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Encyclopedia > Eos Airlines
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eos
IATA
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ICAO
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Callsign
New Dawn
Founded 2003
Hubs London Stansted
Frequent flyer program Club48
Member lounge Eos Lounge
Fleet size 3
Destinations 2
Parent company Eos Airlines, Inc
Headquarters Purchase, New York
Key people Dave Pottruck, Chairman
Website: http://www.eosairlines.com


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. IATA airline designators are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An Airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Terminal building, designed by Sir Norman Foster Stansted Airport is a medium-sized passenger airport with a single runway, located in the English county of Essex about thirty miles north of London. ... A frequent flyer program is a service offered by many airlines to reward customer loyalty. ... An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). ... To gain control of an asset in exchange for a valuable consideration. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Business class is a high travel class available on some commercial airlines and raillines. ... First class is a particularly high quality travel class offered by passenger airlines, railways and shipping companies. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK) is an international airport located in Jamaica/Rosedale, Queens, in the south-eastern portion of New York City. ...

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History

The airline was founded by Dave Spurlock, a former director of strategy at British Airways. Eos began operations between New York and London Stansted on October 18, 2005. For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large passenger airport with a single runway and hub for a number of major european low-cost airlines. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Services

Eos Airlines currently operates a service between John F. Kennedy International Airport and London Stansted Airport, with one daily flight in each direction. John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK) is an international airport located in Jamaica/Rosedale, Queens, in the south-eastern portion of New York City. ... Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large passenger airport with a single runway and hub for a number of major european low-cost airlines. ...


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 Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...


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 blankets. The EOS suite gives each passenger more space than any other transatlantic carrier's business-class product. For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... Cashmere may refer to: cashmere need to dry clean Cashmere wool, wool from the Cashmere goat, which is a type of Asian goat. ...


See also

A PrivatAir Boeing Business Jet PrivatAir is an airline based in Geneva, Switzerland, specializing in scheduled and charter flights using mid-sized, long-range, all premium class jets. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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