Eastern Air Lines: A History, 1926-1991

by David Lee Russell

Book Overview

Eastern Air Lines began in 1926 when aviation pioneer Harold Pitcairn started the first carrier air mail route from New York to Atlanta under his company, Pitcairn Aviation. Clement Keys of National Air Transport bought the company in 1929, changed the name to Eastern Air Transport and began passenger service the next year on daily round trips between New York and Richmond. The growing airline was purchased by General Motors and became Eastern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471859
• ISBN13: 9780786471850
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher