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'Horizon Air' is a regional airline based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is the eighth largest regional airline in the USA serving 46 cities in the USA and Canada. Its main hub is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with smaller hubs at Portland International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.[1]
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 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. [2]
History
Horizon Air was formed in May 1981 and started operations on 1 September 1981. Its first route was from Seattle to Yakima, Washington. Horizon acquired Air Oregon in 1982 and Transwestern Airlines in 1983 to become 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 (ends December 2007). The airline operates from its main hub in Seattle and has secondary hubs in Denver, Boise, Portland, and Spokane. It is wholly owned by the Alaska Airlines Group and has 4,040 employees (at March 2007).
Horizon Air has been featured in several films, including the 1983 motion picture ''WarGames''.
Destinations (as Horizon Air)
Canada
Alberta
★ Calgary (Calgary International Airport)
★ Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport)
British Columbia
★ Kamloops/Sun Peaks (Kamloops Airport)
★ Kelowna (Kelowna International Airport)
★ Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport)
★ Victoria (Victoria International Airport)
United States
California
★ Burbank (Bob Hope Airport)
★ Eureka/Arcata (Arcata/Eureka Airport)
★ Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
★ Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
★ Oakland (Oakland International Airport)
★ Ontario (Ontario International Airport)
★ Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
★ Redding/Red Bluff (Redding Municipal Airport)
★ Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
★ San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
★ San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
★ San Jose (San Jose International Airport)
★ Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Airport)
★ Santa Rosa (Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport)
Colorado
★ Denver (Denver International Airport)
Idaho
★ Boise (Boise Airport)
★ Idaho Falls (Idaho Falls Regional Airport)
★ Lewiston (Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport)
★ Sun Valley (Friedman Memorial Airport)
Montana
★ Billings (Billings Logan International Airport)
★ Bozeman (Gallatin Field Airport)
★ Butte (Bert Mooney Airport)
★ Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport)
★ Helena (Helena Regional Airport)
★ Kalispell (Glacier Park International Airport)
★ Missoula (Missoula International Airport)
Nevada
★ Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
★ Reno (Reno-Tahoe International Airport)
Oregon
★ Eugene (Mahlon Sweet Airport)
★ Klamath Falls (Klamath Falls Airport)
★ Medford (Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport)
★ North Bend/Coos Bay (Southwest Oregon Regional Airport)
★ Pendleton (Eastern Oregon Regional Airport)
★ Portland (Portland International Airport) 'hub'
★ Redmond/Bend (Roberts Field Redmond Municipal Airport)
Washington
★ Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport)
★ Pasco (Tri-Cities Airport)
★ Pullman (Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport)
★ Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) 'hub'
★ Spokane (Spokane International Airport)
★ Walla Walla (Walla Walla Regional Airport)
★ Wenatchee (Pangborn Memorial Airport)
★ Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal)
''(Source: Alaska Group Almanac, November 2004)''
Destinations (as Frontier JetExpress)
Canada
★ Calgary (Calgary International Airport) ''ends September 30, 2007''
United States
Arkansas
★ Little Rock (Little Rock National Airport) ''ends November 30, 2007''
Colorado
★ Denver (Denver International Airport) ''ends November 30, 2007''
Idaho
★ Boise (Boise Airport) ''ends November 30, 2007''
Montana
★ Billings (Billings Logan International Airport) ''ends September 30, 2007''
Nebraska
★ Omaha (Eppley Airfield) ''ends November 30, 2007''
New Mexico
★ Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport) ''ends October 23, 2007''
Oklahoma
★ Oklahoma City (Will Rogers World Airport) ''ends November 30, 2007''
★ Tulsa (Tulsa International Airport) ''ends November 30, 2007''
Texas
★ El Paso (El Paso International Airport) ''ends November 30, 2007''
Services
Horizon is known for being the first regional airline to have flight
attendents, food, and a pressurized cabin. Horizon also offers complimentary local wines and microbrews.[3]
Alaska and Horizon inflight magazines are
available here.
Livery
The Q400 in anniversary colors at SeaTac airport.
At the start of the carrier, Horizon had a painted sunset with a small beach with capitalized words saying "Horizon". The current Horizon Air livery is very similar to its parent, Alaska, except for a dark red (rather than blue) cleatline, and the tail includes a stylized sun and sunset logo, rather than an eskimo. There is also a Bombardier Q400 completely covered with the 25th anniversary design to celebrate 25 years of Horizon Air service. Some Dash 8's
also have logos on their sides that says names of cities like
North Bend or Coos Bay
Incidents and accidents
Since the founding, no fatal accidents have occurred.
★ April 15 1988, a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 crashed after declaring an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington when the engine lost power after take-off. The plane soon crashed into jetways afterwards. All 40 people survived.[4]
Fleet
Horizon CRJ-700 in Denver
Horizon Air's fleet includes the following aircraft (as of July 2007) [5] :
★ 23 De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q200
★ 30 De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400
★ 21 Bombardier CRJ-700ER
The average Horizon Air fleet age is 5.6 years old in March 2006.[6]
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 orders into Q400 orders.
Horizon also plans to phase out all Q200 planes and replace them with
Q400s.
External links
★ Horizon Air
★ Horizon Air International
References
1. Directory: World Airlines
2.
3. Horizon Air inflight beverage service
4. NTSB Synopsis
5. Alaska Airlines website - Fleet details
6. Horizon Air Fleet Age
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