Interview with Frontier Airlines President & CEO

Frontier Airlines President & CEO Barry Biffle has more than 20 years of aviation industry management experience, including key roles pioneering the ultra LCC model in North and South America. Prior to taking the role leading Frontier, he served as CEO at VivaColombia in 2013 and 2014. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Spirit Airlines, following management positions with US Airways and AMR Corp, where he began his airline career. Mr Biffle holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama.

Frontier Airlines is a Denver based ultra low cost carrier, with a network comprising more than 90 domestic and 30 international destinations. Founded in 1994, the carrier was acquired in 2013 by Indigo Partners, a private equity firm specialising in the low cost business model. Indigo also controls Volaris, Wizz Air, JetSmart and has a partnership with newly rebranded and relaunched Lynx Air.

Frontier focuses on its extensive domestic network, linking Denver and key focus cities such as Orlando, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Cleveland and Atlanta with destinations within a three to four hour flight radius. The carrier has a small but concentrated international network, linking US cities with tourism and leisure destinations in countries such as Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.