Eos Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline=eos
logo=Eos Airlines logo.pnglogo_size=263
IATA=E0
ICAO=ESS
callsign=NEW DAWN
parent=Eos Airlines, Inc
company_slogan=Uncrowded. Uncompromising. UNAIRLINE.
founded=2004
ceased=April 27,2008
headquarters=Purchase, New York
key_people=Jack L. Williams, CEO
Dave Pottruck, Chairman
Tom Martin, CFO
David Spurlock, Founder
hubs=London Stansted
JFK International Airport
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=Club48
lounge=Eos Lounge
alliance=
fleet_size=6
destinations=2
website= http://www.eosairlines.com

Eos Airlines was an American all-business class airline based at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. On 26 April, 2008 Eos Airlines announced their plans to file bankruptcy on their web site, announcing they 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. The company was initially named Atlantic Express and changed its name to Eos in 2005 [ [http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf92/339703_web.pdf DOT Docket OST-2004-19617, "Supplement No. Four to Application," 18 July 2005] ] . Eos began operations between New York and London Stansted on October 18 2005 [ [http://www.eosairlines.com/images/pdf/Eos_pressRelease_earlyLaunch_03Oct2005.pdf "Eos Accelerates Launch Date by Two Weeks," 03 October 2005] ] [ [http://www.eosairlines.com/images/pdf/Eos_pressRelease_Inaugural_25Oct2005.pdf "Eos Celebrates First Week of Daily Roundtrip Service between New York and London with Official Inaugural Flight," 25 October 2005] ] . With the launch of their magazine "eosCLASS" in London on 13 March 2008, eos dropped 'Airlines' from their name and altered their slogan to become eos - Uncrowded. Uncompromising. UNAIRLINE. This change was unveiled by Adam Komack, Chief Lifestyle Officer. [ [eosCLASS Magazine, Volume 1, Spring 2008 (launch party 13th March 2008, Bungalow 8, London)] ]

Destinations

Eos Airlines operated a service between John F. Kennedy International Airport and London Stansted Airport, with between two and four daily flights.Fact|date=May 2007 On June 20, 2007, the airline stated that it ranked fourth amongst the most frequently scheduled airlines on the New York City-London route. [ [http://www.eosairlines.com/flyeos/overview/pressRoom.jsf;jsessionid=3B74B9EABB937E447EFE5490D49FF64D Eos Airlines > About Us > Press Quotes ] ]

In April 2007 the airline announced that routes from Stansted to Washington DC, Boston, Los Angeles, as well as two other destinations were set to begin within the next couple of years. [ [http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/2007/04/eos_plans_more_.html Eos plans more flights from Stansted ] ] It also had plans to begin flights from Miami to South America. [http://www.aviation.com/firstclass/080215-eos-airlines-getting-bigger.html Upmarket Eos Read to Double in Size]

On October 18, 2007, Eos announced that it would begin flights from JFK to Paris, France and from Newark International Airport to Stansted in 2008. The airline had not revealed specific 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.cite news |title= Eos Airlines Announces July 6 Launch of New Route between London and Dubai|url= http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080211/nym008.html?.v=101|work=PRNewswire |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |date=2008-02-11 |accessdate=2008-02-11 ] 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 4 new routes in 2008.

*United Arab Emirates
**Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
*United Kingdom
**London (London Stansted Airport)
*United States
**New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)
**Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport)
*Guyana
**Georgetown (Cheddi Jagan International Airport)

Fleet

The Eos Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2008: [ [http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/EOS%20Airlines.htm Eos Airlines Fleet] ]

*6 Boeing 757-200

Fleet average age was 12.7 years. [ [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/EOS%20Airlines.htm Eos Airlines Fleet Age] ] 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, they would have expanded their 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 - [http://www.worldtravelawards.com World Travel Awards] [ [http://www.worldtravelawards.com/winners 14th WTA Winners] ]
*Most Punctual Airline between London and New York 2006 & 2007 [ [http://www.flightontime.info/LondonNewYork FlightOnTime] ]
*Eos Seat: Product Design Award 2006 [ [http://en.red-dot.org/351+M51c139071fc.html red dot] ]

Last Flight

The last 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.

See also

* L'Avion
* Silverjet
* Maxjet

References

External links

* [http://www.eosairlines.com/ Eos Airlines]
* [http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Eos_Airlines?show=all Eos Airlines Fleet Detail]