TRANSATLANTIC DEDICATED BUSINESS CLASS it to be offered by the latest paper airline Eos, named for the Greek goddess of the dawn, a US-based operation headed by David Spurlock, a former director of strategy at British Airways. The company is proceeding with the necessary regulatory filings with the Federal Aviation Administration and US Department of Transportation and says it has secured $85m in equity and $100m in lease financing in order to get under way. Target start up is September using Boeing 757 aircraft kitted out with just 48 seats and operating from JFK New York to Stansted. In the meantime Fly First, another potential business class start-up, this time UK - based, has failed to meet deadlines for a launch, but says that it is still proceeding with its plans
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