Eastern Air Lines
us trunk, major size, US.
- Ownership
- private
- Starting fleet
- 64 x Boeing 727-200 Advanced, 17 x Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, 28 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30, 16 x Douglas DC-8 Super 61
- Bases
- ATL, MIA
- Starting routes
- ATL-MIA, ATL-JFK, ATL-LGA, ATL-DCA, ATL-ORD, ATL-DFW, ATL-PIT, ATL-IAH, ATL-MEM, ATL-STL, MIA-DCA, MIA-ORD, MIA-JFK, MIA-LGA, MIA-BOS, ATL-BOS, ATL-LAX, LGA-BOS, LGA-DCA, MIA-MEX, MIA-BOG, MIA-LIM
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified)
Fleets and networks are approximations for the prototype and are scaled to the model. Source: Eastern page: Atlanta and Miami hubs, Eastern Air Shuttle; Frank Borman became chief executive and labour disputes and high debt loads strained the company; 1978 traffic 25.18 billion revenue passenger miles (fourth) and 37.8 million enplanements (second) (Travel Market Yearbook 1980, exact). Real fleet about 250 in 1976 (727 about 140, DC-9-30 about 80, L-1011 about 37, DC-8-61 about 14). Routes are estimates.