Eastern SkyJets

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|airline=Eastern SkyJets

|logo=

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|IATA= EE

|ICAO=ESJ

|callsign=EASTERN SKYJETS

|headquarters=Dubai, United Arab Emirates Ras Al khaima Airport

|parent=

|founded= 2004

|ceased= 2016

|key_people=

|hubs=Dubai International Airport and Ras Al Khaima Airport ,

|focus_cities= Kandahar, Bagram, Camp Bastion

|frequent_flyer=

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|alliance=

|fleet_size=9

|destinations=Entire Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe

|website=http://www.esj.aero

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Eastern SkyJets was a charter airline, with full infrastructure based at Dubai International Airport, and Ras Al Khaima airport.

Operations

ESJ had been operating flights in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Subcontinent region, under its own UAE Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and CAR145 Approved Maintenance Organization.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

ESJ was a specialist in hostile areas with extensive experience in the Afghanistan territory, and operated daily scheduled charter flights for AeroTech Aviation, connecting Dubai with the military airfields of Kandahar, Bagram, and Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

Eastern SkyJets was a key regional air transport provider, with clientele ranging from a number of multinational blue chip companies, to government organizations, such as the US Government, the United Nations, and various military organizations.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

Eastern SkyJets was the only UAE registered passenger charter airline to be approved by the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP), and held the contract for its Kabul–Dubai service.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

The carrier ended operations in 2016.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

Fleet

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The Eastern SkyJets fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=36}}

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Aircraft !In Service !Orders
Boeing 737-300 \|{{center\|1}} \|{{center\|0}}
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 \|1 \|{{center\|0}}
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Aircraft

!In Service

!Orders

Boeing 737-300

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|0}}

British Aerospace Jetstream 41

|{{center|0}}

Total

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of August 2014):{{Cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Eastern-SkyJets |title=Eastern SkyJets Fleet Details and History - Planespotters.net Just Aviation |access-date=2013-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111613/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Eastern-SkyJets |archive-date=2013-12-24 |url-status=live }}

External links

[http://www.easternskyjets.com/ Eastern SkyJets]

References

Category:Defunct airlines of the United Arab Emirates

Category:Airlines established in 2004

Category:Airlines disestablished in 2016

Category:Emirati companies established in 2004