1 SUMMER 2005 ISSUE # 20 This is our largest issue ever at 24 pages as we celebrate the 5 th an n iversary of our n ewsletter. It started with the F all 20 0 0 issue of 8 pages af ter the id ea was born at the 20 0 0 F Y V - F S M R eun ion . A collection was tak en up that d ay to laun ch F R O N TIE R N E W S . It has been on e of the m ost reward in g ex peri- en ces of m y lif e. M y heartf elt than k s to all of y ou who have helped m ak e it possible. S pecial than k s to K en L ean d er (station agen t at H U T S L N S E A IC T) who sen t 1 0 6 F L m agaz in es. They are a gold m in e of F L his- tory . K en S chultz an d C al R eese sen t pack ets of photos an d (Continued on page 2) 2 The FRONTIER NEWS is published quarterly and dedicated to ex-employees, friends, family and fans of the “old” Frontier Airlines TIMETABLE which “died” on August 24, 1986 and was “buried” on May 31, 1990. This is the information we currently have. Coordinators of It is a non-profit operation. All income goes into keeping the NEWS FL events, please let us know the details so we can post it. going. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the author and BILLINGS not the editor or the publication. Publishing dates are October for Fall, July 29, 2006 - Details will be posted as soon as they are received. January for Winter, April for Spring and July for Summer. Contact Dee Martenson, [email protected] or Bob Voight, [email protected] Articles and photos are welcomed and subject to editing and space COLORADO SPRINGS requirements. We cannot pay for such items but will give credit as Held Jan. 8, 2005 at 7 pm at Deanna’s house appropriate. All submissions should deal with the “old” Frontier Contact Deanna Hinkle, [email protected], 719-226-1932 Airlines. Especially welcomed are stories of personal experiences with DALLAS-FT WORTH REUNION a humorous slant. All airline employees have a treasure trove of such Friday, October 21, 2005, at 6:pm: Los Vaqueros Restaurant, 2629 North Main stories. Please share them with the rest of the FLamily. We also want St.. Ft. Worth, TX. Contact: Jim Ford, 817-268-3954, [email protected] to publicize ALL “old” Frontier gatherings. Be sure to notify us with DENVER GOLF TOURNAMENT details: place, date, contact and so forth. They will be published in the Held Fri, June 24, 2005 at 10am, Mira Vista Golf Course, Aurora, CO. “Timetable”. Contact Bob Reisig 303-920-2060, [email protected] for info Subscriptions are $10 per year. All back issues THE PARTY BEFORE THE DENVER PICNIC are available & cost $2.50 each. First 14 isues on Was Fri, June 24, 2005 at Diane Hall's Club House, 6pm. In Denver at 10391 a CD $5. Text ads are $5 for 20 words, $10 for 40 Little Turtle which is off E. Evans Ave. Contact Diane at 303-751-3489 or [email protected] for info. words, $15 for a business card, $20 for 1/8th page and $40 for a quarter page. Tell others in DENVER REUNION PICNIC Done on Sat., June 25, 2005, Longs Peak Pavilion at the Aurora Reservoir, the FLamily about the FL NEWS. Give a gift 11:30am-4pm. Contact Carolyn Boller, 1293 Revere St., Aurora, CO 80011, subscription. 303-364-3624, [email protected] KANSAS CITY FLIGHT CREWS REUNION-LAYOVER Took-off May 13-15, 2005. Theme was Viagra, Thunderstorms and Turbulence. Contacts: JoDelle Burwell - 816/665-6023 or [email protected], Phil Stallings - 816/668-6294 or [email protected], Lisa Sachetta-Ison - 913/269-9750 or [email protected] FRONTIER AIRLINES RETIRED PILOTS (The FL Retired Pilots Assn quarterly newsletter is available for a $15 annual subscription. Contact Ace Avakian, 17 Oak Ridge Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80104-2129 or [email protected]) DFW: Luncheon, every odd month, 3rd Monday, noon @ Ernies, 8206 Bedford-Euless Road, North Richland Hills, TX Contact: Jim Ford, 817-268-3954, [email protected] DEN: Luncheon, every second Tuesday, 11:30am at Mr. Panda Chinese Restaurant (North Room), 2852 S. Havana, Aurora, CO Contacts: Ace Avakian 303-688-3852, [email protected] or (Continued from page 1) Jim Hanson 303 750 6478, [email protected] materials. Craig Hansen donated a FL 727 model which is SLC: Luncheon, every third Thursday, 11:30am at Chuck Arama Buffet, displayed at the FYV Air Museum (http://FYV.tripod.com). 