Eastern Airways
An Eastern Airways BAe Jetstream 41 | |||||||
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| Founded | 19 November 1997 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | December 1997 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 27 October 2025 | ||||||
| AOC # | Air Kilroe Limited | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 (as Eastern Airways) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Humberside Airport Kirmington, North Lincolnshire | ||||||
| Key people | Richard Lake, owner, Orient Industrial Holdings | ||||||
| Employees | 280 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Eastern Airways was a British regional airline headquartered at Humberside Airport near the village of Kirmington, North Lincolnshire, England. The airline operated domestic, international and private charter flights. Around 1,300,000 passengers flew with the airline per rolling year including on services for KLM Cityhopper, charter operations, and government subsidised public service obligation (PSO) services which would otherwise be commercially unfeasible.
The airline had its own hubs in Aberdeen and Humberside.
Air Kilroe held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence. It was permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats and was IOSA approved.