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EAS Airlines operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): [[Abuja]], [[Enugu]], [[Jos]], [[Lagos]] and [[Port Harcourt]].
EAS Airlines operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): [[Abuja]], [[Enugu]], [[Jos]], [[Lagos]] and [[Port Harcourt]].


==Fleet==
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==Accidents and incidents==
{{Main|EAS Airlines Flight 4226}}
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*On 4 May 2002, a [[BAC One-Eleven|BAC 111-500]] plane crashed into a densely populated neighborhood shortly after take-off from [[Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport|Kano]]. At least 103 people were killed, many of whom were on the ground.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 May 2002|title=Plane crashes in northern Nigeria|work=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1968300.stm|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Robson|first=James|date=5 May 2002|title=155 dead as Nigerian plane crashes on city|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/1393241/155-dead-as-Nigerian-plane-crashes-on-city.html|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>

==Historical Fleet Details==
[[File:EAS Airlines B737-200 at Lagos.jpg|thumb|An EAS Airlines [[Boeing 737-200]] at [[Murtala Muhammad International Airport]]]]
[[File:EAS Airlines B737-200 at Lagos.jpg|thumb|An EAS Airlines [[Boeing 737-200]] at [[Murtala Muhammad International Airport]]]]
The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=494 rzjets.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=494 rzjets.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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*1{{spaced ndash}}[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-55F]]
*1{{spaced ndash}}[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-55F]]


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==Accidents and incidents==
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==External links==
*[http://www.easairlines.com/ EAS Airlines]
{{Main|EAS Airlines Flight 4226}}
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*On 4 May 2002, a [[BAC One-Eleven|BAC 111-500]] plane crashed into a densely populated neighborhood shortly after take-off from [[Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport|Kano]]. At least 103 people were killed, many of whom were on the ground.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 May 2002|title=Plane crashes in northern Nigeria|work=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1968300.stm|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Robson|first=James|date=5 May 2002|title=155 dead as Nigerian plane crashes on city|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/1393241/155-dead-as-Nigerian-plane-crashes-on-city.html|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>
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{{Commonscat|EAS Cargo Airlines}}

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Commons category|EAS Cargo Airlines}}
*[http://www.easairlines.com/ EAS Airlines]

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[[Category:2006 disestablishments in Nigeria]]
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[[Category:Nigerian companies established in 1983]]


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Revision as of 17:34, 11 April 2022

EAS Airlines
Company Logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
— EXW ECHOLINE
Founded1983
Ceased operations2006
HubsMurtala Mohammed International Airport
Fleet size11
Destinations6

EAS (Executive Airlines Services) Airlines was an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.[1]

In July 2006, the airline merged with Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, forming the short-lived Nicon Airways.[2]

Code data

History

The airline was established on 23 December 1983.[1]

Destinations

EAS Airlines operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abuja, Enugu, Jos, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

Fleet

An EAS Airlines Boeing 737-200 at Murtala Muhammad International Airport

The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]

Accidents and incidents

Main article: EAS Airlines Flight 4226
  • On 4 May 2002, a BAC 111-500 plane crashed into a densely populated neighborhood shortly after take-off from Kano. At least 103 people were killed, many of whom were on the ground.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Flight International 3 April 2007
  2. ^ Newswatch Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 10 July 2006
  3. ^ rzjets.net[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Plane crashes in northern Nigeria". BBC News. 4 May 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ^ Robson, James (5 May 2002). "155 dead as Nigerian plane crashes on city". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

External links

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