Brand New ATR72 joining the Eastern Airways fleet

[lbaspotter]

Eastern Airways took delivery of the 1st of 2 brand new ATR72's today direct from Toulouse. The aircraft serial numbers are MSN1448 and MSN1482 which are being leased from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) and will operate on the airlines Aberdeen to Scatsta (Shetland Isles) oil contract charter services.

www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59326-eastern-airways-adds-two-atr72s-for-oil-charter-ops

[filton75]

The Skyliner website lists the aircraft as G-IACY and it flew to Francazal Airport on 9 Sept for painting.

[filton75]

There's a picture of the new aircraft in a Bristow livery on the Eastern twitter page - assuming it's at Toulouse before its flight to HUY.

twitter.com/EasternAirways?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[filton75]

According to planespotters.net, the second ATR72 (G-IACZ) was delivered from Toulouse to Aberdeen on 2nd March.

[filton75]

Skyliner states that Eastern have wet-leased ATR72 OY-CLY form Air Alsie - hopefully it might make an appearance at HUY at some point.