Eastern L-1011 Lockheed WhisperLiner Jet Eastern Air Lines flew many different types of aircraft throughout its history. Number of individual aircraft operated in parentheses. Pitcairn Mailwing with which began operations as Eastern Air Transport Inc. Ford Tri-Motor from 1930–1932. Fokker F.VII Curtiss Condor from 1930–1934. Lockheed Model 10 Electra from 1935–1936. (5) Douglas DC-2 (14) Douglas DC-3 from 1936–1953. (76) Curtiss Commando (15) Martin 4-0-4 1951-1962 of which Eastern had the largest fleet with 60 of the type in operation. Douglas DC-4 1946-1960. (38) Convair 340 (2) Convair 440 Metropolitan 1957-1970. (20) L-1049 Super Constellation from 1951–1968. (76) Douglas DC-7B from 1953–1966. (54) Lockheed L-188 Electra 1959-1977. (40) DC-8-21 1960-1973. (16) DC-8-50 1964-1971. (5) DC-8-61/63 -61 1969-1973 (17), -63 1969-1974. (6) Boeing 720 1961-1970. (15) Boeing 727-100 beginning in 1 February 1964 with Eastern as the launch customer. (75) Boeing 727-200 Advanced beginning in 1968. (99) DC-9-14 beginning in February 1965 to January 1980. (15) DC-9-31 entered service March 1967. (82) DC-9-50 entered service May 1978. (26) Boeing 747-100 leased from Pan Am before the L-1011s arrived, summer season 1971, 72 and 73. (3) Boeing 747-200 Not delivered. For planned services to Europe, bought from QANTAS, 1 painted but never delivered, 1978. Lockheed L-1011-1 beginning in 1972 with Eastern as co-launch customer (along with TWA) (40) Airbus A300B4 with Eastern as the first U.S. airline operator, entered service August 1977. (34) Boeing 757-200 entered service January 1, 1983 with Eastern as co-launch customer (along with British Airways) (25) Douglas DC-10 (long-range DC-10-30s formerly operated by Alitalia leased to operate long range service to Europe and South America 1985-1990, including Miami-London, Miami-Buenos Aires and Miami-Los Angeles-Santiago) (3) Lockheed JetStar for corporate use. 1970-1973 (2)
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