Eastern Airways
| Eastern Airways | |
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| IATA code : | T3 |
| ICAO code : | EZE |
| Call sign : | EASTFLIGHT |
| Founding: | 1997 |
| Seat: |
Kirmington , UK
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| Operational bases: | |
| Home airport : | Humberside |
| Fleet size: | 13 |
| Aims: | national and continental |
| Website: | www.easternairways.com |
Eastern Airways is a British regional airline based in Kirmington , North Lincolnshire , and based at Humberside Airport there .
history
Eastern Airways started a scheduled service between Humberside Airport and Aberdeen in 1997 . Two years later, she took over Air Kilroe from Manchester .
From British Airways CitiExpress 2003 their routes and were BAe Jetstream 41 adopted. In 2006 she took over the connection from Cardiff to Newcastle upon Tyne from Air Wales . The connections to Brussels and from Newcastle to London City Airport were given up again at short notice. Connections were then started from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Brussels and from Aberdeen to Stavanger .
In September 2010, Eastern Airways took over Air Southwest , another British regional airline with which a cooperation had previously been agreed, following official approval . Air Southwest, under the leadership of Eastern Airways, ceased operations at the end of September 2011 for economic reasons.
Brian Haxford and Richard Lake each own 50% of the company.
Destinations
In addition to numerous British destinations, Dublin has been served as international destinations since March 9, 2020 and Alicante from July 11, 2020 . Charter flights are also offered.
As of March 9, 2020
fleet
As of August 2020, the Eastern Airways fleet consists of 13 aircraft with an average age of 20 years:
| plane | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-600 | 2 | 72 | ||
| BAe Jetstream 41 | 7th | 1 operated for Her Majesty's Coastguard ; 2 inactive; world's largest operator | 29 | |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 2 | 50 | ||
| Embraer ERJ-170 | 1 | 76 | ||
| Embraer ERJ-190 | 1 | |||
| Saab 2000 | 1 | one inactive | 50 | |
| total | 13 | 1 | ||
Former aircraft types
Incidents
- On September 17, 2013, a BA Jetstream 31 ( registration G-EEST) with four passengers and three crew members had an accident landing at Wick Airport , and the aircraft had to be written off.
See also
Web links
- Of Eastern Airways website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ fliegerweb.com - Eastern buys Southwest September 21, 2010
- ↑ bbc.co.uk - Air Southwest to cease Plymouth and Newquay flights (English) July 14, 2011
- ^ Eastern Airways destinations , accessed March 9, 2020
- ^ Eastern Airways Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. August 12, 2020, accessed on August 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Rüstiger regional aircraft seeks new role , accessed on November 10, 2016
- ↑ Eastern Airways flottet a first E190. In: austrianaviation.net. July 21, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace 3102 Jetstream 31 G-EEST Wick Airport (WIC) in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on April 23, 2017.
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