• Founded in 1981, Horizon Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group with headquarters and training facilities in Seattle and Portland.
• Horizon Air operates 30 E175 and 32 Q400 76-seat aircraft for Alaska Airlines. There are options for up to 30 more E175s.
• New hire pilots choose the airframe they want to fly.
• As of December 2019, all Q400 new hire pilots receive a $20,000 bonus, $15,000 upon completion of Initial Operating Experience (IOE) and $5,000 18 months after date of hire. For Q400 pilots with 500 hours or more of qualifying Part 121 time, an additional $5,000 experience bonus is available upon completion of IOE for a total bonus of $25,000.
• All E175 new hire pilots receive a $10,000 bonus, $5,000 upon completion of IOE and $5,000 18 months after date of hire. For E175 pilots with 500 hours or more of qualifying Part 121 time, an additional $5,000 experience bonus is available upon completion of IOE for a total bonus of $15,000.
• Rotor Transition Program. Horizon provides up to $25,000 in flight training assistance for military or civilian rotor wing pilots. Upon completion of ATP/R-ATP minimums, receive a class date with Horizon and a $15,000 sign-on bonus.
• Pilot Development Program. Private pilots receive a $7,500 stipend, have opportunities to develop skills through mentoring from a professional pilot, and be included in special events. Upon completion of ATP/R-ATP minimums, receive a class date with Horizon Air.
• Part 135 Pathways. Pilots flying for a Horizon partner Part 135 operator will have the opportunity to interview with Horizon while you’re still accumulating the required hours for your ATP certification.
• Horizon Air covers the cost of the ATP-CTP course for candidates needing to complete the exam prior to training.
• Alaska Airlines Pathways Program. Alaska Airlines targets to hire 30-50% of its new hires from Horizon, in 2019 the actual number was 40%. In the past 3 years, Alaska Airlines has hired over 200 Horizon Air pilots.
• E175 crew bases in Seattle (SEA), Portland (PDX), and Paine Field (PAE). Q400 crew bases in Seattle (SEA), Portland (PDX), Spokane (GEG), Boise (BOI), and Medford (MFR).
• Horizon Air is the first E175 operator to achieve CAT III autoland operations. E175 RNP approach capability has also been achieved.
• Free unlimited travel on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air on a stand-by basis. Fee-based and restricted stand-by travel on other airlines, discounted full-price fares on Alaska and Horizon
• IATA: QX, IACO: QXE
• ATC callsign: "Horizon Air"
• This page last updated: December 11th, 2019 (Quicktake and Hiring)

• Industry-leading Performance Based Pay (PBP) and Operational Performance Rewards (OPR) programs 

• Minimum guarantee is 70 hours for lineholders and 75 hours for reserve 
• Traning pay is 16 hours per week until completion of IOE

• 12 bids a year 

• Most junior captain hired: 

• SEA E175 June 11, 2018
• SEA Q400 September 17, 2018
• PDX E175 April 3, 2015
• PDX Q400 September 17, 2018
• PAE E175 April 2, 2018
• GEG Q400 January 22, 2018
• BOI Q400 September 18, 2017
• MFR Q400 August 20, 2018

$1.85/hr