Eastern Airlines plans to fly again soon

Before its collapse and liquidation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Eastern Airlines was one of the nation’s “Big Four” carriers. Now it could be taking to the skies again. The airline stopped flying after a 1989 labour dispute ultimately led to the carrier filing for bankruptcy. Now, the carrier is awaiting DoT approval for a rebirth that would see it providing service to the Caribbean, South America and Asia. Eastern Airlines is today owned by a group that bought the intellectual property rights to the name. The airline has previously been focused on charter flights. As part of the ambitious expansion, though, it reportedly plans to launch a fleet composed of second-hand Boeing 767-300 and 777-200 aircraft. It currently has 8t 767s to its name. <br/>