DENVER—Frontier Airlines hopes to meet with federal regulators in the next couple of weeks to discuss certification of its new turboprop operation.
Frontier spokesman Joe Hodas says airline officials believe they can solve issues more quickly if all the parties are in the same room.
The Denver-based carrier had hoped to start up the operation called Lynx Aviation in October but is awaiting the approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
FAA officials say the process takes time but they don’t know of any specific issues delaying Frontier’s request.
Lynx will use Bombardier Q-400 aircraft to reach regional cities including Wichita, Kansas, Rapid City, South Dakota, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Billings, Montana. Frontier plans to serve those routes with other aircraft until Lynx is certified.
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(Information from the Rocky Mountain News, )
