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Mar. 31, 2016
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Subsequent Events | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS See discussion of the pending acquisition of Virgin America at Note 2. On April 11, 2016 Horizon placed an order for 30 Embraer E 175 regional aircraft (E175s), with the option to purchase an additional 33. The E175s will be flown by Horizon exclusively for Alaska beginning in 2017. An estimate of the future financial impacts related to the purchase agreement is included in our forward looking capital expenditures table within Item 2, MD&A.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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