Air Horizont
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2 July 2015 (Delayed from May 2015) | ||||||
| Hubs | London Southend Airport Milan Malpensa Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Zaragoza Airport Porto Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Parent company | Corporacion Aragonesa Aeronautica S.A | ||||||
| Headquarters | Msida, Malta | ||||||
| Key people | Manuel Sahli-Founder, Juan Luis Díez | ||||||
| Website | airhorizont | ||||||
Air Horizont Limited is a Maltese charter airline headquartered in Msida, Malta with aircraft operating bases at London Southend Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport. It is a subsidiary of Corporacion Aragonesa Aeronautica S.A..[1][2]
History
Air Horizont was founded in 2014 by pilots Manuel Sahli and Juan Luis Díez.[3] Air Horizont attempted to launch scheduled operations in 2011, but failed due to the airline being unable to secure adequate funds.
The airline was set to commence operations in May 2015 using a Boeing 737-400 registered 9H-ZAZ, serving Munich, Seville, Alicante and Rome twice a week.[4] However, the launch was postponed to July 2015,[3] citing delays in receiving its air operating permit. In June 2015 it was announced that Air Horizont will not operate scheduled flights and instead focus on charter operations.[5][6]
Since its founding, the airline has transported more than 1.5 million passengers to more than 250 airports. While being a commercial charter airline, they also specialise in VIP transport, most notably flying several well-known international sports teams around Europe.[7]
The airline has two permanent bases at London Southend Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport, with temporary operating bases at Zaragoza, Bratislava and Porto.[8]
Fleet
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As of October 2023, Air Horizont consists of an all Boeing 737-400 fleet:[9]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| Boeing 737-400 | 4 | — | 168 | |||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 72 | VIP configuration | ||||
| Total | 5 | — | ||||||
References
- ^ "AIR HORIZONT LTD". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "CORPORACION ARAGONESA AERONAUTICA SA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Air Horizont-World Airline News". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Spanish start-up, Air Horizont, aiming for late April launch". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Un grupo de inversores compra el 57% de Air Horizont y se la lleva de Zaragoza" (in Spanish). February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Nuevos inversores llegan a Air Horizont para ampliar su flota de aviones y operaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Air Horizont busca sin parar personal para Zaragoza, Londres o Malta: de ingenieros a asistentes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Air Horizont Linkedin" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Our Company". Retrieved 11 October 2023.
External links
Media related to Air Horizont at Wikimedia Commons
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