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Horizon Air operates its last turboprop flight

Horizon Air (Alaska Horizon) is planning to retire and operate its last Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) revenue flight today.

Today’s date was selected because the turboprop was introduced by Horizon Air 22 years ago on January 26, 2001.

Horizon Air will become an all-jet airline.

Horizon Air was founded in 1981 by entrepreneur Milt Kuolt and a group of venture capitalists in Seattle, Horizon had fewer than 100 employees at that time and operated a fleet of two Fairchild F-27 propjets. 

Update: The last revenue flight (flight AS9986) was operated with N421QX (above) on January 26, 2023 between Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) and Portland arriving at 9:40 pm (2140).

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Top Copyright Photo: Alaska Horizon (Horizon Air) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) N453QX (msn 4489) SEA (Brian Worthington). Image: 959980.

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Hawaiian Airlines pilots reach tentative agreement on new contract

Hawaiian Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, have reached a tentative agreement with management on a new four-year contract that includes substantial pay increases, including current industry-leading rates for the carrier’s new cargo operation.

The agreement includes an average 32.9 percent pay increase over the duration of the deal for HAL’s five aircraft types, including an average 16.6 percent increase on date of signing. It adds a signing bonus, raises company retirement contributions, creates a new health reimbursement account, increases schedule flexibility, and improves pilot quality of life.

One of the highlights of the proposed agreement is the pay rate for Hawaiian’s future fleet of Airbus A330F freighters, which it will begin flying for Amazon in 2024. The A330F rates will be the highest in the industry, surpassing existing rates at cargo giants UPS and FedEx Express.The HAL ALPA MEC unanimously approved sending the tentative agreement to the airline’s 1,000 pilots for ratification and will open two weeks of ratification voting on January 27. If ratified, the agreement would take effect March 2.

Top Copyright Photo: Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-243 N390HA (msn 1389) SEA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 959919.

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