Directory of Eastern Airlines Resources

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Sites concerning the history of the aircraft, personnel, and corporate operations of Eastern Airlines, founded as Pitcairn Aviation in 1927. A pioneer in shuttle aviation and in the use of many aircraft, Eastern peaked in the 1970s, serving domestic and international destinations from hubs at Atlanta and Miami and identified as one of the "big four" U.S. domestic airlines. Following deregulation, however, Eastern's financial position declined progressively. Its 1989 sale to Texas Air owner Frank Lorenzo proved disastrous; Lorenzo filed Eastern for bankruptcy but was unable to gain the trust either of employees or investors, and the airline's remaining assets were liquidated in 1991.

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• Flight 401 Crash

Resources in This Category

• AirTimes: Eastern Airlines

  http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/usb/eastern.htm
  A gallery of scanned timetables.

• Eastern Alley

  http://www.spiderwww.com/eastern.htm
  Maintained by a former Eastern Airlines employee. Images of equipment, a board for posting reminisces, and a directory of former employees.

• Petester's Eastern

  http://www.petester.com/peal.html
  Memories of a former Eastern Airlines pilot, including an overview of training and his assignments. Features an extensive gallery of photographs and scans of Eastern and union memorabilia.

 

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