Eastern Airways
 

Eastern Airways have unveiled a new livery, the first aircraft to be painted is BAe Jetstream 41 G-MAJL:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...1056804&size=L

Not sure I like it.

Looks ok to me. Better than the old one.

Looks like BMI colours?Do you think ?

First sign of an Eastern/bmi tie-up?

:} :E

I don't like that blue, it reminds me of the first Air UK colour scheme.

It was rapidly changed when they discovered that at night the
aircraft could not be seen on the apron, and ramp equipment
kept driving into them!! :=

I like it, i also think it will look smart on the Saab's. :ok:

MUCH better, I love it!

The old scheme was old fashioned, the new one is striking!

Regards

Mike

When I first saw it I was disappointed, but now, I'm beginning to like it :) :ok:

Far too much like BMI should be red not blue

logo looks upside down if you ask me :}

Eastern at Norwich
 

Does anyone know how things are going for Eastern at Norwich now that Flybe have been in for a few months??

Flybe have started MAN and gone double daily to EDI - Eastern have axed these routes

Flybe also announced ABZ but then cancelled it before starting it and Eastern continue to serve the route alongside bmi regional

Do you know what happened to the crew that operated the MAN & EDI routes?

:hmm:

Are all the aircraft getting this new paint job including the Jetstream 32s ?

I wouldn't think the 32's would get it, they'll probably be going soon

There can't be many 32's in the fleet now as as traffic builds up they get replaced by 41's on the thinner routes.

Eastern does a good job and succeeds where a lot of similar carriers have failed. Never hangs around with routes which don't work.

As far as I know there are only 3 x J32s left in the fleet one in service runnning WIC - ABZ and ABZ - SYY the other 2 appear to just sit at ABZ
wonder if the one left is service is going to be changed to a J41 anytime soon :confused:

T3 expansion at ABZ
 

Eastern are to launch 4 new routes out of ABZ. No details of where as yet, they are in different stages of development, a couple are at "advanced" stage.

Also to add a 2nd rotation on ABZ-SYY, so whether this means more work for the JS32s left, or if it will be JS41 operated remains to be seen.

Wonder which new routes? Will CWL finally be one, & will any be international.

Good news for ABZ. (Sorry HUY...:} )

I would imagine there would be performance issues with the J41 and the 1600m rwy at WIC.

Which should not be much of a problem for the 41. It will be slightly restricted if I can remember but the 41 is useless for short field ops. When I used to fly the J41 I remember doing a Wick - Luton charter and lifted a fullish load so Wick is not that limiting

J32's
 

Anyone happen to know if G-BUVC and G-BUVD are in operation with Eastern at the moment or in storage. Also if they are leased or owned outright by Eastern ?

Thanks,

What do you think of Eastern operating CWL-LCY on a J41 as i would certainly use the service?

:hmm:

Perhaps the Eastern limitation out of Wick, with some 1800 metres of runway, would not be so much a take off limit there as a landing weight limit at Aberdeen, through which their southbound flights pass. Since it is probable that the fuel price index is less at Aberdeen than at Wick; I should have thought that a fuel uplift at that through point southwards would be perhaps of a twofold necessity?:)

G-BUVD was at Wick today. Also Have seen Eastern taking fuel on at Wick on a number of occasions same with Loganair.

Cwl??????
 

Where have Eastern gone?? The night stop has all but dissapeared... Haven't seen a J41 for days..... What's the story here????

It might be beacuse theyre only operating Newcatle this summer, Brussels to return Sept 11 when EU parliment re-opens. Hope that helps.

Yep....

Just had a look at Eastern website....

BRU from 11th of SEP.. ( from CWL )

Nice paint job, though does make it look a little BMI!!!!

Does anyone know when Cardiff-Aberdeen service will start? And what what about other routes?

T3 Recruitment
 

They have an ad in the local press here for cabin crew.

However as I'm +5ft 10, I'm out! :ok:

Are they planning new routes/expansion/ Or are they just short of cabin crew:confused:

4 more routes out of ABZ.

Think CWL may be one. Possibly LCY another. And a stab in the dark, BRU as another? Which leaves a.n.other other.

Those extra Jetstreams gotta go somewhere!!! :}

Think you're wrong here - first flight on the booking engine is 2 October.

Sorry but i originally thought it was until AviaceUK said sept 11. Then i edited my post but sorry.:ok:

My apologies - I just noticed you were quoting someone else.

It was when I looked!!!
 

I'm not lying!!! Honest!!!

When I checked the schedule of CWL-BRU..it said it resumed from September 11th....

Just looked now, and it indeed says October 2nd......

Your guess is as good as mine.....

Cheers....

Does anyone have a list of actual crew bases for Eastern? Also, where are the Saab 2000s based?

ones at NWI

They have pilots (and CC) based at the following airports...

Aberdeen, Cardiff, Chester/Hawarden, Durham Tees Valley, Humberside, Inverness, Isle of Man, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham East Midlands, Southampton and Wick

Of which they have Saab 2000 crews at Aberdeen (ABZ-NCL-SOU) and Norwich (NWI-ABZ) and J32 crews I imagine are at Aberdeen and Wick :confused:

HTH
mmeteesside

Absolutely perfect mmeteeside! Thanks.

They have also had a CRJ900, Dash 8-400 and ATR42 on trial with them recently (separately!)

mmeteesside