* 1972 – An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 ( a Lockheed Tristar ) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.

East Pakistan's Martial Law Administrator Admiral Ahsan, unified commander of Eastern Military High Command ( EMHC ), and Air Marshal Mitty Masud, Commander of Eastern Air Force Command ( EAFC ), were the only officers to object to the plans.

When he failed in his attempts to meet General Yahya Khan, Masud too resigned from his position as Commander of Eastern Air Command, and took retirement from Air Force.

Therefore, General Niazi and Air Marshal Enamul Haque, Commander of Eastern Air Force Command ( EAFC ), were failed to launch any operation in East Pakistan against Indian or its allies.

Air Marshal Enamul Haque, Commander of Eastern Air Force Command ( EAFC ), was seriously failed to protect armed action by Indian Air Force in the air.

* 1965 – After taking evasive maneuvers to avoid a mid-air collision immediately after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.

* Air War over the Eastern Front

* 1989 – Financially-troubled Eastern Air Lines filed for bankruptcy.

* 1960 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashes after a bird strike on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 of 72 on board.

In 2002 the government merged the nine largest airlines into three regional groups based in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, respectively: Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines, which operate most of China's external flights.

Air China owns 17. 5 % of Cathay Pacific ( second largest shareholder ) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China ( CAAC ), an administrative agency of the State Council, owns majority and controlling stakes in China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Air China.

They are, respectively, the main hubs for Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines.

* 1974 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.

* The first flight at Dulles was an Eastern Air Lines Super Electra turboprop arriving from Newark International Airport in New Jersey on November 19, 1962.

West-Pakistan accused East-Pakistan for not taking any action even, in fact, Eastern Air Command of Indian Air Force did attack the East-Pakistan's Air Force.

Instead, from 1 January 1923, almost all the remaining companies were grouped into the " big four ", the Great Western Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the Southern Railway companies ( there were also a number of other joint railways such as the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway and the Cheshire Lines Committee as well as special joint railways such as the Forth Bridge Railway, Ryde Pier Railway and at one time the East London Railway ).

* December 29 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes into the Everglades in Florida, killing 101 of 176 on board.

* January 18 – Eastern Air Lines shuts down after 62 years, citing financial problems.

* March 9 – A strike forces financially troubled Eastern Air Lines into bankruptcy.

After leaving NASA, he was the chief executive officer ( CEO ) of Eastern Air Lines from 1975 to 1986.

On November 6, 1986 Eastern Air Lines Captain George Baines was flying in his private aircraft, a Piper PA-23 ( N2185P ), from his home to Tampa International to catch a flight.

Eastern Air Lines was a major United States airline that existed from 1926 to 1991.

Eastern Air Lines was a composite of assorted air travel corporations, including Florida Airways and Pitcairn Aviation, the latter of which was established on April 19, 1926, by Harold Frederick Pitcairn, son of Pittsburgh Plate Glass founder John Pitcairn, Jr.

In 1930, Keys changed the company's name to Eastern Air Transport, soon to be known as Eastern Air Lines after being purchased by General Motors and experiencing a change in corporate leadership brought on by the Airmail Act of 1934.

Due to the efforts of Eddie Rickenbacker, Eastern Air Lines provided the United States with aircraft and personnel.

In November 1959 Eastern Air Lines opened its Chester L. Churchill-designed Terminal 1 at New York City's Idlewild International Airport ( later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport ).

An Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-3 | DC-3, on display in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C.

An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-649 Constellation with a " Speedpak ".

An Eastern Air Lines Electra at Washington National Airport in 1975.

Logo on an Eastern Air Lines DC-3

After Frank Borman became president of Eastern Air Lines in 1975, he moved Eastern's headquarters from Rockefeller Center to Miami-Dade County, Florida.

An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 " Whisperliner "

In February 1987, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed a $ 9. 5 million fine against Eastern Air Lines for safety violations, which was the largest fine ever assessed against an airline until American Airlines was fined $ 24. 2 million in 2010.

The company has dual headquarters located in Houston and in Dubai, where Chairman and CEO David Lesar works and resides, " to focus company ’ s Eastern Hemisphere Growth.

One bidder was Syrian entrepreneur Abdulsalam Haykal, CEO of Syria-based publishing company Haykal Media, who brought together a coalition of Middle Eastern investors with his company.

In August 2008, Michael S. Pasano, attorney for Stephen L. Keller, the former CEO of Kelco Inc., filed a motion in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, with Judge Karl S. Forester, to dismiss Keller ’ s convictions for conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering.

In 1975, Frank Borman became president and CEO of Eastern Air Lines.

* Alex Munter ( born 1968 ), Canadian politician and journalist, currently President and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Powell served as CEO of the firm, until his sudden death on September 14, 2009 from a heart attack at his home on the Eastern Shore in Maryland.

* Ma Xulun, ' 84 Executive Director, CEO of China Eastern Airlines

For the next five years, Patten served as President and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario ( CHEO ) Foundation, doing extensive fund-raising work for the organization.

* Kip Miller: President and CEO of Eastern Industrial Supplies

He is the President and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario ( CHEO ).

The Frank Borman Expressway is an east – west highway in the northwest part of the U. S. state of Indiana, named after astronaut and former Eastern Airlines CEO Frank Borman.

* Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace, race car driver, industrialist and one-time owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and CEO of Eastern Air Lines