Aliases
Eastern (colloquial)Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Eastern Air TransportEastern AirlinesPitcairn Aviation, Inc.The Wings of Man (company slogan)
Disambiguation
Refers to the original Eastern Air Lines, Inc. (1926–1991). Note: A separate modern airline using the Eastern Airlines brand was founded in 2020, but this enrichment covers the historic trunk carrier. Variants in corpus: Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Eastern Air Transport, Eastern Airlines.
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Organization
private-companyUSfounded: 1926
Enrichment
deeplast:2026-05-14 17:08:03 UTC
- Eastern Air Lines - WikipediaWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Founded April 19, 1926, as Pitcairn Aviation
- Headquartered at Miami International Airport
- One of 'Big Four' trunk carriers
- Ceased operations January 19, 1991
- Operated 26 countries on three continents by 1985
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Aviation, Bankruptcy, Mergers | Britannica MoneyBritannica▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Incorporated independently March 29, 1938
- Eddie Rickenbacker purchased for $3.5 million in 1938
- Rickenbacker served as president 1938–1959
- Operated northeastern to Florida to South America routes
- Filed bankruptcy March 9, 1989; liquidated 1991
- Chiles-Whitted UFO encounter - WikipediaWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- July 24, 1948, approximately 2:45 AM near Montgomery, Alabama
- Pilots Clarence S. Chiles and John B. Whitted reported 'glowing object'
- Reported to USAF Project Sign upon landing in Atlanta
- Later attributed to meteor by USAF and civilian researchers
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Eastern Airlines
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 3 time(s) across 2 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 3 vez(es) em 2 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.