New Airline Carries On Legacy Of Legacy Carrier

The FAA has granted an Air Carrier Operating Certificate to Eastern Air Lines, a subsidiary of Eastern Air Lines Group.

Eastern received its certificate and "Part 121" operations specifications, which authorize passenger charters with large aircraft, in a short ceremony today at Eastern's headquarters in Building 5A at Miami International Airport. The building served as Eastern's Operation Center from 1965-1991.

"We are honored and humbled to have been selected to bring the Eastern Air Lines name and legacy back to the skies, and the receipt of our 121 certification is the culmination of several years of planning and, over the last year, intense preparations by our team to meet all FAA requirements. During our proving run flights with the FAA, we flew our aircraft to Dallas, San Antonio, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Columbus (Ohio) and Colorado Springs, and we received a great reception in each city and were proud to show off our colors once again," said Ed Wegel, Eastern's founder and CEO. "We are also pleased that our certificate will be held in the South Florida CMO, which is Eastern's home base," Wegel added.

Eastern will be announcing its initial charter operations shortly and has recently concluded deals for additional 737-800s.

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