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EOS Airlines vs Maxjet vs Silverjet - All Business Class (a look back)

A ll business class airlines came onto the aviation scene in late 2005 with much fanfare. With premium service and low prices they hoped to attract both cost-conscious business travellers and high-end leisure passengers. By 2008 however, both high oil prices and a severe economic crisis brought the demise of the independent all-business carrier.

Let's take a look back and compare the 3 all business class airlines - EOS Airlines, Maxjet and Silverjet - which were operating transatlantic flights from the UK to the US.

EOS Airlines was the most exclusive and expensive of the 3 airlines, the nearest to a first class service. Flew a regular London Stansted STN to New York JFK service.

Maxjet was the real budget option with return prices as low as £430 / $750 return. Flew from its London Stansted base to New York JFK, Washington IAD, Los Angeles LAX and Las Vegas LAS. However its service was not in the same league as EOS or Silverjet and technical problems with aircraft sometimes caused passengers severe delays.

Silverjet 767 at London Luton

Silverjet was reasonably priced and had an excellent product. Silverjet had its own dedicated terminal at London Luton where it served New York Newark EWR and Dubai DXB. Silverjet's only operational drawback (like Maxjet) was any maintenance issues with their relatively old aircraft fleet could cause timetable cancellations or delays.

EOS Airlines v Maxjet v SilverJet
RouteEOS Airlines MaxjetSilverjet
IATA Code E0MYY7
First Flight18th Oct 20051st Nov 200525th Jan 2007
Shut Down27th Apr 200824th Dec 200730th May 2008
Based In USAUSAUK
Fleet6 Boeing 757s5 Boeing 767s3 Boeing 767s
Seat Config48 seats 2-2102 seats 2-2-2 100 seats 2-2-2
Seat + PitchLie Flat 78"Cradle 60" Angled Flat 75"
Frequency LON-NYC 22x weekly

6x weekly

14x weekly
Typical Return Price £1,171 / $2,350£863 / $1547£999 / $1,955
    

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