REBUTTAL TO PEX SITE You make several statements in your history of PEX at that millions were poured intoFrontier by PEX to keep Frontier going. You have it just backwards. Millions were sucked out of Frontier to keep PEX going. Among other things, PEX established joint fares for flights over both systems. Frontier hauled them to DEN and PEX took them on to EWR. But the whole fare went to PEX; not a dime to FAL.  Our gate agents told of daily couriers on the PEX "red eye" to EWR carrying briefcases of cash headed to EWR. The PEX-FAL merger agreement specifically stated that this was to be an "arm's length" operation with each remaining a separate entity and among other things, NO CO-MINGLING OF FUNDS. Burr and his bunch weren't any more honorable than Frank Lorenzo and his. I had the displeasure of dealing with both of their groups. I was a member of the FAL pilot negotiating committee during all the FAL ESOP, PEX buyout and UAL" non-purchase" negotiations and finally part of the "surrender" to Continental and Texas Air agreement. H.A. Frost Frontier pilot (5/7/99) Hello Eric,  At your web site , you made some statements that I would like to challenge.  You stated that millions were poured into Frontier by PEX to keep Frontier going. In fact, the opposite is true. Millions upon millions were taken from the Frontier coffers to keep PeoplExpress going. Among other things, PEX established joint fares for flights over both systems. Frontier hauled them to Denver where they connected to PeoplExpress to Newark. But the ENTIRE ticket revenue went to PEX without one red cent paid to Frontier.  Gate agents told us about daily couriers on the PEX "red eye" to Newark carrying briefcases full of cash for Don Burr's PeoplExpress Airline. The PEX-FAL merger agreement specifically stated that this was to be an "arm's length" operation with each remaining a separate entity and among other things, NO COMMINGLING OF FUNDS. Burr and his bunch weren't any more honorable than Frank Lorenzo and his own "horse holders." It was my unfortunate experience in having to deal with both of these groups. As the MEC Chairman, I was one of the Frontier pilot's representatives during the FAL ESOP, PEX buyout and UAL"non-purchase" negotiations along with the acquisition of Frontier by Continental and Texas Air via the "Job Preservation and Litigation Settlement Agreement."  As such, I was in the veritable middle of the whole mess throughout. I wasn't the only one.  There are many former Frontier employees and management people that can substantiate the aforementioned.  We fought hard to save our airline and our way of life.  Sadly, the Frontier family blew to the four winds in the aftermath.  However, we still gather annually at picnics, etc.  Many of us stay in constant contact via e-mail. Eric, you should know that (historic)Frontier Airlines left a phenomenal legacy of passenger safety.  Frontier owns the safest record of safety in the world wide history of civil aviation.  Frontier's record is based on the most stringent measure, that of the number of takeoffs and landings.  In her 40 year lifetime, Frontier flew from coast to coast and from Canada into old Mexico, Safely.  She flew in and out of black holes and mountain valleys, day and night in the worst of weather flying old DC-3s and Convairs, Safely.  Most of the navigational aids we used were old "H" markers and the ability to stay in radio contact with dispatch, due to weather and terrain, was impossible at times. In spite of the antiquated equipment, we persevered, Safely.   Frontier lost a single passenger in the early 60's when an old DC-3 lost a battle to low level icing and imbedded thunderstorms one night near Miles City, Montana.  We Frontier folks are extremely proud of the 40 year record of safety.  It is my hope that you will author an addendum to your web site. Another interesting fact occurred during the aftermath when all the airlines bankruptcy proceedings were completed.  The lawyers had sucked out approximately $100 million dollars in fees, yet nearly $185 million remained for Lorenzo's Continental.  Lorenzo had bought Frontier for 10 million of which there was approximately half that amount in the pilots excess retirement funds that he knew he would have access to.  So, even before the windfall, Lorenzo needed a paltry 5 million cash to acquire all the Frontier assets including those taken illegally by United.  You might wish to review the summary of events, made in 1986, a year after Frontier was raped and murdered by United and then further sodomized by Lorenzo's Continental. http://members.tripod.com/~LAMKINS/WalkerReport.html Thank you, in advance, for your attention to this situation. P.S. Don't forget the $50 million "down payment" that UAL made for FAL's purchase. By agreement, it was to go to FAL, but instead went by wire transfer to Newark to help support floundering Peoples.  Sincaeronautically, Billy Walker Frontier pilot (5/7/99)