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Crabtree brings over 34 years of aviation industry experience in flight operations, safety and regulatory compliance to Frontier. Most recently, Crabtree served as Director of Aviation Services for FEI Behavioral Health, where he was an Account Executive providing airline clients with crisis management and emergency preparedness consulting. Prior to joining FEI, Crabtree spent close to two years co-founding startup passenger airline HeartLand Airlines; two and a half years as VP and Senior VP of Operations at Midwest Express and over 10 years at Continental in various leadership roles in Safety and Regulatory Compliance as President of Continental Express. Crabtree replaces former VP of Aviation Safety and Security, Tom Nunn, who left Frontier Airlines to become President of Frontier's recently formed subsidiary, Lynx Aviation. Lynx Aviation will begin flying new Bombardier Q400 aircraft for Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. in mid-summer 2007.

Crabtree will report to President and CEO Jeff Potter and will be responsible for directing all aspects of the safety, security and regulatory compliance areas, which include the Integrated Safety Management Program, the Aviation/Safety Hot Line, the Internal Evaluation (Audit) Program, the Reliability Control Program, the Emergency Response Program and Corporate Security and regulatory programs.

"Dennis brings an incredible amount of valuable experience to our airline," said Potter. "We searched far and wide to find the perfect fit for our critical safety and security functions and we have found that candidate in Dennis Crabtree. I am confident that Dennis has the skills and experience to help Frontier not only build on our recent success, but also take us into the future as we continue our strategic growth."