- Denver (DEN)
- Local median income (not airline pay)
- $94,781/yr
- Local gross rent / month
- $1,831
Local income and gross rent are figures reported in the source spreadsheet, not airline employee pay. They describe the referenced city or county, not surrounding communities. Gross rent includes rent and renter-paid utilities. Census links may now show newer figures than this snapshot.
Inside the operation
As of September 2025; 10 hr shifts starting at 0430 1230 and 2030
A career link does not indicate an open vacancy. Requirements and benefits may vary by position and agreement.
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