What a Joke!
What a joke! As a former rEAL Pilot, it amazes me that so many people here believe this is somehow a resurrection of the former Eastern Air Lines. I was a twenty-four-year-old Eastern flight engineer on the B-727 and A-300 back in 1989. On March 4th, 1989, the IAM called a strike against Eastern Air Lines, and the (honorable) ALPA pilots of Eastern joined in a sympathy strike alongside our fellow union members of the IAM. To somehow suggest that the "new" Eastern is in anyway reminiscent of Captain Eddie's Airline, is a gross misunderstanding of the legacy of the "real" Eastern Air Lines and it's former employees! Although the logo is a familiar site, the real Eastern Air Lines died when it ceased operations on January 18, 1991. Although I have worn the United Air Lines uniform for almost eighteen years, I will always be proud to call myself an Eastern Air Lines Pilot. Walter J. Brill, Jr.
Last edited by airlinetrooper; 07-23-2015 at 10:58 PM.