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Flying high for the region’s businesses

AN ARLINE COMPANY which flies from Newcastle and Durham Tees Valley airports has increased its fleet to serve the region’s business jet setters.

Eastern Airways has revealed that their newly acquired additional Embraer 135 jet aircraft is now ready, offering greater access to Norwegian destinations such as Oslo and Stavanger as well as UK cities.

Operating out of Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle, Eastern Airways flies to a number of domestic destinations including Aberdeen, Cardiff and Birmingham in addition to having a number of scheduled routes to Norway.

Now in action for a decade, the company has serviced the North East with both scheduled and charter flights, with planes also being booked for some private charter routes.

Signing a lease deal with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) the two Embraer 37-seater jets will allow the operator to increase access of private groups, business corporations and blue-chip companies who wish to use the firm’s network for easy travel.

Chief executive of Eastern Airways, Chris Holliday, explained that the addition to their fleet would provide customers with new benefits.

He said: “The Embraer jet complements our fleet and gives us tremendous flexibility.

“We can adjust capacity to meet demand on scheduled services as needed for business travellers and corporations in the North East.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .