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

Europe Aéro Service was a subsidiary of Societé Aero Sahara and began flights in 1965 with services between Perpignan and Palma de Majorca with

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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

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mostly flying newspapers from Paris to Marseille, Toulouse, Algiers, Casablanca, Frankfurt, Milan, Tunis and Zurich. Another aircraft used in the 1970s was the

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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

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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:Bernard Martin: ''The Viking, Valetta and Varsity.'' Air-Britain (Historians), Tonbridge, 1975, . * Boeing 707-436 *

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* SE 210 Caravelle *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eas Europe Airlines Defunct airlines of France Airlines established in 1965 Airlines disestablished in 1995