Horizon Sun Charters
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Hubs | Busuanga (Coron) |
| Fleet size | 1 |
| Headquarters | Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines |
| Key people | Raymond Schwab (founder) |
| Website | seaplanes.ph |
Horizon Sun Charters is a seaplane operator in the Philippines, based in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The company provides scenic tours, private resort transfers, and island-hopping flights in northern Palawan using a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane.[1][2][3]
History
The company was founded in 2015 by Swiss-Canadian pilot Raymond Schwab.[4] After flying internationally in Canada, Madagascar, Indonesia, Switzerland, Afghanistan, and Papua New Guinea, Schwab settled in Palawan and acquired a 1957 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. The aircraft, shipped from Canada, was restored and entered on the Philippine civil aircraft register in 2015.[1]
It took six years to complete certification with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Horizon Sun Charters began commercial operations in 2022, providing seaplane services around Palawan.[1]
Operations
Horizon Sun Charters operates out of Puerto Princesa and Busuanga (Coron).[2] Its flights include scenic tours over Coron Bay and Honda Bay, and transfers to island resorts such as El Nido.[3]
Fleet
As of 2025, Horizon Sun Charters operates the following aircraft:[1]
- **de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver**, registration RP-C2016, built in 1957 and known as Spirit of Busuanga.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Grothe, Dirk (August 2025). "The Spirit of Busuanga". Airliner World. Key Publishing. pp. 40–43.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wasserflugparadies auf den Philippinen" [Seaplane Paradise in the Philippines]. AERO International (in Deutsch). No. 9/2025. September 2025. pp. 42–43.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver in the Philippines". Vintage Aviation News. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Haenggi, René (31 May 2024). "Vom Meer in den Himmel" [From the Sea to the Sky]. Schweizer Illustrierte (in Deutsch). No. 22. pp. 8–9.
- ↑ "RP-C2016 Horizon Sun Charters De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver". JetPhotos. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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