Horizon Airways

Horizon Airways

Founded	1994;31 years ago (1994) Mackay, Queensland
AOC #	CASA.AOC.0251
Fleet size	11
Key people	Ed Morrison (CEO/Director) Matthew Munns (HOO/HOFO/HOTAC)
Founder	Trish Mahlberg
Website	https://horizonairways.com/

Horizon Airways is an Australian aviation company, providing both flight training and air charter flights in Central, Western and Northern Queensland.

Horizon Airways was founded by Trish Mahlberg in 1994 at Mackay Airport. ^[1] After selling the business in July 2021 to Ed Morrison, the business has since expanded with additional bases at Cloncurry Airport, Innisfail Airport and Horn Island Airport. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Company Details

Mr. Ed Morrison purchased Horizon Airways from Trish Mahlberg in July 2021, employing Mr. Matthew Munns as Chief Pilot, and Head of Operations. The company successfully transitioned in April 2022 to become a CASR 135 air transport operator, CASR 138 aerial work operator and CASR 141 flight training operator.

Aircraft fleet

Current Horizon Airways fleet ^{[6] [7]}

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Cessna 172	3	-	2x C172M, 1x C172N Mackay and Cloncurry Based
Cessna 172RG	1	-	Mackay Based
Cessna 152	1	-	Mackay Based
Cessna 206	2	-	Horn Island Based
Piper PA-34 Seneca	1	-	Innisfail Based
Piper PA-31 Navajo	3	-	Innisfail Based
Total Fleet Size	11

Former fleet

Horizon Airways has previously operated the following aircraft types:

1. GippsAero GA8 Airvan - December 2023 to October 2024

References

1. "Horizon Airways".
2. "Birthplace of the RFDS gets first flight school to service outback Queensland graziers". ABC News. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
3. "Some bush teens can't take off fast enough but here pilot training is stemming the fly-away factor". ABC News. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
4. "Horizon Airways - Fleet Mackay | Cloncurry". www.horizonairways.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
5. "Horizon Airways - Flight Training & Charter Mackay | Cloncurry | Horn Island". www.horizonairways.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
6. "RegoSearch | Aircraft Registration Search". www.regosearch.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
7. "Civil Database".