Eastern Air Lines

Summary

Eastern Air Lines is an airline^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,044 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eastern Air Lines is in the country of United States^[3].
• Eastern Air Lines's instance of is recorded as airline^[4].
• Eastern Air Lines's airline hub is recorded as Charlotte Douglas International Airport^[5].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-2^[6].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-3^[7].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-4^[8].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-6^[9].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-7^[10].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-8^[11].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-9^[12].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-049 Constellation^[13].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-749 Constellation^[14].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation^[15].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-188 Electra^[16].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-1011 TriStar^[17].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Lockheed JetStar^[18].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Curtiss C-46 Commando^[19].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-340^[20].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-440 Metropolitan^[21].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-640^[22].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-649 Constellation^[23].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 720^[24].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 727-100^[25].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 727-200^[26].
• Eastern Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-100^[27].

Body

Founding

1926 marks the founding of Eastern Air Lines^[28].

Operations

Eastern Air Lines's headquarters location is recorded as Miami^[29].

Ownership

Owners include Clement Melville Keys^[30], a financier^[31], 1876–1952^[32]; General Motors^[33], an automobile manufacturer^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1908^[36], headquartered in Detroit^[37]; Eddie Rickenbacker^[38], a fighter pilot^[39], 1890–1973^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[42]; and Texas Air Corporation^[43], a business^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1980^[46].

Dissolution

Eastern Air Lines was dissolved in 1991^[47].

Why It Matters

Eastern Air Lines ranks in the top 1% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,044 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]