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Eastern Air Lines

Eastern Air Lines was a major United States airline that existed from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.-History:...

Timeline of Events

1972

12.29.1972

An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed Tristar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.

1975

6.24.1975

An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727 crashes at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York. 113 people die.

1989

3.9.1989

A strike forces financially-troubled Eastern Air Lines into bankruptcy.