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2008-04-24, 01:44 PM
from Aviation Week:
Horizon Air plans to streamline its fleet from 65 aircraft comprising three aircraft types to one solely consisting of at least 48 Bombardier Q400s. "Simplifying to a single fleet of Q400s will result in increased fuel efficiency, plus substantially reduced costs for aircraft maintenance, spare parts and pilot and mechanic training," said Jeff Pinneo, president and chief executive officer of Horizon Air.
Horizon will retire its fleet of Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jets, which average six years of age according to AVIATION WEEK's World Aerospace Database, within two years and continue phasing out its 37-seat Bombardier Q200s by June 2009.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=mro&id=news/Hor4248.xml
Horizon Air plans to streamline its fleet from 65 aircraft comprising three aircraft types to one solely consisting of at least 48 Bombardier Q400s. "Simplifying to a single fleet of Q400s will result in increased fuel efficiency, plus substantially reduced costs for aircraft maintenance, spare parts and pilot and mechanic training," said Jeff Pinneo, president and chief executive officer of Horizon Air.
Horizon will retire its fleet of Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jets, which average six years of age according to AVIATION WEEK's World Aerospace Database, within two years and continue phasing out its 37-seat Bombardier Q200s by June 2009.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=mro&id=news/Hor4248.xml