International Business News - Frontier http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday raised its ratings on refiner Frontier Oil Corp. to "BB" from "BB-" and removed the ratings from CreditWatch with positive implications. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/s-p-boosts-frontier-oil-ratings-to-bb-from-bb.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:50:43 EDT Frontier Airlines has outsourced maintenance work on one of its planes to a company in El Salvador as the Denver-based carrier works to emerge from bankruptcy protection. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/frontier-outsources-maintenance-on-1-plane.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:11:13 EDT Frontier Airlines is the latest airline to announce it will start charging fees when certain customers redeem frequent-flier miles. Frontier said Thursday that starting Sept. 15, it will add a $25 fee on EarlyReturns award tickets and $75 on EarlyReturns award tickets booked for travel within 14 days. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/frontier-to-add-fee-for-frequent-flier-tickets.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:30:29 EDT Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. has told regulators its quarterly financial report will be late but says it expects to report a loss of about $57.7 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/frontier-expects-to-post-loss-of-almost-58m.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:13:29 EDT Oil refiner Frontier Oil Corp. on Thursday said the weakening U.S. economy and the effect of record high crude oil prices on gasoline demand led to a 76 percent drop in second-quarter profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/frontier-oil-2q-profit-down-76-percent.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:54:56 EDT Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., looking to emerge from bankruptcy protection, has been offered an alternative $75 million investment from three unsecured creditors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/frontier-airlines-gets-new-financing-offer.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:48:48 EDT Telecommunications service provider Citizens Communications Co. said Thursday it completed its name change to Frontier Communications Corp. The company's shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "FTR" during the session. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/citizens-changes-name-to-frontier-communications.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:17:18 EDT Frontier Airlines reported an $8.8 million loss in June, according to bankruptcy court filings. The carrier reported losses of $22 million in May and $16.5 million for the period in April after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It had a cash balance of $66.8 million including short-term investments at the end of June, down from $118.5 million at the end of May, according to bankruptcy court filings Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/frontier-reports-8-8-million-loss-in-june.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:20:34 EDT Frontier Airlines on Friday said it will start charging travelers to switch flights on the day of their travel, and will charge $150 to make changes on days prior to the flight. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/frontier-airlines-to-charge-for-ticket-changes.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:48:17 EDT Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. said Friday that investment firm Perseus LLC will be able to buy almost 80 percent of the equity in the airline as it emerges from bankruptcy protection. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/perseus-can-control-frontier-after-bankruptcy.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:35:10 EDT Alaska Airlines is entering into a partnership with the regional carrier Frontier Alaska. Starting this fall Frontier Alaska passengers will be able to book through Alaska Airlines and redeem miles in its mileage plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/alaska-airlines-partners-with-regional-carrier.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:04:04 EDT Frontier Airlines said Tuesday it promoted Senior Vice President Edward Christie III to the role of chief financial officer. Christie joined Frontier in December 2002. He was named vice president of finance in May 2007 and was promoted to senior vice president in February. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/frontier-airlines-names-edward-christie-iii-as-cfo.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:36:28 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Monday placed the ratings of oil refiner Frontier Oil Corp. on review for possible upgrade, citing the oil refiner's low debt and consistent operating performance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/s-p-reviews-frontier-oil-for-possible-upgrade.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:22:00 EDT Frontier Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection in April, said Wednesday it plans to trim capacity, planes and eventually jobs this fall and winter as it deals with a slumping economy and rising fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79239-frontier-airlines-cuts.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/frontier-airlines-to-trim-jobs-fleet-capacity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/frontier-airlines-to-trim-jobs-fleet-capacity.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:52:43 EDT Frontier Financial Corp. said its board declared a fiscal third-quarter dividend of 6 cents. The Everett, Wash.-based parent of Frontier Bank said the dividend is payable July 22 to shareholders of record as of July 8. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/frontier-financial-declares-dividend-of-6-cents.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:06:15 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, June 18, from AP Financial News: DENVER (AP)--Frontier Airlines plans to report that its net loss for the fiscal year that ended March 31 nearly tripled from the year before due to rising fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/earnings-roundup-frontier-somanetics.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:42:48 EDT Frontier Airlines plans to report that its net loss for the fiscal year that ended March 31 nearly tripled from the year before due to rising fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/frontier-yearly-loss-widens-as-fuel-costs-rise.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:45:00 EDT Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it will keep all 70 planes in its fleet and is making payments to stay current on leases and financing agreements. Denver-based Frontier Airlines Holding Inc., which owns the carrier, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April. The carrier was allowed to suspend payments on its aircraft for 60 days after the filing but then had to decide whether to maintain the leases and contracts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/frontier-airlines-keeping-all-70-planes-in-fleet.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:27:00 EDT Shares of independent petroleum refiner Frontier Oil Corp. fell Monday on weakness in U.S. gasoline demand and little prospect that such demand will rise. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/shares-of-independent-refiner-frontier-oil-fall.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:49:52 EDT Frontier Airlines says Teamsters Union members have approved temporary wage and benefit concessions designed to help the company emerge from bankruptcy protection. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/frontier-teamsters-members-ok-wage-concessions.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:42:42 EDT