Frontier Airlines Employee Data and Analysis
Frontier Airlines
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Traffic Indicies  
Stage Length in Miles (for SLA purposes)                447               611               691               779               812               835               863               849               863               953               939               904               926               923
Seats Per Departure (for SDA purposes)               110               118               123               126               129               132               134               131               132               126               123               123               129               132
Price Per Gallon of Fuel  $             -    $             -    $             -    $          0.53  $          0.54  $          1.11  $          0.78  $          2.15  $          0.89  $          1.30  $          1.82  $          2.07  $          2.27  $          3.59
Airborne Hours / Block Hours 87% 88% 69% 89% 86% 89% 88% 86% 86% 80% 90% 85% 84% 85%
Outsourcing Indicies  
Maintenance $'s Outsourced 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 72.7% 58.4% 53.3% 54.0% 52.3% 52.8% 56.8% 51.2% 54.8% 56.0% 60.2%
Other Outsourcing as % of  Total Exp. (ex-Fuel) 15.7% 11.4% 8.9% 10.7% 11.4% 11.4% 8.8% 7.7% 7.7% 5.3% 4.7% 4.9% 4.9% 4.4%
Transport Related Expense (000)  $             43  $             93  $           101  $           138  $           222  $           278  $           295  $           327  $           334  $      83,820  $     103,490  $     111,377  $     137,070  $      91,459
Productivity Measures (unadjusted)  
Block Hours Per Employee Per Month
Pilots & Co-Pilots (note: Includes Flight Engineers where applicable)              76.2              60.1              40.1              36.6              38.9              40.0              49.6              50.0              46.4              58.7              55.4              58.2              61.6              46.1
Flight Attendants (note: Avg Crew = 1 FA per 50 seats)              31.0              24.9              69.9              74.5              97.9            121.5              52.8              49.2              50.5              52.4              45.3              53.5              56.1              42.7
Maintenance            114.3            105.2              73.1              74.8              34.0              29.8              31.7              36.9              47.5              71.5              49.2              52.2              51.8              38.8
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling              15.4              19.1              17.4              10.4               9.4              11.8               7.9               9.9               8.2               9.2              10.4              10.9               8.4               6.3
Other              36.4              50.6              52.6              48.7              40.2              34.6              36.4              39.8              42.3              44.6              49.2              52.7              47.8              35.8
Total               4.9               4.7               4.8               3.9               3.6               3.9               3.6               4.0               3.8               4.3               4.3               4.7               4.2               3.6
ASMs Per Employee (000)
Pilots & Co-Pilots       17,068.9       14,379.3         6,286.2         6,107.0         6,925.5         7,383.0       14,908.2       13,308.0       13,803.0       15,860.6       15,350.2       16,019.7       17,876.5       13,453.1
Flight Attendants         6,288.5         5,032.7       14,368.4       15,869.4       21,433.9       26,923.5       12,096.1       10,111.0       11,518.2       11,296.2       10,331.2       12,005.6       12,585.0         9,471.0
Maintenance       51,206.7       50,327.4       36,947.3       40,261.1       19,241.8       17,482.8       19,424.0       19,910.8       28,600.2       38,897.9       27,529.2       28,906.1       30,107.7       22,657.9
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling         6,893.2         9,150.4         8,788.4         5,617.8         5,299.8         6,915.3         4,866.1         5,359.0         4,970.3         5,024.2         5,790.1         6,058.3         4,866.6         3,662.4
Other       16,293.0       24,231.7       26,623.8       26,194.0       22,728.6       20,294.1       22,291.4       21,480.6       25,470.4       24,283.7       27,529.2       29,147.0       27,781.5       20,907.2
Total         2,199.1         2,248.3         2,430.1         2,121.1         2,065.0         2,314.3         2,182.4         2,155.2         2,268.8         2,365.6         2,426.1         2,601.1         2,411.4         2,114.5
Employees Per Aircraft
Pilots & Co-Pilots (Crews)               3.9               5.6               7.6               7.6               8.8               9.8               7.3              12.4               6.7               6.4               6.4               6.4               6.2               8.1
Flight Attendants (Crews)               9.6              13.6               4.4               3.7               3.5               3.2               6.8              12.6               6.2               7.2               7.8               7.0               6.8               8.7
