Horizon Air
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| IATA code : | QX |
| ICAO code : | QXE |
| Call sign : | HORIZON |
| Founding: | 1981 |
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SeaTac , United States
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| Home airport : | Seattle |
| IATA prefix code : | 481 |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Mileage Plan |
| Fleet size: | 62 (+ 3 orders) |
| Aims: | national and continental |
| Website: | www.alaskaair.com |
Horizon Air (also called Alaska Horizon ) is a US regional airline based in SeaTac and a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines .
history
The airline was founded in 1981 and began its flight operations with three Fairchild F-27s on the short-haul route from Seattle to Yakima (Washington) . The route network and the fleet were constantly expanded in the following years.
After the purchase of Air Oregon and Transwestern Airlines , the company went public in 1984. In 1985, the main competitor, Cascade Airlines , went bankrupt. Horizon jumped into the void and expanded its route network to the entire northwestern United States.
In 1986 Alaska Airlines bought the airline for $ 68 million, but Horizon retained its independence. The route network was coordinated with that of Alaska Airlines. Due to the competition with the low-cost airline Southwest Airlines, the fleet renewal began in 2001. The fleet was renewed by Bombardier CRJ 700 and De Havilland DHC-8. In 2007, Air Transport World magazine named Horizon Air the best regional airline in the world. The Bombardier CRJ700 left the fleet in 2010 and were replaced by additional DHC-8-400.
On January 25, 2011, Alaska Airlines announced that the Horizon Air brand would be discontinued. Although the Alaska Air Group's own division will be retained, the aircraft will fly under the name Alaska Horizon in the future and will be repainted accordingly. The website and advertising will also be changed to the name Alaska Horizon.
In early November 2017, Horizon Air announced its withdrawal from the Alaskan market; In the course of the first quarter of 2018, operations are to be fully transferred to the main area of the United States.
In August 2018, Horizon lost a DHC-8-400 in a crash after an employee of the company's ground crew had stolen the machine (see also theft and crash of a De Havilland DHC-8-400 from Horizon Air ) .
Destinations
Horizon Air serves 52 destinations in North America . Some flights were offered from Denver Airport in cooperation with Frontier Airlines as Frontier JetExpress . The collaboration ended in 2008. The hubs are in Seattle and Portland .
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As of March 2020, the Horizon Air fleet consists of 62 aircraft with an average age of 7.1 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| De Havilland DHC-8-400 | 32 | |||
| Embraer 175 | 30th | 3 | ||
| total | 62 | 3 |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ alaskaair.com - New Look ... Same Great Service
- ^ Horizon Air to exit Alaska market in 1Q18. In: ch-aviation. ch-aviation GmbH, November 2, 2017, accessed on November 3, 2017 (English).
- ^ Horizon Air Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 17, 2020 (English).
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