Eastern Airways' expansion moves it up the ladder

The UK's regional commuter airline, Eastern Airways, announced it will deploy Embraer 135 jet aircraft on services from Aberdeen to Norway from 01-Nov-2010. Better known as an operator of Jetstream 41 models - it is the largest in the world with 20 in service - Eastern has been bucking the economic trend during the past two years by acquiring new aircraft, opening new routes and expanding organically and, latterly, inorganically, through its acquisition of Air Southwest.