Phoenix Sky Harbor and Frontier Airlines celebrated the opening of a new crew base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Friday, Nov. 4. The base will initially employ up to 180 pilots and 275 flight attendants within its first year of operation. Combined with airport-based positions, the airline is expected to contribute more than $118 million in annual wages to the Phoenix-area economy.

Five new nonstop PHX routes also began on Saturday, Nov. 5. Frontier will serve Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Detroit and Orange County, California daily from Phoenix, and serve Cincinnati four times each week.