Who owns Frontier Airlines?
Frontier Airlines is owned by Frontier Group (the United States, NASDAQ: ULCC).[1]
Evidence: Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Denver
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Denver
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: ULCC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines, Inc. is the operating airline of Frontier Group Holdings, based at 4545 Airport Way in Denver, Colorado. The 10-K describes an ultra low-cost carrier flying across the United States and to select destinations in the Americas, with a fleet at 31 December 2025 of 176 Airbus aircraft: 6 A320ceo, 89 A320neo, 21 A321ceo and 60 A321neo.
Ownership timeline of Frontier Airlines
- Current owner Frontier Group [1] verified
Where Frontier Airlines sits in Frontier Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Frontier Group
Frontier Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Denver, United States. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: ULCC.
Frontier Group Holdings is the parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc., an ultra low-cost carrier based at Denver airport. Its FY2025 10-K says the airline operated 176 Airbus single-aisle aircraft at 31 December 2025. The company's other named offerings, the FRONTIER Miles programme, Discount Den and the GoWild! pass, are loyalty and membership products rather than separate airlines.
Frontier Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Frontier Airlines is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Frontier Airlines?
The parent company of Frontier Airlines is Frontier Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Frontier Airlines American?
Yes. Frontier Airlines originated in the United States and its owner, Frontier Group, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Frontier Airlines still owned by Frontier Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Frontier Airlines is still owned by Frontier Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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