Eastern Air Lines

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Eastern Air Lines was a major U.S. airline that operated from the 1920s to the early 1990s, serving as one of the country’s largest and most influential carriers, particularly on East Coast and Latin American routes.

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Eastern Air Lines canonical 17
Eastern Air Lines (Electra) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airline
defunct airline
acquiredBy Texas Air Corporation
acquisitionYear 1986
bankruptcyChapter Chapter 11
callsign EASTERN
ceasedOperations 1991
country United States of America
surface form: United States
filedForBankruptcy 1989
finalFlightDate 1991-01-18
fleetType Boeing 727
Boeing 757
Convair 440
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-8
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
surface form: Douglas DC-9

Lockheed C‑69 Constellation
surface form: Lockheed Constellation

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Martin 4-0-4
founded 1926
founder Eddie Rickenbacker
headquartersLocation Florida
Miami
United States of America
surface form: United States
IATAcode EA
ICAOcode EAL
industry aviation
keyPerson Eddie Rickenbacker
Frank Borman
Frank Lorenzo
majorHub Boston Logan International Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Miami International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport
surface form: Newark International Airport

Philadelphia International Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
surface form: Washington National Airport
notableRoute Air‑Shuttle service between New York and Boston
Air‑Shuttle service between New York and Washington
notableService Eastern Air Shuttle
operatedEra 20th century
operatedRegion Caribbean
East Coast of the United States
Latin America
parentCompany Texas Air Corporation
servedCity Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Miami
New York City
Washington, D.C.
servedInternationalRegion Caribbean
Central America
South America
status defunct
wasOneOf largest U.S. airlines of the mid‑20th century

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Boeing 727 enteredServiceWith Eastern Air Lines
Boeing 727 firstOperator Eastern Air Lines
Boeing 757 introducedWithOperator Eastern Air Lines
Airbus A300 usedBy Eastern Air Lines
Harper Lee employer Eastern Air Lines
Frank Borman employer Eastern Air Lines
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar firstCustomer Eastern Air Lines
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar majorOperator Eastern Air Lines
Candler Field connectedTo Eastern Air Lines
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 primaryUser Eastern Air Lines
Lockheed L-188 Electra firstCustomer Eastern Air Lines
Lockheed L-188 Electra airlineOperator Eastern Air Lines
Douglas DC-6 usedBy Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Transport partOf Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Transport successor Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Transport mergedInto Eastern Air Lines
Eddie Rickenbacker employer Eastern Air Lines
Allison 501 notableUser Eastern Air Lines
this entity surface form: Eastern Air Lines (Electra)