Eastern Air Lines
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| Founded | April 19, 1926 (as Pitcairn Aviation) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | January 17, 1991 | ||||||
| Hubs | Miami International Airport | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | OnePass | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Eastern Air Lines Shuttle | ||||||
| Parent company | Texas Air Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | New York City Miami-Dade County | ||||||
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. [1] The company merged with Swift Air in 2017 stating that, "the transaction is not a purchase of one certificate or merger of two certificates[2]." 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.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "They're back! 'New' Eastern Air Lines makes first revenue flight". USA TODAY.
- ↑ "The Eastern Air Lines Rebirth Dream Comes To An End". Airways Magazine. November 23, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Dynamic Int'l Airways to rebrand as Eastern Air Lines". ch-aviation. March 14, 2018.
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