Maintenance (Inhouse)               2.6               3.2               4.2               3.7              10.1              13.1              11.3              16.8               6.6               5.3               7.2               7.2               7.4               9.6
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling (Inhouse)              19.4              17.7              17.6              26.6              36.7              33.1              45.3              62.4              37.8              40.9              34.0              34.3              45.5              59.2
Other (Inhouse)               8.2               6.7               5.8               5.7               8.6              11.3               9.9              15.6               7.4               8.5               7.2               7.1               8.0              10.4
Total              60.8              71.9              63.7              70.5              94.1              98.9            101.0            155.2              82.7              87.0              81.3              79.8              91.9            102.5
Passengers Per Employee
Pilots & Co-Pilots          14,558          14,103            4,438            4,298            4,450            5,288            9,548            9,608          10,370          11,878          12,270          13,640          14,773          11,707
Flight Attendants            5,364            4,936          10,144          11,168          13,772          19,285            7,747            7,300            8,654            8,460            8,258          10,222          10,400            8,242
Maintenance          43,675          49,361          26,084          28,333          12,364          12,523          12,440          14,376          21,488          29,131          22,005          24,613          24,881          19,717
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling            5,879            8,975            6,205            3,953            3,405            4,953            3,116            3,869            3,734            3,763            4,628            5,158            4,022            3,187
Other          13,897          23,766          18,796          18,433          14,604          14,537          14,276          15,509          19,136          18,186          22,005          24,818          22,958          18,194
Total            1,876            2,205            1,716            1,493            1,327            1,658            1,398            1,556            1,705            1,772            1,939            2,215            1,993            1,840
Productivity Measures Revenue  
Passenger Revenue Per Employee (000)
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $     1,276.8  $     1,155.6  $        453.5  $        512.0  $        599.7  $        791.6  $     1,365.0  $     1,141.3  $     1,141.4  $     1,239.7  $     1,346.3  $     1,453.5  $     1,580.0  $     1,333.8
Flight Attendants  $        470.4  $        404.5  $     1,036.7  $     1,330.5  $     1,856.1  $     2,886.6  $     1,107.5  $        867.1  $        952.5  $        883.0  $        906.1  $     1,089.3  $     1,112.3  $        939.0
Maintenance  $     3,830.4  $     4,044.7  $     2,665.7  $     3,375.5  $     1,666.3  $     1,874.4  $     1,778.5  $     1,707.6  $     2,365.1  $     3,040.4  $     2,414.4  $     2,622.7  $     2,661.0  $     2,246.4
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling  $        515.6  $        735.4  $        634.1  $        471.0  $        458.9  $        741.4  $        445.5  $        459.6  $        411.0  $        392.7  $        507.8  $        549.7  $        430.1  $        363.1
Other  $     1,218.8  $     1,947.5  $     1,920.9  $     2,196.1  $     1,968.2  $     2,175.9  $     2,041.0  $     1,842.2  $     2,106.3  $     1,898.1  $     2,414.4  $     2,644.6  $     2,455.4  $     2,072.8
Total  $        164.5  $        180.7  $        175.3  $        177.8  $        178.8  $        248.1  $        199.8  $        184.8  $        187.6  $        184.9  $        212.8  $        236.0  $        213.1  $        209.6
Salary and Benefits  
Average Salary
Management and All Other  $      60,306  $      66,039  $      68,883  $      61,973  $      48,081  $      59,038  $      84,699  $      83,804  $      89,540  $      70,570  $      68,596  $      79,451  $      79,689  $      52,173
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $             -    $             -    $             -    $      27,592  $      29,091  $      37,516  $     102,065  $     109,865  $     110,417  $     112,256  $      99,879  $     102,726  $     108,905  $      76,360
Flight Attendants  $      30,583  $      23,754  $      65,199  $             (0)  $             (0)  $          (967)  $       (5,184)  $       (5,562)  $       (6,475)  $      10,169  $      24,189  $      28,256  $      29,273  $      22,253
Maintenance  $      35,327  $      46,929  $      46,165  $      49,550  $      39,068  $      40,960  $      56,577  $      70,001  $      81,986  $      95,249  $      63,319  $      60,804  $      59,873  $      43,473
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling  $      15,838  $      19,107  $      19,821  $      14,941  $      14,325  $      23,679  $      12,593  $      15,299  $      15,861  $      21,296  $      28,581  $      25,923  $      20,357  $      16,078
