Frontier Airlines 2008 Annual Report Download - page 16

Maintenance of Aircraft and Training
Using a combination of Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) certified maintenance vendors and our own personnel and
facilities, we maintain our aircraft on a scheduled and "as-needed" basis. We emphasize preventive maintenance and inspect our
aircraft engines and airframes as required. We have maintenance agreements for engines, auxiliary power units (“APU”) and other
airframe components for our CRJ-200 aircraft, which will cover the aircraft during the short-term lease period of two to three years.
For our E140/145 aircraft, we have agreements to maintain the engines, APUs, avionics and wheels and brakes through October 2012,
June 2013, December 2014 and June 2014, respectively. For our E170/175 aircraft, we have agreements to maintain the avionics,
wheels and brakes and engines through December 2014, February 2017 and December 2014, respectively. Under these agreements,
we are charged for covered services based on a fixed rate for each flight hour or flight cycle accumulated by the engines or airframes
in our service during each month. The rates are subject to annual revisions, generally based on certain Bureau of Labor Statistics' labor
and material indices.
We believe these agreements, coupled with our ongoing maintenance program, reduce the likelihood of unexpected levels of
engine, APU, avionics and wheels and brakes maintenance expense during their term.
We perform our heavy and routine maintenance projects at our facilities in Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, Pittsburgh
and St. Louis, and we perform routine maintenance services from select line maintenance stations.
All mechanics and avionics specialists employed by us have appropriate training and experience and hold required licenses
issued by the FAA. We provide periodic in-house and outside training for our maintenance and flight personnel and also take
advantage of manufacturers’ training programs that are offered when acquiring new aircraft.
We have an agreement with Flight Safety International to provide for aircraft simulator training for our pilots. We have no
current plans to acquire our own simulator in the near term and believe that Flight Safety or other third party vendors will be able to
provide us with adequate and cost effective flight simulator training to provide training for our pilots.
Employees
As of December 31, 2008, we employed approximately 4,520 full-time equivalent employees. The following is a table of our
principal collective bargaining agreements and their respective amendable dates as of December 31, 2008:
Employee
Group
Approximate Number
of Full-Time
Equivalent Employees Representing Union Amendable Date
Pilots 1,850
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division Local
747 October 2007
Flight Attendants 1,440
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division Local
210 September 2009
Dispatchers 70 Transport Workers Union of America Local 540 June 2012
As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately 920 maintenance technicians and other maintenance related personnel, who
are not currently represented by any union, and approximately 240 administration and support personnel. Because of the high level of
unionization among our employees we are subject to risks of work interruption or stoppage and/or the incurrence of additional
expenses associated with union representation of our employees. We have never experienced any work stoppages or other job actions
and generally consider our relationship with our employees to be good.
Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth information regarding our current executive officers, directors and key employees as of
December 31, 2008:
Name Age Position
Bryan K. Bedford 47 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert H. Cooper 49 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Wayne C. Heller 50 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Lawrence J. Cohen 53 Director
Douglas J. Lambert 51 Director
Mark E. Landesman 48 Director
Mark L. Plaumann 53 Director
Source: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC, 10-K, March 16, 2009 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