Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 5, 2009


Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
000-51890
20-4191157
(State of
Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


7001 Tower Road, Denver, Colorado
80249
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

720-374-4200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 
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Item 8.01 Other Events

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc., (the “Company”) today announced that it has received a firm commitment for $40 million in post-petition debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing from Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., an airline holding company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The DIP facility is subject to bankruptcy court approval in the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 08-11298 (RDD) and other pre-closing conditions. A copy of the related press release is provided hereunder as Exhibit 99.01.

As a condition to the loan, the Company agreed to allow the damage claim of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. in the amount of $150 million arising from the Company’s rejection of the Airline Services Agreement dated as of January 11, 2007 among the Company, Frontier Airlines, Inc., Republic Airlines and Republic Airways.  The allowance of Republic Airways’ damage claim is subject to bankruptcy court approval.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit 99.01  Press Release dated March 5, 2009, entitled "Frontier Airlines Receives Commitment for Debtor in Possession Financing.”

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
FRONTIER AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
  
     
     
Date: March 5, 2009
By: /s/ Sean Menke
  
 
Its:  President and CEO