Eastern Air Lines was a major United States airline from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County Florida.Eastern was one of the Big Four domestic airlines created by the Spoils Conferences of 1930 and was headed by World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker in its early years.
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closing date
1991-01-18
headquarter
New York City, Miami-Dade County Florida
hub airport
Kansas City International Airport, New York City, San Juan Puerto Rico, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Miami International Airport
IATA code
EA
ICAO code
EAL
industry
Aviation
target airport
O'Hare International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Tampa International Airport
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