Horizon Air

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Horizon Air
IATA
QX		 ICAO
QXE		 Callsign
Horizon Air
Founded 1981
Hubs Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport
Portland International Airport
Denver International Airport
Frequent flyer program Mileage Plan
Member lounge Board Room
Fleet size 71
Destinations 51
Parent company Alaska Air Group
Headquarters Seattle, Washington
Key people Jeff Pinneo (CEO)
Website: http://www.horizonair.com

Horizon Air is a regional airline subsidiary of the Alaska Air Group, parent to both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Horizon has major hubs in Seattle and Portland. Horizon Air also has an extensive contract flying arrangement with Frontier Airlines, serving smaller markets from Frontier's Denver hub under the name Frontier JetExpress. However, both Horizon and Frontier have decided to part ways after three years of successful service. Frontier will return the nine CRJ-700 that have been in use for JetExpress and they will be re-introduced into the Horizon route structure starting in 2007. Horizon has also announced that CommutAir will sub-lease 16 of their Dash 8 Q-200 aircraft also beginning next year. [citation needed]

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[edit] History

Horizon Air was formed in May 1981 and started operations on 1 September 1981. Its first route was from Seattle to Yakima, Washington. In 1982, Air Oregon was acquired and in 1983 Transwestern Airlines was acquired, making Horizon one of the largest regional airlines in the USA. It went public in 1984 to raise money for expansion. In 1984 Horizon carried well over half a million passengers. It acquired its first jet, a Fokker F28, in 1985 and began operating feeder flights on behalf of both Northwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines, bought Horizon in 1986 and continued to operate it as an independent carrier. The airline has since completely replaced the Fokker F28 with the Bombardier CRJ 700. The airline shares its activities, bookings, and connection services with Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, and KLM and also operates express jet services for Frontier Airlines. The airline operates from its main hub in Seattle and has secondary hubs in Denver, Boise, Portland, and Spokane. [citation needed]

Alaska and Horizon inflight magazines are available here.

Horizon Air has been featured in several films, including the 1983 motion picture WarGames.

[edit] Destinations (as Horizon Air)

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[edit] Canada

[edit] Alberta

[edit] British Columbia

[edit] United States

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nevada

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Washington

(Source: Alaska Group Almanac, November 2004)

[edit] Destinations (as Frontier JetExpress)

[edit] Canada

[edit] United States

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] New Mexico

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Texas

[edit] Washington

[edit] Livery

Horizon Air Dash 8 Q400 in the airline's 25th Anniversary livery.
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Horizon Air Dash 8 Q400 in the airline's 25th Anniversary livery.

The livery of Horizon is almost like Alaska Airlines except it is not the eskimo on the tail but a sunrise in the horizon. There is also a Dash 8 with a 25th anniversary design on it to celebrate 25 years of Horizon Air service. The color of Horizon is maroon. [citation needed]

[edit] Incidents and accidents

Since the founding, no fatal accident occurred in the records.

[edit] Fleet

Horizon Air's fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006) [2]:

The average Horizon Air fleet age is 5.6 years old in March 2006.

The CRJ-700 is a 70-seat, low-wing jet, while the Dash-8 is a 37(Q200) or 74(Q400) seat, high-wing turboprop. Horizon Air recently converted its outstanding CRJ-700 orders into Q400 orders.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flight International 12-18 December 2006
  2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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