- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Eastern Air Lines
- Creator:
- Zainaldin, Jamil S.. 1948-
- Date of Original:
- 2004-07-27
- Subject:
- Airlines--United States
Eastern Air Lines, inc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Eastern Air Lines. Eastern Air Lines began in the late 1920s as Pitcairn Aviation, a small carrier in Philadelphia that earned its income from the transport of airmail under U.S. government contract. During the 1930s the air line became a dominant carrier on the New York-Florida route via Atlanta. Eastern made a successful transition to the jet age in the 1960s, but during the next decade labor conflicts, the rising cost of fuel, and debt incurred from purchasing new airplanes began a downward spiral for the company. The deregulation of the airline industry, along with other troubles, led to the liquidation of Eastern Air Lines in 1991.
GSE identifier: SS8H8, SS8H8 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/eastern-air-lines/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Eastern Air Lines," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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