Frontier Airlines plans to shed 24 jets, target $200M in yearly savings

Frontier to return 24 A320neo in 2Q26, defers deliveries

Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver International) has agreed with AerCap to return twenty-four A320-200Ns in the second quarter of 2026, in return for ten future sale-leaseback transactions for deliveries scheduled for 2028-2029. The airline also deferred deliveries of sixty-nine new A320neo family aircraft from 2027-2030 to 2031-2033. The A320neo that will be returned have their leases originally expiring between 2028 and 2034. "This agreement repre…

Frontier Airlines plans to shed 24 jets, target $200M in yearly savings

Full-year 2025 loss of $137M contrasts with Frontier’s Q4 profit, as the airline reshapes its Airbus fleet aiming for $200M in annual cost savings by 2027.