Eastern Air Lines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:airline
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:EASTERN
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1991
gptkbp:fleetSize over 250 (at peak)
gptkbp:founded 1926
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Harold_Pitcairn
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Miami,_Florida,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Air Lines
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:EAL
gptkb:EA
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Frank_Borman
gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
gptkb:Frank_Lorenzo
gptkbp:legacy subject of books and documentaries
influenced U.S. commercial aviation
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Hartsfield–Jackson_Atlanta_International_Airport
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
gptkb:Miami_International_Airport
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Convair_440
gptkb:Boeing_757
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:Douglas_DC-8
gptkb:Douglas_DC-9
gptkb:Lockheed_Constellation
gptkb:Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar
gptkb:Martin_4-0-4
gptkb:Boeing_720
gptkbp:notableCompetitor gptkb:National_Airlines
gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines
gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkb:Braniff_International_Airways
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Patricia_Ireland
gptkb:Frank_Borman
gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
gptkb:Frank_Lorenzo
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401_crash_(1972)
gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_66_crash_(1975)
gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_980_crash_(1985)
1989 strike
Airline Deregulation Act impact
bankruptcy in 1989
gptkbp:notableRoute Atlanta to New York
Miami to San Juan
New York to Miami
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Texas_Air_Corporation
gptkbp:revived_brand 2015 (as a charter airline)
gptkbp:revived_brand_ceased 2020
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:The_Wings_of_Man
We Have to Earn Our Wings Every Day
gptkbp:successor American Airlines (acquired some assets)
Continental Airlines (acquired some assets)
Delta Air Lines (acquired some routes)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4