Eastern Air Lines facts for kids
Eastern Air Lines was one of the largest airlines of the United States. It was founded by Eddie Rickenbacker in 1929. It stopped flying in 1991. Eastern was one of the Big Four airlines of the USA, along with American Airlines, United Airlines and TWA.
In 2015, Eastern relaunched flights. The company merged with Swift Air in 2017 stating that, "the transaction is not a purchase of one certificate or merger of two certificates." Eastern's last flight was in September of 2017. Swift completed its asset purchase and all remaining Eastern aircraft were transferred to the Swift certificate. In September 2017 Eastern surrendered its certificate to the FAA. The Eastern name will be transferred to Dynamic International Airways, an airline co-owned by Swift ownership.
Images for kids
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Pitcairn Aviation's PA-7S CAM-19 Route Airmail aircraft
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EAL 1935 passenger coupon
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The Great Silver Fleet (1939)
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An Eastern Air Lines DC-3, on display in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
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An Eastern Air Lines Electra, at Washington National Airport in 1975
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Early logo on a preserved Eastern Air Lines DC-3
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Boeing 727-25 of Eastern outside their terminal at New York's John F Kennedy Airport in 1970
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Douglas DC-8-21 of Eastern at Miami International Airport in 1970
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Lockheed TriStar Whisperliner of Eastern Air Lines landing at Miami in 1976
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The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 served Eastern from 1965 until the airline's closure. This is a stretched DC-9-51 model in 1982.
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Eastern Airbus A300 at Sint Maarten in 1986
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An Eastern Air Lines Airbus A300B4-100 at Miami International Airport (1990)
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An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727-200 Advanced at Miami International Airport (1990)
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An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1011-1 at Miami International Airport (1989)
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Flight 601
See also
In Spanish: Eastern Air Lines para niños
