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Horizon Air
Seattle, WA
www.alaskaair.com

quicktake

  • Alaska Air Group announced that Horizon will be losing all CRJ700s (timeline: 18-24 months)
  • Transitioning to an all Q400 fleet
  • Horizon Air starting direct flights between Santa Rosa and Las Vegas in April
  • Prince George, BC, to Seattle nonstops start in May
  • Placed order in 2007 for 15 Bombardier Q400s (plus 20 options)
  • Deliveries between Oct 2008-Aug 2009
  • As these new aircraft come online, Q200s will be retired from fleet
  • Seven CRJ700s flying as Frontier Jet Express returning by December
  • Named Air Transport World's 2007 "Regional Airline of the Year"
  • This page last update: Apr 24, 2008 (quicktake; hiring info)
 
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pilots pilots
745
 Total
745
 Active
0
 Furlough

Teamsters
(amend. Sep 2006; in neg.)
pilots pilots
CRJ700: 
21
DH4 (Q400): 
 33
DH8 (Q200): 
 18

SEA
PDX

pilots

Not hiring. 401k match is up to 6% (not 10% like line pilots) for those pilots hired after Jan 2008.

Pilot jobs page.

Hiring hotline: 800-523-1223 (options 3:4)

Mins: 750 TT and 50 ME.

pilots

List at ticket counter or gate. CASS participant.


Monthly guarantee: 80 hours
Reserve guarantee: 75 hours

Most junior captain hired: Apr 2001 (Q200/PDX)

Per Diem :
$1.75/hr
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
$1 for $1 up to 10%
A/B Fund:
none
Other:

   
 
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