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| Founded | May 1981 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | September 1, 1981 | ||||||
| AOC # | QXEA002A[2] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Mileage Plan | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 44 | ||||||
| Destinations | 46 | ||||||
| Parent company | Alaska Air Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | SeaTac, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
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| Employees | 3,208 (2023)[4] | ||||||
Horizon Air is an American regional airline headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, within the Seattle metropolitan area. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Alaska Air Group and it is paid by fellow group member Alaska Airlines to staff, operate and maintain aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by Alaska Airlines. Planes operated by Horizon are co-branded as Alaska HORIZON in order to differentiate Horizon's planes from those operated by Alaska's other regional airline partner, SkyWest Airlines.
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.
The airline is headquartered in the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, not far from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, and the airline's primary maintenance base is at Portland International Airport. Horizon also considers Seattle–Tacoma and Portland airports to be its hubs.
- ^ "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator Encode". FAA.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". Av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jason Berry - Alaska Airlines News". AlaskaAir.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Alaska Air Group, Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". February 14, 2024. p. 14. Retrieved April 4, 2024.