Intended For Eastern First Flight Ronkonkoma (Islip) New York

Description: In anticipation of Eastern Airlines' service from Islip to Providence, Rhode Island (which had been projected for November 1, 1984 implementation) the Ronkonkoma Post Office canceled covers for dispatch on the inaugural flight. When the initial service was subsequently delayed, those covers were returned to collectors unflown and without a backstamp. Texas Air Corporation, the parent corporation of Continental Airlines, New York Air and People Express, purchased Eastern Airlines on October 1, 1986. Eastern Airlines continued to operate as a separate airline. Operations were not integrated with any of the Texas Air owned companies.As a result of labor disputes, Eastern Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 9, 1989 and significantly cut back on its operation. After the initial reduction, Eastern Airlines slowly rebuilt its system with service to a few of the points previously served with a smaller number of flights. Eastern sold its lucrative “Shuttle” operation to Donald Trump and, in addition, sold off a large number of aircraft.Eastern Airlines ceased operations on January 18, 1981. This concluded the long history of an airline that could trace it roots back to May 1, 1928, with the first service of Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. In 1990, Eastern Airlines had sold its Central and South American routes to American Airlines and had been in receivership since declaring bankruptcy on March 9, 1989.

Price: 2 USD

Location: Cranford, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-12-13T15:06:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD