Eastern Airways
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| Eastern Airways | ||
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| IATA T3 |
ICAO EZE |
Callsign EASTFLIGHT |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Hubs | Aberdeen Airport | |
| Fleet size | 28 | |
| Destinations | 17 | |
| Headquarters | Humberside Airport, England, United Kingdom | |
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| Website: http://www.easternairways.com/ | ||
Eastern Airways is an award winning UK airline based at Humberside International Airport. It operates a network of scheduled domestic services and a private charter section. It has a hub at Aberdeen Airport from which it operates eleven routes, with crew bases at Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle and Cardiff airports.
Air Kilroe Limited trading as Eastern Airways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[1]
Eastern Airways recently won the European Regions Airline Association Gold Award 06/07
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in December 1997 with a scheduled service between Humberside and Aberdeen. In February 1999 it purchased Manchester based Air Kilroe. Routes and Jetstream 41 aircraft were transferred from British Airways CitiExpress from 30 March 2003. Eastern Airways operates some 750 scheduled flights each week and expects to carry approximately 500,000 passengers in 2005.
It employs 373 staff.
In October 2006 the European Regions Airline Association awarded a gold medal for achievement to Eastern Airways following on from their 2004 and 2003 silver medals.
From 24 April 2006 Eastern Airways has operated Cardiff to Aberdeen, Brussels and Newcastle following Air Wales' decision to cease scheduled flying from the 23 April. Eastern have based a crew and 1 Jetsteam 41 at Cardiff to operate the routes.
[edit] Destinations
Eastern Airways serves the following destinations (April 2006)[citation needed]:
- Belgium
- British Crown Dependencies
- United Kingdom
- England
- Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)
- Bristol (Bristol International Airport)
- North Lincolnshire (Humberside Airport)
- Leeds/Bradford (Leeds Bradford International Airport)
- London (London City Airport) DISCONTINUED
- Manchester (Manchester Airport)
- Newcastle (Newcastle Airport) Hub
- Norwich (Norwich International Airport)
- Nottingham (East Midlands Airport)
- Southampton (Southampton Airport)
- Tees Valley (Durham Tees Valley Airport)
- Scotland
- Wales
- England
A Durham Tees Valley Airport to Brussels service was launched on 30 October 2006 [2].
[edit] Fleet
The Eastern Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (August 2006) [3]
| Aircraft | Number | Seats | Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAe Jetstream 31 | 1 | 18 | ||
| BAe Jetstream 32 | 2 | 18 | ||
| BAe Jetstream 41 | 25 | 29 | ||
| Saab 2000 | 4 | 50 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Operating Licence
- ^ Airliner World
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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