It’s more like a corporate jet, less like an airline.

About a week before departing for Milan and Paris via London on Eos Airlines, I received a call from a friend of mine who had just returned to New York from London. I told her I was about to leave for London myself when she practically leapt through the phone raving about this new airline she flew on. “It’s called E.O.S. (she spelled it out), and you just have to fly it.” I told her that as a matter of fact I was indeed flying Eos. “Really? You’re going to just love it,” she replied excitedly, her voice rising . . . and I did.

Business is really taking off for Eos Airlines, and it’s just that type of excitement that’s creating quite the buzz for Eos in the circles of international travelers who seek that next level of service. To lure such an exclusive and discerning clientele, Eos is ushering in a renewed golden age of airline travel—glamour and all—and it’s working. With ground amenities that include Eos escorts meeting customers curbside, exclusive access to the elegant Emirates Lounge at JFK, and allowing late check-ins up to 45 minutes before departure time, Eos is setting a new standard in luxury airline travel. As such, their load factor has steadily grown since their first flight in October 2005, and they’re now planning to add a second daily flight to London Stansted in September.

Eos has handsomely decked their fleet of Boeing 757s with just 48 spacious, neutral gray-hued suites that stretch to fully flat 6-foot, 6-inch beds appointed with high-thread count cotton linens. Such intimacy and personal space on an aircraft that usually seats more than 200 compares very favorably with the first-class offerings of the legacy carriers at a very competitive price comparable or less than first-class travel on commercial flights. Add the attentive service of the six flight attendants, and you do the math—you’ll find Eos is an especially comfortable way to cross the pond when the Gulfstream isn’t as feasible.

Eos is the Greek goddess of the new dawn, and as we descended for landing at London Stansted just after daybreak, the verdant and dewy British countryside emerged from a thin fog in the subdued morning light. I opted to sleep an extra 45 minutes to adjust to the time change and took the Eos continental Breakfast To Go, which I enjoyed during my quick ride in an Eos-booked Brooklands luxury car to a friend’s flat near Notting Hill.

And Eos service need not end when the flight does. The global, members-only concierge service Quintessentially is available to all Eos guests from the moment the flight is booked until the end of the return flight. Want tickets to the hottest show, a table at an impossible-to-get-into restaurant, or a room at the latest trendy boutique hotel? No problem—Quintessentially will take care of it.

For the international business traveler or well-heeled globetrotter who wants to arrive at his or her destination relaxed and refreshed—fly Eos. It’s more like a corporate jet, less like an airline.

P.S. I was writing this story on my return flight to JFK from London when I realized I had forgotten to book a car to the City from the airport. I mentioned this to one of the flight attendants, and 10 minutes later I was handed a piece of paper with a confirmation number—my car was booked from somewhere out over the Atlantic. Now that’s service. —Jeff Berlin To make a reservation on Eos Airlines please call 888.357.3677 or visit eosairlines.com.

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