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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 codeshare arrangement with Frontier Airlines, serving smaller markets from Frontier's Denver hub under the name Frontier JetExpress.

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History

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Horizon Air Dash 8

Horizon Air was formed in May 1981 and started operations on 1 September 1981. Its first route was from Seattle, Washington 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.

Alaska and Horizon inflight magazines are available [here].

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

Destinations (as Horizon Air)

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

United States

California

Idaho

Montana

Nevada

Oregon

Washington

(Source: Alaska Group Almanac, November 2004)

Destinations (as Frontier JetExpress)

Canada

United States

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Idaho

Montana

Nebraska

New Mexico

Ohio

Oklahoma

Texas

Washington

Fleet

Horizon Air's fleet consists of the following aircraft as of May 2005:

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.

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