Total  $      26,884  $      24,438  $      26,571  $      23,337  $      23,667  $      32,873  $      35,526  $      39,931  $      39,827  $      42,440  $      45,881  $      47,478  $      42,984  $      36,263
Other Compensation Per Employee (All Employees)
Benefits, Pensions and Payroll Taxes
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $             -    $             -    $             -    $           779  $        1,010  $        1,708  $        5,750  $        7,215  $        6,038  $        6,133  $        6,058  $        5,823  $        8,171  $        6,079
All Others  $             -    $             -    $             -    $        2,118  $        6,111  $        8,826  $        5,571  $        5,701  $        6,815  $        5,987  $        6,939  $        6,637  $        4,922  $        4,210
Total  $        3,442  $        2,000  $        1,620  $        1,653  $        4,590  $        6,595  $        5,597  $        5,947  $        6,687  $        6,009  $        6,800  $        6,505  $        5,361  $        4,504
Personnel
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $             -    $             -    $             -    $        2,852  $        2,955  $        3,975  $        9,436  $        9,498  $        8,277  $        9,025  $        7,865  $        8,509  $      10,064  $        7,231
Flight Attendents  $        6,715  $        4,385  $      16,636  $      16,287  $      19,760  $      29,704  $      13,245  $      11,179  $      10,934  $      11,491  $      11,084  $      12,302  $      13,397  $        9,382
Payroll Taxes
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $             -    $             -    $             -    $        2,255  $        2,325  $        2,986  $        7,424  $        7,733  $        7,603  $        8,104  $        6,267  $        6,534  $        6,712  $        5,470
All Others  $             -    $             -    $             -    $        1,753  $        1,790  $        2,578  $        2,002  $        2,177  $        2,181  $        2,538  $        2,932  $        2,974  $        2,609  $        2,398
Raw Data  
Number of Months 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Number of Days 365 366 365 365 365 366 365 365 365 366 365 365 365 365
P10- Employee Count Data  
Sum of General Management                  8                  8                  8                  8                29                33                31                34                41                45                45                50                58                58
Sum of Pilots and Co-Pilots                42                91               112               138               201               225               308               384               483               538               594               652               704               704
Sum of Other Flight Personnel                 -                   -                 176               218               288               322                  6                  5                  6                  4                  5                  3                 -                   -  
Sum of Passenger and General Services               114               260               126               137               158               150               387               512               586               761               890               874            1,000            1,000
Sum of Maintenance                14                26                49                54               176               231               241               260               236               221               334               363               418               418
Sum of AC Handling 1               104               143               206                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Aircraft Handling                 -                   -                   -                 387                  7                16               149               173               197               179                78                78               255               255
Sum of Aircraft Control                 -                   -                   -                   -                  13                13                36                30                37                45                41                47                30                30
Sum of Passenger Handling                 -                   -                   -                   -                 619               555               777               763            1,124            1,487            1,469            1,607            2,301            2,301
Sum of Cargo Handling                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Trainees and Instructors                 -                    1                 -                   -                  11                15                16                20                29                31                  7                15                53                53
Sum of Stats                14                22                30                25                48                59                96               119               142               167               177               181               184               184
Sum of Traffic Solicitors                10                16                19                20                31                36                14                11                12                11                17                19                23                23
