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eos
File:E0logo.gif
IATA ICAO Call sign
E0 ESS NEW DAWN
Founded2004
HubsLondon Stansted
JFK International Airport
Frequent-flyer programClub48
Fleet size3
Destinations2
Parent companyEos Airlines, Inc
HeadquartersPurchase, New York
Key peopleDave Pottruck, Chairman
Websitehttp://www.eosairlines.com


Eos Airlines is an airline based in New York, USA. It operates all-first class services with a higher level of comfort than the major transatlantic carriers' business class and at fares lower than the majors' published business class tariffs. Thus it has been referred to as "economy first class". Its main base is Terminal 4 in John F. Kennedy International Airport.

History

The airline was founded in 2004 by Dave Spurlock, a former director of strategy at British Airways. The company was initially named Atlantic Express (not to be confused with the UK regional carrier Atlantic Express) and changed its name to Eos in 2005.

Eos began operations between New York and London Stansted on October 18 2005. David Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab, chairs a board comprised of industry specialists and venture capitalists. Eos' Management also consists of leading management such as Gil Morgan (ex-World Airways, ValuJet and Delta Air Lines) and Eilif Serck-Hanssen (ex-US Airways and Northwest Airlines).

Data

IATA Code: E0*
ICAO Code: ESS
ICAO Callsign: New Dawn
IATA Accounting Code: 646

Services

Eos Airlines currently operates a service between John F. Kennedy International Airport and London Stansted Airport, with two daily flights in each direction.

Fleet

As of August 2006 the Eos Airlines fleet includes [1] :


Average age of the aircraft is 12.1 years as of March 2006.

The aircraft flies a unique 48-seat all-business class configuration. It features suite-style seating which incorporates a fold-out table and (in a manner similar to the British Airways first class seats), allows passengers to sit face-to-face to hold business meetings or eat together. The Eos suite also folds out to a completely flat 78" bed in a spacious pod-like enclosure; each passenger is provided with about 21 square feet of space, as well as amenities such as cashmere wool blankets. The EOS suite gives each passenger more space than any other transatlantic carrier's business-class product.[1]

Awards

  • 2007 Long-Haul Business Airline of the Year (2007 Business Travel World Awards)
  • Most Punctual Airline between London and New York 2006 Jan-Sep (FlightOnTime.info)
  • Eos Seat: Product Design Award 2006 (red dot)

See also

References

  1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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