Air Horizont

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Air Horizont
Air Horizont Airline Logo.jpeg
IATA ICAO Callsign
HTHATSKY RUNNER
Founded2014
Commenced operations2 July 2015 (Delayed from May 2015)
Hubs London Southend Airport Milan Malpensa Airport
Secondary hubs Zaragoza Airport

Bratislava Airport

Porto Airport
Fleet size6
Parent company Corporacion Aragonesa Aeronautica S.A
Headquarters Msida, Malta
Key peopleManuel Sahli-Founder, Juan Luis Díez
Website airhorizont.com

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]

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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

An Air Horizont Boeing 737-400, registration 9H-ZAZ at Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport 9H-ZAZ (LEVT, 2016-04-24).png
An Air Horizont Boeing 737-400, registration 9H-ZAZ at Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport

As of October 2023, Air Horizont consists of an all Boeing 737-400 fleet: [9]

Air Horizont fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-400 4—168
Boeing 737-400 2 [10] —72VIP configuration
Total6—

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References

  1. ↑ "AIR HORIZONT LTD" . Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "CORPORACION ARAGONESA AERONAUTICA SA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Air Horizont-World Airline News" . Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Spanish start-up, Air Horizont, aiming for late April launch" . Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Un grupo de inversores compra el 57% de Air Horizont y se la lleva de Zaragoza" (in Spanish). February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Nuevos inversores llegan a Air Horizont para ampliar su flota de aviones y operaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Air Horizont busca sin parar personal para Zaragoza, Londres o Malta: de ingenieros a asistentes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Air Horizont Linkedin" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Our Company" . Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "About Us" . Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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