Sum of Other                20                15                19                38                59                89                84                91                82               145               133               145               193               193
Sum of Transport Related                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Total               326               582               745            1,025            1,640            1,745            2,145            2,402            2,975            3,634            3,790            4,034            5,219            4,479
P6- Objective Grouping Operating Expense Data  
Sum of Salaries-General Management Personnel (000)  $        1,274  $        1,372  $        1,614  $        1,897  $        2,924  $        3,806  $        5,740  $        5,396  $        5,582  $        6,073  $        6,721  $      14,015  $      19,159  $      11,744
Sum of Salaries-Flight Personnel (000)  $        3,487  $        6,176  $        8,215  $        9,823  $      14,225  $      20,376  $      30,042  $      39,890  $      50,199  $      68,581  $      81,356  $      91,981  $     105,942  $      76,010
Sum of Salaries-Maintenance Labor (000)  $           495  $        1,220  $        2,262  $        2,676  $        6,876  $        9,462  $      13,635  $      18,200  $      19,349  $      21,050  $      21,148  $      22,072  $      25,027  $      18,172
Sum of Salaries-Aircraft And Traffic Handling Personnel (000)  $        1,647  $        2,732  $        4,083  $        5,782  $        9,154  $      13,829  $      12,114  $      14,779  $      21,539  $      36,438  $      45,387  $      44,899  $      52,644  $      41,579
Sum of Salaries-Other Personnel (000)  $        1,862  $        2,723  $        3,621  $        3,743  $        5,635  $        9,891  $      14,673  $      17,650  $      21,817  $      22,084  $      19,277  $      18,560  $      21,562  $      14,916
Sum of Salaries-Total (000)  $        8,764  $      14,223  $      19,795  $      23,920  $      38,813  $      57,363  $      76,204  $      95,915  $     118,486  $     154,226  $     173,889  $     191,527  $     224,333  $     162,421
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Personnel Expense (000)  $           765  $        1,140  $        2,096  $        3,247  $        4,567  $        6,630  $        8,089  $        9,419  $      10,455  $      13,636  $      14,576  $      16,325  $      20,483  $      14,473
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Employee Benefits And Pensions (000)  $        1,122  $        1,164  $        1,207  $        1,694  $        7,528  $      11,508  $      12,006  $      14,284  $      19,895  $      21,836  $      25,770  $      26,241  $      27,977  $      20,173
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Payroll Taxes (000)  $           833  $        1,311  $        1,811  $        1,976  $        3,197  $        4,721  $        5,997  $        7,391  $        9,141  $      12,241  $      13,110  $      14,328  $      16,505  $      12,905
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Total (000)  $        2,720  $        3,615  $        5,114  $        6,917  $      15,292  $      22,859  $      26,092  $      31,093  $      39,491  $      47,712  $      53,456  $      56,894  $      64,964  $      47,551
Sum of Total Salaries And Related Fringe Benefits (000)  $      11,485  $      17,838  $      24,910  $      30,837  $      54,106  $      80,222  $     102,296  $     127,008  $     157,978  $     201,938  $     227,345  $     248,420  $     289,297  $     209,973
Sum of Services Purchased-Advertising And Other Promotions (000)  $        1,685  $        2,288  $        4,308  $        4,553  $        5,128  $        5,220  $      11,696  $        7,037  $        8,317  $      14,243  $      13,485  $      17,159  $      15,915  $        6,825
Sum of Services Purchased-Communication (000)  $        3,184  $        2,892  $        6,980  $        7,772  $      10,825  $      13,441  $      17,559  $      20,696  $      24,168  $      30,118  $      28,494  $      39,933  $      42,938  $      35,267
Sum of Services Purchased-Insurance (000)  $        2,419  $        3,047  $        3,367  $        3,426  $        3,705  $        4,941  $        5,497  $      14,323  $      13,979  $      15,098  $      15,330  $      16,442  $      15,365  $      10,960
Sum of Services Purchased-Outside Flight Equipment Maintenance (000)  $        5,923  $      15,516  $      21,716  $      25,716  $      26,390  $      32,886  $      39,251  $      36,368  $      38,289  $      47,795  $      38,682  $      46,550  $      55,412  $      46,683
Sum of Services Purchased-Traffic Commissions -Passenger (000)  $        3,645  $        6,712  $        7,655  $        9,128  $      14,306  $      14,560  $      13,175  $        6,731  $        3,473  $        5,077  $        8,516  $      12,000  $      19,760  $      11,911
Sum of Services Purchased-Traffic Commissions-Cargo (000)  $             -    $             24  $             65  $           209  $           330  $           337  $           362  $           361  $           360  $           360  $           368  $           457  $           428  $           293
