Aerorobnz From Rwanda, joined Feb 2001, 6320 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1834 times:
No. ever since I first got into Identifying Airlines and Aircraft as a very small child in the mid 1980s I absolutely hated the livery (and for that matter the tristars they flew at the time, how times have changed...). But that's beside the point, failed airlines are not worth missing when there are plenty more that do the same job on similar routes for similar cash. Talk about over sentimentality for an airline.
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1831 times:
As a lifelong Atlantan and the grandson of an Eastern retiree, yes. Eastern was Atlanta's original hometown airline, predating Delta into Atlanta by several years, and Eastern's HQ was in Atlanta for around 7 years before moving it to Miami; Delta did not move their HQ from Monroe, LA to Atlanta until 1941. The Atlanta area is still feeling the effects of Eastern's demise nearly 15 years later. AirTran has in many ways, become Eastern's replacement in Atlanta, but is still a lot smaller than Eastern was @ ATL. Eastern and Delta had about the same amount of gates and shared a similar amount of the marketshare in Atlanta, but without Eastern, Delta grew larger. In some respects, Delta's current troubles can be traced back to Eastern's demise.
Navairjax From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (8 years 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1828 times:
Yes, although I only had one opportunity to fly with them (BOS-LAX-BOS Feb 1987), as a native Bostonian I always thought of them before the old Terminal A was torn down to make room for the recently opened one.
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7251 posts, RR: 25 Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1766 times:
My first flight was on EA. During Christmas break of 1971, my family and I flew EA to DAB to visit my grandparents in Deltona, FL. I was 6 at the time, so my recollection is somewhat limited.
I believe that we flew down Christmas night BOS-LGA-EWR-DAB all DC-9 equipment. On one of the legs, we were sitting towards the back of the plane; I do remember my ears were hurting on that flight (Whisperjet indeed!). The return trip (on January 3, 1972) was an all 727 DAB-ATL-BOS itinerary.
One of my first plane models was a EA Whisperjet 727. It might still be in a storage closet of my mother's house; not sure if it's still intact.
Although I never an opportunity to fly them again since that trip (I flew once again w/TW in 1979 but didn't fly at all during the '80s); I did have a liking towards them. Maybe it was the livery and/or the DC-9s and 727s they flew.
N62NA From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3667 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (8 years 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1757 times:
During the 70s and 80s, growing up in Northern NJ under the approach path of all EWR traffic coming in from the south, it seemed the vast majority of planes were EA. Was a bit boring at the time - now how I wish they were still around. I miss spotting the white fuselage/hockey stick livery on their DC9s, 727s and L1011s.
FlagshipAZ From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3419 posts, RR: 15 Reply 13, posted (8 years 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1716 times:
Yeah, I miss them. EAL was first in the US with many different aircraft.
Such as the L-1011, the first US-based to fly the A300, and the 757.
If it wasn't for the idiot Frank Lorenzo, Eastern might still be here today.
Regards.
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." --Ben Franklin
Oldman55 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1517 posts, RR: 39 Reply 14, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1663 times:
YES! Eastern started the shuttle routes between LGA-DCAand LGA-BOS,way back in 1961, I think. I flew it a few times in the 70's. It was nice to fly on a moment's notice without having to make a reservation beforehand or paying a king's ransome for it.
too bad most of us get too soon old and too late smart
JetBlueAtJFK From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1687 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1631 times:
I've never flown them but it seems to me that I would miss them.
Quoting MH017 (Reply 1): Jetblue is a much better product on the JFK-Florida routes !
Yes I agree but in their time their was no B6 so they were the big carrier on the routes then.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11705 posts, RR: 52 Reply 16, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1619 times:
Quoting FlagshipAZ (Reply 13): If it wasn't for the idiot Frank Lorenzo, Eastern might still be here today.
Give credit where credit is due. The mechanics union had a lot to do with EA's demise, too.
But, back to topic, no I do not miss EA. They were the AA of the east coast during the 1960s.
September11 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 3623 posts, RR: 23 Reply 17, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1598 times:
I remember flying on Eastern 757 from ORD to ATL in 1990. First class seat. Brand-new carpet floor, brand-new leather seat cover, new curtain, new flight crew uniform. Pizza was served for lunch. I miss Eastern!
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