Frontier E-190's? Parked at PIT

[jcw]

Does anyone know why there are six E-190's parked at PIT looking like they are being parked for the desert. They are all Frontier aircraft.

 

[X-U]

Does anyone know why there are six E-190's parked at PIT looking like they are being parked for the desert. They are all Frontier aircraft.

Didn't F9 recently scrap a deal with Republic? I beleive that is why they are there.

 

[ManDachine]

Those are E-170's and if my memory is correct they are old Mid Atlantic planes.

 

[jimntx]

Unfortunately, I heard from a friend of mine who is a Frontier f/a that WARN letters went out to a number of their junior f/as yesterday. Don't know how many.

 

[AdAstraPerAspera]

I got my WARN letter last week.

 

[delldude]

If you're interested:

On March 6, 2006 Republic Airlines announced it plans to establish an overnight maintenance facility and flight crew base at Pittsburgh International Airport, creating as many as 140 jobs by the end of 2006.

On January 11, 2007, Frontier Airlines announced it had signed an 11-year service agreement with Republic Airlines. Under the agreement, Republic would operate 17 Embraer 170 aircraft for the Frontier Airlines operations. The first aircraft was placed into service in March 2007, and the last aircraft was expected to be placed into service by December 2008.

On April 23, 2008, Republic Airways Holdings (parent of Republic Airlines) announced the termination of its service agreement with Frontier Airlines, which entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early April 2008. Republic withdrew all of its Embraer 170-series aircraft serving Frontier on or before June 23, 2008. Due to Republic Airways' need for this aircraft type with its other operations and the high demand for this type in the market, it is likely that these aircraft will be repurposed for other RJET subsidiaries or sold

From Wikipedia

 

[X-U]

And now RJET is part of a group of investors providing DIP financing for FRNT. So those A/C will probably be back in DIA eventually.

 

[Poug Darker]

Those airplanes are now flying for Midwest Express. Rep employees just informed that company acquiring two E-190's from Australia to be repainted in Midwest express colors.