EAS (Executive Airlines Services) Airlines was an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. In July 2006, the airline merged with Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, forming the short-lived Nicon Airways.

History

The airline was established on 23 December 1983 as United Air Service.. The airline ceased operations in 2006 when it merged with Fleet Air Nigeria which was a subisdiary of Nigerian based NICON Group to form Nicon Airways. Nicon Airways lasted until 2007.

Destinations

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

Fleet

thumb|An EAS Airlines [[Boeing 737-200 at Murtala Muhammad International Airport]]

The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

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

Accidents and incidents

  • 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.

See also

List of defunct airlines of Nigeria

References

  • EAS Airlines