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"We're proud to add San Diego State University's bold colors to our fleet of university planes and especially pleased that this aircraft represents our first California school," said Joe Sprague, Alaska super 8 motel website Airlines' vice president of marketing. "We hope the Aztec plane will bring smiles to our passengers super 8 motel website and be a source of pride for SDSU students, alumni and faculty for years to come as we fly it throughout our regional route network."
"Eighty percent of San Diego State's 250,000 alumni live in California, so it will be a huge source of pride for them to see the Aztec colors flying through the sky and at our local airport," said Jim Sterk, SDSU director of intercollegiate athletics.
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The San Diego State University plane is the ninth university-themed aircraft flown by Horizon Air since 2008. Other paint themes include the universities of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, Boise State, Montana State, Oregon State and Washington State.
The three new routes will be served by Horizon Air's high-speed, twin-engine Bombardier Q400 turboprop, which is one of the most technologically advanced regional aircraft in the world. super 8 motel website The Q400 is among the most environmentally friendly regional planes, burning 30 to 40 percent less fuel, producing an equally lower amount of emissions and generating 10 decibels less noise than comparable jets.
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Along with the new intra-California routes and Aztec plane unveiling, Alaska Airlines also announced today it will operate five flights a week between San Diego and Orlando, Fla., starting Oct. 11, 2012.
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