Eastern Airways-2

[N707ZS]

MME gets a mix of all three aircraft variants with the Humberside flight stopping off on route at the moment. The based J41 doesn't do all of the flights.

[PintofDoom]

Cover

Usually does the drop ins when a 41 has gone tech. The CWL-vly route needs to be rescued quite regularly due to the large fines that get issued for none operation.

[SWBKCB]

Flybe and Loganair are code-sharing again - now that Eastern's NWI-ABZ has gone, is NCL-ABZ the only route that Loganair and Eastern/Flybe compete on?

[rhutch28]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

Flybe and Loganair are code-sharing again - now that Eastern's NWI-ABZ has gone, is NCL-ABZ the only route that Loganair and Eastern/Flybe compete on?

From next year some of the seasonal service out of newquay will be in competition I belive (unless Flybe end those services)

[ivor toolbox]

Originally Posted by FlyingFrl

Anybody knows what multiple 41 aircraft are doing at Cranfield?

Outsourcing C checks maybe?

[FlyingFrl]

Any updates?

[PintofDoom]

Update

Nothing happening yet. Company just plodding along.

[Jamesair]

Eastern starting CARDIFF - ABERDEEN route operating via NEWCASTLE 5 weekly Mon - Fri..... with no change of aircraft.

[fjencl]

What aircraft type will it be using.

[caaardiff]

Originally Posted by Jamesair

Eastern starting CARDIFF - ABERDEEN route operating via NEWCASTLE 5 weekly Mon - Fri..... with no change of aircraft.

The reality of that is that the CWL-NCL sector is already operated arriving 1150 and there's a 1225 NCL-ABZ. So it looks like no new flights, just some schedule amendments and marrying up to provide a CWL-NCL-ABZ link.

[Letsflycwl]

That’s exactly how they used to operate it so no problem here, it’s good that they are ready-introducing the “add on” sector to ABZ and vice versa.

[ATIS31]

Eastern Reducing to one flight a day between ABZ and WIC from 11th November I think this will ultimately go the same way as SYY

[PintofDoom]

WIC

The route to WIC is currently subsidised by the Scottish parliament but the pax figures are ridiculously low some flights departing with as little as 3 paying pax onboard. The route will eventually disappear, Eastern already closed the crew base at WIC.

More routes to be reorganised in time.

[SealinkBF]

Originally Posted by PintofDoom

The route to WIC is currently subsidised by the Scottish parliament but the pax figures are ridiculously low some flights departing with as little as 3 paying pax onboard. The route will eventually disappear, Eastern already closed the crew base at WIC.

More routes to be reorganised in time.

Is it? It isnt listed as PSO...but lots of news articles from locals wanting it to be... a shame service is being reduced.

Even now the times are dire with first flight at 1215. When I lived there Gill operated up to three flights a day from 0635hrs!

Would have hoped that the codeshare with LM would have helped the feed. LM are selling BE flights but does not seem to be reciprocated on BE website.

[ATIS31]

Pintofdoom I'm not surprised theres only a few people on the flights, if you have a Discount card it is still £200 return and if you don't have one its a whopping £270 return !
SealinkBF your right about flight times being useless first flight into WIC not until lunch time. No use for people wanting to do business in the county. They have been trying to get PSO for WIC but I don't think the Government are taking them on. WIC should have it if Dundee can get it !

[rhutch28]

Originally Posted by fjencl

What aircraft type will it be using.

Jetstream 41
Not sure i would want to spend 3 hours on a Jetstream

[FlyingFrl]

Any news about JZ / JU, stored/mx?

[rhutch28]

Originally Posted by PintofDoom

Currently just JB, JD, JL, JY operational. Plan is to get back to 10 operational but most need C checks and other repairs. Plus they need the new ADS-B equipment fitting.

41s are past it and hated by passengers and some crews alike.

Looks like G-MAJA is back in service now
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-maja

[PintofDoom]

Routes

Eastern is to lose its only subsidised french route RDZ-ORY from January 20th 2020.

[fjencl]

Is that french route the only scheduled flights that they operate outside of the UK, or do they operate other subsidised scheduled routes outside the UK.....