Airline Name
Eastern Air Lines
Original:
New:
IATA: EA / ICAO: EAL / Callsign: EASTERN
Country of Origin
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
Original 1926-1991 fleet,Silver chrome livery was 1977 onwards,
White livery was the earlier 1964 paint,
The A300s were painted grey as they couldn’t have the natural metal finish,
B752 (757-200) (25 operated),
Soon to be in-game,
B741 (747-100) (3 operated, leased from Pan Am in 1971 awaiting the TriStar arrival, returned 1972),
B742 (747-200) (2 bought from Qantas, 1 fully repainted but then cancelled),
I refuse to get a pinterest account so this looks small and rubbish, if someone has one please link in comments and I will add,
Not in-game,
A30B (A300B4-100/-200) (15 of each operated),
Later Grey,
Earlier white scheme,
L101 (Lockheed L1011 TriStar 1) (44 operated),
Supposedly the above plane was haunted, perfect Halloween spookiness,
Earlier white scheme,
B722 (727-200) (According to wiki it had 99),
Earlier white scheme,
Celebrating bicentennial of USA above,
B721 (727-25) (75 operated),
Earlier white scheme,
DC93 (Douglas DC 9-30) (82 operated),
Earlier white scheme,
DC95 (Douglas DC 9-50) (26 operated - none in white as delivered after livery change in 1978),
The airline also operated the DC 9-10, the Lockheed Electra, the DC 8 in many variants.
The 2014-2017 airline,
B738 (737-800) (5 operated),
Not in-game,
B737 (737-700) (1 operated),
And the current operating one - EAL - Eastern Airlines (2018–)
Why should this airline be added?
An iconic airline from the glory days of aviation, the Eastern Air Lines livery would be great to see in-game. If it was all included in one big blob airline, it would allow it to be a real world fixture with regular contracts, as though it had never gone away in 1991. It also operated the remodelled 757-200 and the upcoming 747-100. I’d love to have this flying in and out of Atlanta to my airports with its 737s, 757s and if the current airline is added, the 767s in the Eastern colours too.