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Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. was an American
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based in
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, founded in 2011. It operated charter flights between Miami and destinations in the United States, Caribbean and Latin America. In 2017,
Swift Air iAero Airways, previously Swift Air, is an American airline based in Miami, Florida, United States. It operates charter flights for nationally known fractional aircraft operators, financial institutions, construction, transportation, many colle ...
acquired the Boeing 737-800 assets of Eastern Air Lines stating, "Eastern Air Lines’ name, assets, and associated trademarks will be retained within the transaction."


History

The ownership group, Eastern Air Lines Group, purchased the
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, including
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, of the original Eastern Air Lines in 2009, and announced in early 2014 that it had filed an application with the
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for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, which would be followed by certification with the
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. On May 28, 2015, Eastern launched charter flights with a
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aircraft from
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(MIA) to
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in
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and back to MIA. Two days later, the airline flew as part of
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, flying 60 veterans to
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outside of Washington, D.C. Scheduled service was planned to follow 12 to 18 months later. However, the necessary FAA certification was not given. On September 9, 2015, an Eastern Air Lines
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came to the aid of stranded cruise ship passengers at St. Thomas. On June 5, 2016, Eastern Air Lines flew the body of Muhammad Ali from Phoenix, Arizona to Louisville, Kentucky on one of its 737s. Eastern Air Lines signed a three-year agreement in August 2015 to become the “Official Airline” for
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Athletics. Eastern operated charter flights for some professional sports teams ( Florida Panthers,
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, Miami Marlins,
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, Portland Timbers) and other colleges (
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,
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). It operated a scheduled charter operation to
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serving six cities. Eastern also operated charters to the Caribbean and Latin America (
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,
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, Costa Rica,
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, Guyana, Haiti). The new Eastern Air Lines operated from Building 5A at Miami International Airport. The building used to house the system and maintenance control centers of the original airline.
Swift Air iAero Airways, previously Swift Air, is an American airline based in Miami, Florida, United States. It operates charter flights for nationally known fractional aircraft operators, financial institutions, construction, transportation, many colle ...
stated in regards to the acquisition of the new Eastern Air Lines, "The transaction is not a purchase of one certificate or merger of two certificates." Eastern Air Lines conducted its last flight September 2017. Swift completed its asset purchase and all remaining Eastern aircraft were transferred to the Swift certificate. In September 2017 Eastern surrendered its certificate to the FAA. The Eastern name will be transferred to Dynamic International Airways, an airline co-owned by Swift ownership and now operating as Eastern Airlines, LLC. The airline ceased operations on September 7, 2017.


Destinations

Eastern Air Lines operated charter flights in the U.S. and also between Miami and Cuba, in a partnership with Havana Air. Other destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America were planned, pending contract signing.


Frequent-flyer program

The airline announced that its frequent-flyer program would be called ''LatinOnePass'', partially taking the name "OnePass" of the former Eastern Air Lines' program (which was then sold to
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).


Fleet

The Eastern Air Lines fleet was composed of the following aircraft (as of August 2017): The Eastern Air Lines Group placed orders for ten Boeing 737-800s, with the rights to purchase an additional ten
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aircraft. The company announced in July 2014 that it had placed an order for 20 Mitsubishi MRJ90s, with rights to an additional 20 of the regional jet. The first used Boeing 737-800 was delivered in December 2014. It is named the ''Spirit of Captain
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. This completed its first phase of aircraft acquisition. Configuration plans called for 12 business class and 150 economy class seats in the Boeing aircraft, with room for 90 passengers in the Mitsubishi aircraft.


Accidents and incidents

*On October 27, 2016: Eastern Air Lines Flight 3452, a Boeing 737-700 (N278EA), carrying then-Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence, skidded off the runway and settled on the concrete arrestor bed after taking too long to stop on the runway at
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. It was only lightly damaged and Pence along with his team were transferred to aircraft N277EA. The final NTSB report was issued in September 2017.


See also

* Eastern Air Lines * Eastern Airlines, LLC *
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References

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