Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (Indianapolis) today (June 22) announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Airbus to purchase 40 A319neo (New Engine Option) and 40 A320neo aircraft. The aircraft, which will be powered by CFM’s LEAP-X engines, will be flown by Republic’s Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) subsidiary.

Frontier currently operates 58 Airbus A318, A319 and A320 aircraft.

Surprisingly Republic has recently been moving ahead towards becoming a minority owner of Frontier.

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