744 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT This issue features Arizona Airways, perhaps the least known Contact: Jack Schade 801-277-5479, [email protected] of FL's four predecessor airlines. Thanks to Nikki Kimbel and FRONTIER BASH Took place Saturday & Sunday, September 18 & 19, 2004 Pete Aleshire at ARIZONA HIGHWAYS who gave permission No plans for future events due to declining attendance, per Rusty. for the articles reprinted starting on page 8. You may recall FAYETTEVILLE-FT.SMITH MEMORIAL PIGNIC when FL carried this fine magazine on our flights. Other Saturday, August 20, 2005, 11am-5pm, Burford Pavillion near the FSM airport. material came from Billy Walker, my files and old air mail Contacts: Phil Green, 501-783-2981, [email protected] or catalogues. Jake Lamkins, 501-839-8556, ExFAL @Yahoo.com Ron Rosenhahn sent a slideshow of the efforts to recover the KANSAS CITY REUNION Was held Saturday, September 25th, 2004 - 12 noon - 3pm at Barry Platte Park wingtip of the FL DC3 which clipped a mountain ouside PHX in Contact Rose Dragen, preferably via e-mail: [email protected] or call 1957. See article in the last issue, page 15. Ron has okayed 816/741-1995. making it available to FLolks. See the Frontier Reports on the PHOENIX REUNION back page. You'll need a Power Point viewer which can be This event needs coordinators/volunteers to organize and get it started again. downloaded free from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/ SALT LAKE CITY GET-TOGETHER downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24-90b7- Saturday, June 17, 2006, 10am to 6pm, at Walden Park in Murray , Ut. Address is 1070 West 5450 South. a94784af71a4&displaylang=en Contacts: Don Anderton, 801-968-3225, [email protected] and FL is alive and well judging from the attendance at this years' Paul Farris, 479-770-6655, [email protected] reunions thus far. DEN had about 200, while the MKC/MCI ST. LOUIS flight crew shindig garnered 50 to 60 and the newly started SLC TBA: It was decided at the 2001 meeting to hold the event every 5 years. reunion had 108. The free online FL Club has passed 600 TUCSON GOLF TOURNAMENT members and page views at the FL website index (http://FAL- Sat-Sun, Apr 29 & 30, 2006, Green Valley, AZ. Contact: Ron Butler @ 520-762-5084, [email protected] 1.tripod.com) was over 6600 last month. The mailing list for the (If you know of a FL event that is not listed here, please let us know about it so newsletter has reached 368. Welcome back to the FLamily! it can be printed in the newsletter and posted on the internet at the FL website.) Names slip away with the years but seniority lists preserve them. Anyone having seniority lists, please make photocopies and send to me. I'll reimburse your costs with an extension on your subscription. Thanks! 3 REUNIONS DEN REUNION Leo Schuster R.B. Sunuquist At the Denver 19th Annual Picnic Reunion we had about 200 Wally Settgast Henry & Carolyn Suta in attendance. We had Friends from Colorado, Kansas, Vicki Shepit Midge Taylor (Bundy) Arkansas, West Virginia, Arizona, California, Washington, Carol Sheppard Dale Thaemert Ohio, Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas, Missouri, Maine & Minnesota. Richard E. Shriver Joe Van Zonneveld The weather was great and a good time was had by all. Tom Siems Paul R. Van Buskirk Our 20th Reunion Picnic will be June 24, 2006 and we are Donna Sills Chris (Shock) Van Fleteren planning something special so mark your calendars now. See George Sims, Jr. Shirley Wade-Hayhurst you next year. Why don't you plan to come next year. You Bobby G. Sissons Billy Watkins never know how many old friends you might see. Donald Slack David & Kristi Wells Ellie Small Nina/Paul Wickmann -Barb & Bill Monday, [email protected] (They also sent a list of FLolks who attended) Jo-Ann Snell James E. & Carol Willey Lydia Snyder Carl Willmann Joie Adkisson Robert Krieger Tom & Eleanor Stuckenschneider Charles Wilson Dean/Fern Ames Robert K Kunde Shirley Stuhlman Feiler Barney & Jan Wooters Lyle/Jan Anderson Jan Leflar Lawrence E. Sumner John Zobens Kenneth Ausherman Robert W. Legge Ace and Janet Avakian Sue Lehotay MKC/MCI FLIGHT CREWS REUNION Doug & Deb Berkey E. G. Luedtke The 2nd Annual MCI Crew Reunion & Layover was held May Mel Birkett-Stevens Dale & Lillian Mahan 13, 14 & 15 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City. The Frank E. Black Tom Mars three day party officially got under way at 1800 hours in the P.J. Blecha John P. Martinez Lobby Pit of the hotel, however, there were several crew members Carolyn Boller Mel Maynard who were well into the layover several hours early.