Horizon Air:
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 24, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time
WHAT: Horizon Air will perform a low level fly by of its
Bombardier Q400 turboprop plane painted in University of Washington
livery just before kickoff of the Washington vs. Oregon game at Husky
Stadium. This is one of five game over flights scheduled for each of
Horizon’s university livery aircraft.
WHERE: Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington. The game will be
broadcast on ABC, check local listings.
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PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES: Members of the media are invited to
film/photograph the aircraft as it flies by Husky Stadium. The
aircraft will make two passes. The first pass will be off the north
end of the stadium, flying from east to west, affording those in the
south side of the stadium a first class view. The aircraft will then
turn and fly by the south side of the stadium in a west to east
direction so the north side of the stadium can have a view. On its way
out of the Seattle area the plane will then fly directly over the
stadium as a farewell.
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High resolution photos of all university livery aircraft can be
downloaded at: http://www.alaskasworld.com/newsroom/QXNews/photos.asp
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"This is one of the most ambitious promotions we've ever done," says
Dan Russo, vice president, Marketing and Communications. "It will
generate a lot of excitement around our partnerships with these
schools and strengthen Horizon's brand as 'Wings of the Great
Northwest.'"
FACTS:
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In December 2007, Horizon announced plans to paint four aircraft in
university liveries as a tribute to the venerable public institutions
that share a home with Horizon’s Pacific Northwest home. In December
2008, Horizon announced it would add a Boise State livery plane to the
fleet in the 2009.
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There are five planes – Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington
State and, on Nov. 8, 2009, Boise State will join the fleet. Oregon
and Washington State have already had football game over flights.
Oregon State is scheduled for Oct. 31 and BSU will be Nov. 14.
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The Husky plane was brand new when painted and as such would have been
painted regardless of paint scheme. No expense was incurred by the
university.
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The goal of the project was to put an element of fun into the flying
experience while also putting a smile on the faces of university
alumni, staff and students.
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The original Husky plane was unveiled on Feb. 19, 2008.
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The Husky plane is Bombardier Q400. These 76-seat turboprop aircraft
are the workhorses of Horizon air, using 30-40 percent less fuel and
reducing emissions by the same percent than comparable sized jets.
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Horizon operates 37 of these aircraft.
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Horizon has been operating this aircraft since February 2001.
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Horizon has been serving Seattle since its first day as an airline in
September 1981.
Horizon serves 48 cities throughout Arizona, California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Baja California Sur (Mexico), and
British Columbia and Alberta (Canada). Together, Horizon Air and Alaska
Airlines serve more than 90 cities and are subsidiaries of Alaska Air
Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK).
