EAS Airlines

EAS (Executive Airlines Services) Airlines was an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

In July 2006, the airline merged with Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, forming the short-lived Nicon Airways.

Code data

 * ICAO Code: EXW
 * Callsign: ECHOLINE

History
The airline was established on 23 December 1983.

Destinations
EAS Airlines operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abuja, Enugu, Jos, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

Fleet
The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:


 * 4 – BAC 1-11-500
 * 4 – Boeing 707-351C
 * 2 – Boeing 737-200
 * 1 – Douglas DC-8-55F

Accidents and incidents

 * On 4 May 2002, a BAC 111-500 plane crashed into a densely populated neighborhood shortly after take-off from Kano. At least 103 people were killed, many of whom were on the ground.