EAS Airlines explained

Airline:	EAS Airlines
Icao:	EXW
Callsign:	ECHOLINE
Founded:	1983
Ceased:	2006
Hubs:	Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Fleet Size:	11
Destinations:	6

EAS (Executive Airlines Services) Airlines was an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.^[1]

In July 2006, the airline merged with Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, forming the short-lived Nicon Airways.^[2]

Code data

• ICAO Code: EXW ^[1]
• Callsign

ECHOLINE

History

The airline was established on 23 December 1983.^[1]

Destinations

EAS Airlines operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abuja, Enugu, Jos, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

Fleet

The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:^[3]

• 4BAC 1-11-500
• 4Boeing 707-351C
• 2Boeing 737-200
• 1Douglas DC-8-55F

Accidents and incidents

See main article: EAS Airlines Flight 4226.

• On 4 May 2002, a BAC 111-500 plane crashed into a densely populated neighborhood shortly after take-off from Kano. At least 103 people were killed, many of whom were on the ground.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• EAS Airlines

Notes and References

1. [Flight International]
2. http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/business/10710094117.htm Newswatch
3. Web site: rzjets.net.
4. News: 4 May 2002. Plane crashes in northern Nigeria. BBC News. 25 May 2021.
5. News: Robson. James. 5 May 2002. 155 dead as Nigerian plane crashes on city. The Daily Telegraph. 25 May 2021.