Sum of Services Purchased-Other Services (000)  $      10,135  $      13,554  $      14,031  $      17,171  $      26,981  $      35,438  $      32,770  $      31,627  $      36,656  $      35,108  $      33,746  $      39,947  $      46,289  $      30,053
Sum of Services Purchased-Total (000)  $      26,991  $      44,031  $      58,120  $      67,974  $      87,665  $     106,822  $     120,309  $     117,142  $     125,241  $     147,799  $     138,619  $     172,489  $     196,108  $     141,994
Sum of Transport Related Expense (000) 42.87 92.62 100.84 137.55 221.83 277.5 294.92 327.3 333.83 83819.69 103489.91 111376.64 137070.48 91458.77
Sum of Total Operating Expense (000)  $      64,428  $     118,401  $     157,875  $     182,320  $     266,141  $     369,550  $     426,576  $     472,713  $     565,127  $     824,202  $     962,350  $  1,144,178  $  1,344,190  $  1,159,220
T1 & T2- Traffic Data  
Sum of RPMs 3.47E+08 7.83E+08 1.03E+09 1.29E+09 2.00E+09 2.60E+09 2.71E+09 3.06E+09 4.65E+09 6.31E+09 7.29E+09 8.36E+09 9.89E+09 7.80E+09
Sum of ASMs 7.17E+08 1.31E+09 1.81E+09 2.17E+09 3.39E+09 4.04E+09 4.68E+09 5.18E+09 6.75E+09 8.60E+09 9.19E+09 1.05E+10 1.26E+10 9.47E+09
Sum of Miles 6.49E+06 1.11E+07 1.47E+07 1.72E+07 2.62E+07 3.05E+07 3.50E+07 3.95E+07 5.11E+07 6.81E+07 7.49E+07 8.51E+07 9.73E+07 7.20E+07
Sum of Depts          14,509          18,126          21,319          22,097          32,259          36,517          40,563          46,446          59,239          71,414          79,779          94,152        105,087          78,023
Sum of Airborne Hours          16,614          28,774          29,737          43,058          61,901          73,493          80,392          99,292        116,035        152,083        176,846        193,524        217,908        165,142
Sum of Block Hours          19,202          32,808          42,961          48,501          71,789          82,624          91,772        115,193        134,414        189,607        197,283        227,496        259,989        194,788
Sum of AC Days            1,957            2,963            4,269            5,303            6,360            6,455            7,753            5,648          13,127          15,296          17,024          18,453          20,735          15,953
Sum of Gallons 1.36E+07 2.54E+07 3.09E+07 4.22E+07 5.31E+07 5.23E+07 7.05E+07 2.97E+07 9.86E+07 1.22E+08 1.38E+08 1.56E+08 1.80E+08 1.33E+08
Sum of Passengers        611,451      1,283,378      1,278,127      1,529,975      2,176,024      2,892,792      2,997,968      3,737,673      5,071,163      6,437,921      7,349,742      8,934,447    10,400,172      8,241,899
P12- Profit and Loss Statement  
Sum of Pax Rev (000) -5.36E+04 -1.05E+05 -1.31E+05 -1.82E+05 -2.93E+05 -4.33E+05 -4.29E+05 -4.44E+05 -5.58E+05 -6.72E+05 -8.06E+05 -9.52E+05 -1.11E+06 -9.39E+05
Sum of Charter Pax (000)  $          (276)  $             -    $            (27)  $          (584)  $          (313)  $          (549)  $       (1,095)  $       (1,277)  $       (2,483)  $       (4,552)  $       (9,294)  $       (9,346)  $     (10,008)  $     (11,567)
Sum of Transport Related Rev (000)  $          (196)  $          (452)  $       (1,752)  $       (1,138)  $       (1,539)  $       (2,038)  $       (2,192)  $       (3,339)  $       (4,663)  $     (85,959)  $    (114,281)  $    (131,539)  $    (168,283)  $     (86,248)
Sum of Cargo Rev (000)  $          (295)  $          (432)  $          (861)  $       (1,800)  $       (3,023)  $       (3,364)  $       (3,400)  $       (4,297)  $       (4,627)  $       (6,202)  $       (7,891)  $       (9,946)  $     (10,850)  $       (9,974)
Sum of Total Rev (000) -5.59E+04 -1.10E+05 -1.38E+05 -1.92E+05 -3.07E+05 -4.51E+05 -4.47E+05 -4.65E+05 -5.90E+05 -7.87E+05 -9.60E+05 -1.13E+06 -1.33E+06 -1.07E+06
P52- Functional Grouping Operating Expense Data  
Sum of Pilots And Copilots (000)  $        6,184  $        8,963  $      13,097  $      21,030  $      28,163  $      35,644  $      49,750  $      59,827  $      67,285  $      76,669  $      53,757
Sum of Other Flight Personnel (000)  $        3,639  $        5,263  $        7,424  $      11,019  $      14,575  $      18,350  $      11,093  $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -  
Sum of Trainees And Instructors (000)  $              4  $           155  $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           941  $        1,111  $           844  $           779  $           532
Sum of Personnel Expenses (000)  $        1,015  $        1,445  $        2,174  $        2,963  $        3,695  $        4,048  $        4,891  $        4,711  $        5,573  $        7,085  $        5,091
Sum of Employee Benefits And Pensions (000)  $           277  $           494  $           934  $        1,805  $        2,807  $        2,952  $        3,324  $        3,629  $        3,814  $        5,753  $        4,279
Sum of Taxes-Payroll (000)  $           803  $        1,137  $        1,633  $        2,331  $        3,008  $        3,718  $        4,392  $        3,754  $        4,280  $        4,725  $        3,851
Sum of Total Flight Equipment Maintenance (Memo) (000)  $      35,377  $      45,211  $      61,656  $      72,674  $      69,521  $      72,556  $      84,183  $      75,587  $      84,920  $      98,981  $      77,504
Sum of Flying Operations-Aircraft Fuels (000)  $      22,540  $      28,831  $      58,205  $      54,685  $      64,045  $      87,816  $     158,905  $     250,181  $     322,916  $     408,600  $     477,787