
Eos Airlines, Inc. was an American all-
business class airline headquartered in
Purchase, New York
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, with its flights from
John F. Kennedy International Airport
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in
New York
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. On 26 April 2008 Eos Airlines announced its plans to file bankruptcy on its web site, announcing it would cease passenger operations after April 27.
History
The airline was founded in 2004 by Dave Spurlock, a former director of strategy at
British Airways
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The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and pass ...
. The company was initially named Atlantic Express and changed its name to Eos in 2005. Eos began operations between New York and
London Stansted
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on October 18, 2005. With the launch of its magazine ''eosCLASS'' in London on 13 March 2008, eos dropped 'Airlines' from its name and altered its slogan to become "eos - Uncrowded. Uncompromising. UNAIRLINE." This change was unveiled by Adam Komack, Chief Lifestyle Officer.
Destinations
Eos Airlines operated a service between
John F. Kennedy International Airport
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(JFK) and
London Stansted Airport
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, with between two and four daily flights. On June 20, 2007, the airline stated that it ranked fourth amongst the most frequently scheduled airlines on the New York-London route.
In April 2007 the airline announced that routes from Stansted to
Washington, D.C.
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,
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,
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, and two other destinations were set to begin within the next couple of years. It also had plans to begin flights from Miami to South America.
On October 18, 2007, Eos announced that it would begin flights from JFK to
Paris
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, France, and from
Newark International Airport
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to Stansted in 2008. The airline had not revealed details of the Paris flight except that it would have begun in the fall. The Stansted to Newark flights were to begin on May 5, 2008.
Eos was also planning to begin flights from Stansted to Dubai on July 6, 2008.
According to the Eos website, the airline was planning on launching up to four new routes in 2008.
*United Arab Emirates
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Dubai
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Dubai International Airport
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*United Kingdom
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London
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London Stansted Airport
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)
*United States
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New York City
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
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)
**
Newark (
Newark Liberty International Airport
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)
Fleet
The Eos Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2008:
*6
Boeing 757-200
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The then-named 7N7, a twinjet successor for the trijet 727, received its first orders in August 1978.
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Fleet average age was 12.7 years.
The airline operated its Boeing 757s in a 48-seat all-business class configuration. The seats had a fold-out table and a seating arrangement that allowed passengers to sit face-to-face to hold business meetings or dine together.
The launch of ''eosCLASS'' magazine revealed that, had Eos remained in operation, it would have expanded its fleet to 8 planes, with two added at the end of 2007, and two to follow in 2008.
Awards
*2007 Long-Haul Business Airline of the Year (2007 Business Travel World Awards)
*World's Leading Business Class Only Airline 2007
World Travel Awards*Most Punctual Airline between London and New York 2006 & 2007
*Eos Seat: Product Design Award 2006
Last flights
The last scheduled flights flown by Eos Airlines were on April 28, 2008 Flight 6 (8:30pm) from JFK to STN and on April 28, 2008 Flights 3 (1:00pm) and 7 (6:30pm) from STN to JFK. The final flight was a charter, flight 9805, which departed STN on the evening of April 30, arriving at JFK a few minutes before midnight.
See also
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L'Avion
Elysair SAS, operating as L'Avion (French for "The plane"), was an airline headquartered in Paray Vieille Poste, France, near Wissous.
It operated business class-only long-haul service between Orly Airport, Paris and Newark Liberty Internatio ...
*
Silverjet
Silverjet was a British all-business class airline headquartered at London Luton Airport in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that, prior to the suspension of operations on 30 May 2008, operated services to Newark Liberty International Airport and D ...
*
Maxjet
MAXjet Airways was an American, transatlantic, all- business class airline that operated between 2003 and 2007. Its headquarters were located on the grounds of Washington-Dulles International Airport, and in the Dulles area of Loudoun County, V ...
*
List of defunct airlines of the United States
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References
External links
Eos Airlines(Archive)
Eos Airlines Fleet Detail
{{Airlines of the United States
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