Horizon Air Industries, Inc, operating as Horizon Air, is an American regional airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States.
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15 Facts About Horizon Air
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Planes operated by Horizon are co-branded as in order to differentiate Horizon's planes from those operated by Alaska's other regional airline partner, SkyWest Airlines.
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Horizon Air started operations in September 1981, was purchased by the Alaska Air Group in November 1986, and continued to fly as a separately branded airline until 2011, when it shifted to the current capacity purchase agreement business model.
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Horizon Air was formed in May 1981 by Milt Kuolt, Joe Clark, and Bruce McCaw, with initial plans to fly to Hawaii but later changed to serve Washington state.
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The general offices of Horizon Air were operated out of an old house behind Sea-Tac airport.
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Late in 1985, Horizon entered into an agreement to purchase their chief competitor in Washington, Cascade Airways, but by early 1986 were released from the agreement.
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In 1988, Horizon signed a code share agreement with Northwest Airlines.
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Under the CPA, Horizon operates and maintains its aircraft, while Alaska Airlines is responsible for scheduling, marketing and pricing all flights.
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Amid unprecedented growth, Horizon experienced a severe pilot shortage, forcing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights and delay delivery of new aircraft.
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In 2019, Horizon brought back Dash 8 aircraft which had been retired, because of the delayed delivery of the Boeing 737 MAX to parent Alaska Airlines.
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At the start of the carrier, Horizon Air had a painted sunrise with a small beach with capitalized words saying "Horizon Air".
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Until 2011, the Horizon Air livery was very similar to that of its parent, Alaska Airlines, except for a dark red cheatline, and the tail featured a stylized sunset logo, rather than an Eskimo.
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On January 25,2011, Horizon Air announced it was retiring its public brand and adopting the trademark Eskimo of its sister company, Alaska Airlines, on its fleet.
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On March 5,2019, Horizon Air introduced a themed livery in celebration of Horizon Air's heritage.
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Horizon Air was the first airline in the world to serve Starbucks coffee onboard its flights, beginning on February 1,1990.
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