Eos Airlines
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Eos Airlines is an airline based in New York, USA. It operates all-business 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 (ValueJet and Delta) and Eilif Serck-Hanssen (US-Air and Northwest).
Services
Eos Airlines currently operates a service between John F. Kennedy International Airport and London Stansted Airport, with one daily flight in each direction.
Fleet
As of October 2005, the Eos Airlines fleet consists of 3 Boeing 757-200 aircraft, whose average age 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 wool blankets. The EOS suite gives each passenger more space than any other transatlantic carrier's business-class product.[link]
See also
External links
- [Eos Airlines]
- [Eos Passenger Reviews]
- [Eos Airlines Fleet Age]
- [Eos Airlines Fleet Detail]
- [Stansted Airport]
- [JFK International Arrivals Terminal]
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