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Hear the roar of the crowd? It's cheering the fact that Horizon Air's university-themed aircraft will be flying about 1,000 feet above upcoming home games in Eugene, Pullman, Seattle, Corvallis and Boise.
Achieving these flyovers is no small feat. It involves a tremendous amount of coordination between Flight Control, Flights Operations Technical, Corporate Communications, the Department of Homeland Security, the universities and local media.
"This is one of the most ambitious promotions we've ever done," says Dan Russo, vice president, Marketing and Communications. "It will generate a lot of excitement around our partnerships with these schools and strengthen Horizon's brand as 'Wings of the Great Northwest.'"
There is one important caveat: Each flyover will require final approval from Homeland Security, and Horizon will be notified if it has the green light to proceed 72 hours before each game.
"We've received several requests to ride on the flights, and while it would be wonderful to send the airplanes out full of employees and fans, we are limited by the Department of Homeland Security waiver to the approved crew (two pilots and an alternate pilot) only," says Andrew Taylor, assistant chief pilot. "Background checks on each crewmember are part of the waiver approval process."
Watch this regularly updated page for details about the flyovers as well as the Nov. 9 unveiling of the new Boise State University Q400. After the events, photos/videos provided by employees will also be posted.
Here's the schedule, if anyone is going to be a game with a fly-over, I'd love to see pics!
University of Oregon, 3 October 2009
Washington State, 10 October 2009
University of Washington, 24 October 2009
Oregon State, 31 October 2009
Boise State, 14 November 2009
Hear the roar of the crowd? It's cheering the fact that Horizon Air's university-themed aircraft will be flying about 1,000 feet above upcoming home games in Eugene, Pullman, Seattle, Corvallis and Boise.
Achieving these flyovers is no small feat. It involves a tremendous amount of coordination between Flight Control, Flights Operations Technical, Corporate Communications, the Department of Homeland Security, the universities and local media.
"This is one of the most ambitious promotions we've ever done," says Dan Russo, vice president, Marketing and Communications. "It will generate a lot of excitement around our partnerships with these schools and strengthen Horizon's brand as 'Wings of the Great Northwest.'"
There is one important caveat: Each flyover will require final approval from Homeland Security, and Horizon will be notified if it has the green light to proceed 72 hours before each game.
"We've received several requests to ride on the flights, and while it would be wonderful to send the airplanes out full of employees and fans, we are limited by the Department of Homeland Security waiver to the approved crew (two pilots and an alternate pilot) only," says Andrew Taylor, assistant chief pilot. "Background checks on each crewmember are part of the waiver approval process."
Watch this regularly updated page for details about the flyovers as well as the Nov. 9 unveiling of the new Boise State University Q400. After the events, photos/videos provided by employees will also be posted.
Here's the schedule, if anyone is going to be a game with a fly-over, I'd love to see pics!
University of Oregon, 3 October 2009
Washington State, 10 October 2009
University of Washington, 24 October 2009
Oregon State, 31 October 2009
Boise State, 14 November 2009