Wed, Sep 05, 2007
Customers Will Fly In RJs For Time Being
It'll be a late start for Lynx Aviation, Frontier Airlines'
planned regional subsidiary. On Tuesday, Lynx reported a delay in
its initial forecasted timeline for completion of
certification.
The Federal Aviation Administration requires a new airline to
achieve certification before it can begin flying commercially. Lynx
initially expected certification prior to its published launch date
of October 1, 2007' at the moment, though, it's anyone's guess when
Lynx will finally fly.
"While we are certainly frustrated with the lack of timeliness
in the certification process, we are very pleased with the progress
we have made building this company and preparing for the future,"
said Tom Nunn, President of Lynx Aviation. "The employees of Lynx
have worked tirelessly to ensure the success of this airline and we
will continue to do all we can to meet and exceed the FAA's
milestones and requirements so that we can begin flying as soon as
possible."
Frontier says it will honor tickets sold on Lynx, flying
existing Embraer 170 and CRJ-700 planes operated by Republic
Airways and Horizon Air on routes for Wichita, Rapid City, Sioux
City, Albuquerque and Billings. The airline will supplement those
operations with mainline Airbus planes as needed.
Once the airline receives the bureaucratic all-clear, Lynx will
fly those routes using a fleet of Q400 turboprops.
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