Eastern Air Lines (1926–1991)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eastern_Air_Lines_(1926–1991)

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:airline
gptkbp:callsign	gptkb:EASTERN
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1991
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy	1989
gptkbp:fleetSize	over 250 aircraft at peak
gptkbp:founded	1926
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Harold_Pitcairn Clement Keys
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Miami,_Florida,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eastern Air Lines (1926–1991)
gptkbp:ICAO_code	gptkb:EAL gptkb:EA
gptkbp:keyPerson	gptkb:Frank_Borman gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker gptkb:Frank_Lorenzo
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:Boeing_737 gptkb:Douglas_DC-3 gptkb:Douglas_DC-8 gptkb:Douglas_DC-4 gptkb:Douglas_DC-9 gptkb:Lockheed_Constellation gptkb:Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar gptkb:Martin_4-0-4 gptkb:Airbus_A300 gptkb:Douglas_DC-6 gptkb:Douglas_DC-7 gptkb:Lockheed_Electra 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	Eddie Rickenbacker (CEO) Frank Borman (CEO) Frank Lorenzo (CEO)
gptkbp:notableEvent	labor disputes in the 1980s major airline strike in 1989 merger with Texas Air Corporation in 1986
gptkbp:notableRoute	Eastern Shuttle (Northeast Corridor)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Texas_Air_Corporation
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)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines_(2010s)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7