EAS Europe Airlines

EAS Europe Airlines

EAS logo
IATA ICAO Call sign EY EYT EURO LINE
Commenced operations	1965
Ceased operations	1995
Fleet size	See Historic fleet details below
Destinations	Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport, Paris, Metz
Parent company	Societé Aero Sahara

EAS Europe Airlines was a French airline that operated from 1965 until 1995.

Code data

• IATA code: EY
• ICAO code: EYT
• Callsign: Euro Line

Company history

An EAS Europe Service Vanguard at Athens Airport in 1978

Sud Caravelle in 1981

EAS Boeing 737-200 at Dublin Airport in 1993

An EAS Boeing 737-500 in an EAS/ Air Charter hybrid livery as seen at Dublin Airport in 1993

Europe Aéro Service was a subsidiary of Societé Aero Sahara and began flights in 1965 with services between Perpignan and Palma de Majorca with Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft. Other services were between Valence - Paris; Metz - Paris and Paris - Rennes. The airline also operated charter flights. In 1971 EAS was operating night freight flights for Air France mostly flying newspapers from Paris to Marseille, Toulouse, Algiers, Casablanca, Frankfurt, Milan, Tunis and Zurich. Another aircraft used in the 1970s was the Vickers Vanguard and from 1972 the SE 210 Caravelle was used for passenger flights.

EAS also had a small fleet of small aircraft to flight small package flights. Other aircraft used were the Boeing 737-222 and the Boeing 707-436. Beginning in the 1990s, EAS began having financial problems and declared bankruptcy. A new owner was found who built up the airline once again, but the end could not be averted; on March 6, 1995 the company ceased operations.

Historic fleet details

The following aircraft types were operated by EAS:

• Boeing 707-436
• Boeing 727-200
• Boeing 737-222
• Handley Page Dart Herald
• Nord 262
• SE 210 Caravelle
• Vickers Vanguard
• Vickers Viking.

References

Bibliography

• Hengi, B.I. (2000). Airlines Remembered: Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in Colour. Midland. ISBN 9781857800913.