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Eastern Airlines once flew high over Miami. Then came the day it was grounded forever
Eastern Airlines, a Miami mainstay in the air and on the ground, changed forever 30 years ago. On March 9, 1989, the airline filed for bankruptcy. At the time, it was South Florida’s second largest employer. The popular Northeast shuttle route was sold to Donald Trump. What was left of Eastern limped along for another two years before it stopped flying in 1991. A startup airlines with the same name and logo of the old Eastern Airlines began service in 2015 and ceased independent operations two… (www.miamiherald.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Anyone nostalgic? I have a box of original ticket jackets from Eastern, Pam Am, TWA, Midway and Continental. $1.50 each if anyone is interested. Reply to this post.
I flew for EAL 23 years, left before the strike , what a shame a real leader in many ways- totally
looted by lorenzo
looted by lorenzo
December 1970, I had a paper route with a Seattle newspaper; they and Eastern had a contest for us kids and I won a 'sunrise sightseer' flight from SEA -> SEA in a 727-100. They took us above the rain and fed us breakfast as we watched the sunrise. Eastern was a favorite from then on.
When I was with NWA we hired an ex-Eastern agent. He freely admitted they hated Lorenzo so much they were all willing for EA to go under. All the agents from most airlines despised Lorenzo as well, rumor was he had bodyguards with him on the ramp. Smart move.
People's Express. What a disaster that was.
I remember being on an Eastern flight ATL-Tallahassee in 1976, diverting to Gainesville after holding for an hour due to T-storms. A passenger stood up and started yelling at the FA because we were diverting. She hit him with a rolled up in-flight magazine and told him to sit down and shut up. He did. Another great moment in aviation history...