Talk:Horizon Air

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Should we link to the inflight magazine in the article? I thought we usually left external links to the final section. Is there a different style guideline for the airlines? Jwrosenzweig 20:01, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Splitting destinations into a new article 2 GEG? 3 Airplane Nicknames 4 Implausible assertions from press release 5 Fair use rationale for Image:CRJ College Livery.jpg

[edit] Splitting destinations into a new article

I don't think this would be a bad idea. The destinations section is getting rather lengthy, and it wouldn't hurt if it had its own section, like lots of other articles have. --Адам12901 ^Talk 21:21, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Good idea. I'm all for it.

Jarfingle 22:01, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree24.20.184.141 03:41, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I would maybe hold off until all Frontier JetExpress service ends then you can have one article dedicated to solely Horizon Air destinations. Sox23 15:23, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

I would rather have all the information on one page [as it is right now], in order to save the person who is doing research more time; rather than going on a scavenger hunt for the destinations, everything is clearly listed and can easily be accessed by the reader.

...I agree. Info on one page is easier to access; it's not like QX has dozens and dozens of destinations like NWA/KLM or UA.

...Frontier JetExpress service ended, so I am all for making a new article, because the list is getting quite long, and takes up a bit of space. Plane nerd (talk) 03:23, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GEG?

I just noticed that recently, Spokane International Airport was listed as a hub. I don't agree. Any thoughts?

Maybe "focus city" would be better. GEG isn't really designed to be a true "hub" but its location makes it a good jumping-off point for several relatively high-load regional runs (see QX route map)....

[edit] Airplane Nicknames

My brother is a pilot at Horizon, and the pilot corps there has given comic nicknames to the three airplanes they fly.

The Bombardier Q-200 is known as the "Weed-Whacker" the 400 as the "Mega-Whacker" and the CRJ-700 as the "Barbie Dream Jet." Perhaps it's not the most informative stuff, but it could add some color to an otherwise bland article. -anon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.81.193.106 (talk) 23:36, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Some of us rampers have come up with several names for aircraft as well: CRJ-700 N290RB "Casper" (Because of its single color white paint job) Bombardier Q400 N425QX as "Skittles" because of it's "Party Plane" livery. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Krullel (talk • contribs) 00:04, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Implausible assertions from press release

I removed the section "Services" which was advert-like, and contained the assertion "Horizon is known for being the first regional airline to have flight attendants, food, and a pressurized cabin", which is not even remotely true as regional airlines like Allegheny, Mohawk, and Lake Central flew the Convair 440, Convair 580, and BAC 1-11 in the 1950s-70s, all of which had pressurized cabins, flight attendants, and food. Sorry, but that's a howler. --MCB 07:34, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:CRJ College Livery.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:11, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Dudes, pics of the new planes are already in. Anybody know how to put in those new pictures> —Preceding unsigned comment added by CrazyHermit (talk • contribs) 22:27, 3 March 2008 (UTC)