Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is an American airline company offering low fare flights. It has roughly 60 destinations mostly throughout the US and a few international destinations. The company was incorporated on February 8, 1994, and started flight operations on July 5, 1994. The group of owners included the old executives of a ceased airline company with the same name. (Frontier Airlines 1950-1986) The company has over 3,000 employees who operate more than 275 flights a day by over 65 aircraft. This American airline is a proud recipient of 2015’s Diamond award of Maintenance and Excellence by Federal Aviation administration. Moreover, they were renowned as the industry’s most fuel-efficient airline by International Council on Clean Transportation.…

At Frontier airlines Sue and Richard and the other employees were only given 7 minutes to clean around 200 seats. In my Opinion, the definition of clean is to sterilize it by using some type of cleaning solution to remove the germs left behind from the previous passengers. After all they were sitting, sleeping, and eating in the same seat from about 5 hours to anywhere to 14 hours and up. I think some type of actual cleaning needs to be in place instead of just picking up trash and maybe giving…

1) The three companies I’m choosing to discuss are Comcast, Ford and Frontier Airlines. 2) I think that Comcast fits a monopolistic model and Ford and Frontier fit an oligopolistic model. 3) The single most important factor in deciding whether or not each company is an oligopoly or a monopoly is the competition. In the case of Comcast, they get to be the sole cable provider in the regions they serve, and as such, can charge a much higher price. For Ford and Frontier, they both face stiff…

success of America is the Myth of the Frontier. As debatably the lasting of American myths, with roots in colonial times and a commanding enduring presence in modern culture, the Frontier Myth instilled Americans with the ideas of the perennial rebirth, fluidity of life, new opportunities, and continuous touch with the simplicity of primitive society. This Myth of the Frontier is the “intelligible mask of that enigma called the national character” of America (Richard Slotkin). The exposition of…

The American Frontier marks the origin of American History. European settlement on the Atlantic Coast and eastern rivers eventually led to the westward expansion that created the United States we know today. Historian Frederick Jackson Turner wrote a thesis regarding the frontier and gives an in depth explanation of how the American frontier is the most influential aspect of American History. His frontier thesis, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," was delivered in 1893 and…

In the article, “The More Factor”, by Laurence Shames he explains how historically Americans developed a desire for “more” as the people became a custom to economic growth. The author describes the relationship between the frontier and American consciousness. This is seen as he first provides a historical explanation from the 19th century. He gives us an insight of how historically way of life has changed however, he shows how people are still believing that the country will keep on growing.…

Wild Mustangs: The Spirit of the West Known for their style and muscle, Ford Mustangs are symbols of the American spirit. But what prompted them to be viewed in such a way? The answer lies in the animal that bears the same name. The breed of horse known as the mustang has roamed the U.S. and Canada for centuries, hiding away in the Rockies. These feral horses have captured the hearts of Americans from all walks of life, praised for their perseverant survival and the incredible history of the…

August 2009, Southwest Airlines won the top spot for the fourth year in a row in Logistic Management Magazine’s “Quest for Quality” awards, for which it earned the highest scores in the Ontime Performance, Value, and Customer Service categories (“Southwest Airlines Cargo Earns 2009 Quest for Quality Award,” 2009). Southwest has scored higher than the overall weighted industry for 13 consecutive years, as well (“Southwest Airlines Cargo Earns 2009 Quest for Quality Award,” 2009). In addition,…

In “The Significance of the Frontier In American History” by Frederick Jackson Turner, written in 1893 he expounds strongly the importance of the frontier. In his thesis, he outlines that the frontier shaped and molded men into the embodiments of “Americanism”. These were people in a new world that Turner referred to as Americans that receive great traits all due to the encounter of the frontier. This statement made by Turner has been supported by several historians and to this day still holds…

Jackson Jr. International Terminal. With the Federal Aviation Administration forecasting that international traffic will increase by more than 30 percent over the next four years to 13 million in 2015, and then the new terminal will support the ever-changing needs of our airline partners and our customers for years to come. (Reed, 2015) Boasting in 2013 94.4 million passengers and 911,074 take-offs and landings. (FAA, 2015) So despite a slight drop in passengers and operations in year over year…