Kristen Leigh Painter

Former Business Reporter

Kristen Leigh Painter

Kristen Leigh Painter was a former business reporter who focused on airlines and aerospace coverage. She joined The Post in September 2011 and departed for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in August 2014. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in journalism after earning a bachelor's in history from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.

Frontier will add service between Denver and Memphis, Tenn.

October 9, 2013 at 4:58 a.m.

Frontier will add service between Denver and Memphis, Tenn.

Denver International Airport tweeted this photo and said it was found while building the new airport hotel and transit center.

DIA Twitter account shares info on fake alien finds as promo for time capsule event

April 29, 2016 at 1:34 a.m.

DIA Twitter account shares info on fake alien finds as promo for time capsule event

Swiss Space Systems uses a 3-stage flight system to offer microgravity and satellite launch services.

Spaceport Colorado lands agreement with Swiss space company

April 28, 2016 at 8:55 a.m.

Spaceport Colorado lands agreement with Swiss space company

A systems engineer with Lockheed Martin Space Systems stands in front of big screen monitors in a guest viewing room at Lockheed's Waterton Canyon facility in 2005.

Lockheed Martin Corp. furloughs 3,000 employees due to shutdown

April 28, 2016 at 6:33 a.m.

Lockheed Martin Corp. furloughs 3,000 employees due to shutdown

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft with solar panels extended September 27, 2013 is checked by technicians in preparation for a November 18 launch to Mars at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It is scheduled to go into orbit around Mars on September 22, 2014 and begin taking data on the upper atmosphere, solar winds and magnetic fields that will be transmitted back to Earth. AFP PHOTO/Bruce WeaverBRUCE WEAVER/AFP/Getty Images

MAVEN mission gets emergency exemption from government shutdown

April 29, 2016 at 5:29 a.m.

MAVEN mission gets emergency exemption from government shutdown

Technicians last week work on NASA's next Mars-bound spacecraft, MAVEN.

Government shutdown may close launch window for next Mars mission

April 29, 2016 at 2:14 a.m.

Government shutdown may close launch window for next Mars mission

Finalizing Frontier’s sale hinges on commercial agreements with labor

April 28, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.

Finalizing Frontier's sale hinges on commercial agreements with labor

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Frontier Airlines sold to ultra-low-cost airline investor

April 28, 2016 at 5:33 a.m.

Frontier Airlines sold to ultra-low-cost airline investor

Frontier Airlines employed 618 fewer workers than it did a year ago, a new report says.

Frontier to stay in Denver after sale to Indigo Partners

April 28, 2016 at 4:34 a.m.

Frontier to stay in Denver after sale to Indigo Partners

Frontier Airlines' potential buyer would inherit a Teamsters lawsuit against the carrier, the union says.

Labor issues threaten deal as Frontier’s sale deadline approaches

April 29, 2016 at 6:28 a.m.

Labor issues threaten deal as Frontier's sale deadline approaches

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