Posted on 12/24/2014 1:54:09 AM PST by WhiskeyX
Nearly 24 years after the original Eastern shut down on Jan. 18, 1991, the new Eastern Air Lines welcomed home its first new aircraft on Dec. 19.
Ex-Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 “The Spirit of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker,” N276EA, arrived from Shannon, Ireland (SNN), via Portsmouth, New Hampshire (PSN), into the airline’s base at Miami International Airport at 3:13 p.m. local time on Runway 8R to a water-cannon salute.
The fanfare reached far beyond that of a traditional airline launch, particularly in Miami. Miami was the original Eastern’s headquarters, and the carrier was the city’s largest employer from the mid-1970s until its 1991 shutdown. It was evident that the event and ceremony were an emotional, tear-felt occasion for the new team, and especially for the retirees and former employees of the original Eastern. Their turnout was quite moving.
The airline has 10 Boeing 737-800s on order, with purchase rights on 10 737 MAX 8s. Moreover, the company announced in July 2014 that it had placed an order for 20 Mitsubishi MRJ90s, with rights for an additional 20 of the regional jets. Eastern starts flying in March 2015 and will initially operate as a charter carrier, with scheduled operations due to begin in the next 12 to 18 months following FAA certification.
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I’m waiting for Braniff and Northeast Airlines to make a comeback.
Their first plane is an EX-KENYAN Airways jet? I hope they kicked the tires and changed the oil before they flew it!
Pan Am
Braniff, National, PanAm, People Express and others have already tried to make a comeback and failed. I do miss the PanAm overseas flights.
Unions are already lining up to kill it again.
How ‘bout Ozark and Hughes ?
TWA
Really?
Pano Amo ?
I remember Branniff well...mini skirts and gogo boots! I was like 7! My first revelation.of what girls turned into!
My first flight ever was on Eastern, October 1957, coming home from Army Basic Training in Georgia.
It would be interesting to know who had the $$$ to risk on such a venture; what their business model is, i.e., will they be low fare similar to SW, etc.
Air Crash Investigation The Plane That Fell From The Sky Full Version TWA 841
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_hk483IsaQ
Really?
The seating is divided into First Class, Economy Class, and Goats.
Eddie Rickenbacker is smiling somewhere.
Yeah, especially Braniff. Back in the day, Braniff had the hottest attendants, loved those hot pants :)
Lets bring back TWA!
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