I Flew America's Most BIZARRE Airline: 1 FLIGHT A MONTH!
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Date: 2023-08-20
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T787
Eastern airlines used to be a huge airline back in the mid to late 1900s but went bankrupt (i think. they came back in 2015 and flew 737-700 and 800s and then got bought out by swift air (now iAreo airways) in 2017. iAero is basically a small airline in miami. Now in 2010 an airline called dynamic airways was formed under dynamic aviation company, then went bankrupt in 2012. iAero bought dynamic airways and dynamic rebranded after eastern airlines because iAero owned rights to eastern airlines. and because iAero owned lots of 767s and 777s, eastern got them. now they have are a small airline and cargo company. So pretty much this eastern is a small airline owned by weird small airline stealing the name of an old very large airline (which they arent. kinda sad how things ended up: (
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Eastern airlines used to be a huge airline back in the mid to late 1900s but went bankrupt (i think. they came back in 2015 and flew 737-700 and 800s and then got bought out by swift air (now iAreo airways) in 2017. iAero is basically a small airline in miami. Now in 2010 an airline called dynamic airways was formed under dynamic aviation company, then went bankrupt in 2012. iAero bought dynamic airways and dynamic rebranded after eastern airlines because iAero owned rights to eastern airlines. and because iAero owned lots of 767s and 777s, eastern got them. now they have are a small airline and cargo company. So pretty much this eastern is a small airline owned by weird small airline stealing the name of an old very large airline (which they arent. kinda sad how things ended up: (
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Qingyang
Update: Turns out Eastern Airlines has been using all this time to prepare for approval for a Shanghai (PVG) - Anchorage (ANC) - JFK route. Demand is sky high, but diplomatic disputes have reduced the maximum number of approved flights between Mainland China and the US to 24 weekly. In comparison, there are 133 weekly scheduled flights between Taiwan and the US. So they had to accumulate a lot of political capital to push this through.
The bigger US airlines (i. e. AA, UA, DL) are wary of expanding their operations despite the high demand, and they have been openly questioning Eastern Airlines' decision of using wet-leased all-economy A330s for transpacific flights.
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Update: Turns out Eastern Airlines has been using all this time to prepare for approval for a Shanghai (PVG) - Anchorage (ANC) - JFK route. Demand is sky high, but diplomatic disputes have reduced the maximum number of approved flights between Mainland China and the US to 24 weekly. In comparison, there are 133 weekly scheduled flights between Taiwan and the US. So they had to accumulate a lot of political capital to push this through.
The bigger US airlines (i. e. AA, UA, DL) are wary of expanding their operations despite the high demand, and they have been openly questioning Eastern Airlines' decision of using wet-leased all-economy A330s for transpacific flights.
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MsRotorwings
My Mom used to fly Eastern airlines from Newark to Bermuda. I specifically remember it being Eastern Airlines because during flight they lost cabin pressure and the pilot took a nosedive from 30, 000 feet to 8000-10, 000 feet.
I didnt understand why the pilot did that until I became a flight nurse and understood flight physiology and time of useful consciousness.
They went back to Newark and ended up flying out later that evening to Bermuda.
The oxygen masks never did deploy. Thankfully, the Captain acted appropriately and no one became hypoxic.
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My Mom used to fly Eastern airlines from Newark to Bermuda. I specifically remember it being Eastern Airlines because during flight they lost cabin pressure and the pilot took a nosedive from 30, 000 feet to 8000-10, 000 feet.
I didnt understand why the pilot did that until I became a flight nurse and understood flight physiology and time of useful consciousness.
They went back to Newark and ended up flying out later that evening to Bermuda.
The oxygen masks never did deploy. Thankfully, the Captain acted appropriately and no one became hypoxic.
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Rylee
Eastern was my ABSOLUTE favorite US airline in the 80's. They were fantastic. When we got to the airport, to or from the Middle East all I cared about was seeing a silver nose. If I saw it, I was all smiles! On the other hand, if I spotted the matte black nose of Delta I would hate every second while watching the clouds pass by until I could get off and onto a KLM or Lufthansa 747. We always flew business. I don't think I ever sat in cattle class until I was an adult LOL. Pampered? Apparently.
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Eastern was my ABSOLUTE favorite US airline in the 80's. They were fantastic. When we got to the airport, to or from the Middle East all I cared about was seeing a silver nose. If I saw it, I was all smiles! On the other hand, if I spotted the matte black nose of Delta I would hate every second while watching the clouds pass by until I could get off and onto a KLM or Lufthansa 747. We always flew business. I don't think I ever sat in cattle class until I was an adult LOL. Pampered? Apparently.
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fire
I thought Eastern was OOB decades ago.
edit; I almost forgot I went for an interview as a flight attendant in the 70s. I totally muffed the interview. The company went bye bye a few years later.
I flew on their planes several times on the shuttle from Boston to NY. You just go to the gate and wait for the plane. No reservations, no security check, no id of any kind. Pay on the plane in cash. Every hour on the hour. If a plane was full, they just rolled out another.
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I thought Eastern was OOB decades ago.
edit; I almost forgot I went for an interview as a flight attendant in the 70s. I totally muffed the interview. The company went bye bye a few years later.
I flew on their planes several times on the shuttle from Boston to NY. You just go to the gate and wait for the plane. No reservations, no security check, no id of any kind. Pay on the plane in cash. Every hour on the hour. If a plane was full, they just rolled out another.
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dsr0116
I had to look up Eastern, because I remember a major carrier being named Eastern in the 80s. Looks like it was different company: Eastern Air Lines that ceased operations in 1991. There was then a separate Eastern Air Lines Inc founded in 2011, and the current Eastern Airlines LLC assumed that companies IP in 2015. How complicated is that? I guess this company did try getting the Eastern name because enough people would remember the major airline.
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I had to look up Eastern, because I remember a major carrier being named Eastern in the 80s. Looks like it was different company: Eastern Air Lines that ceased operations in 1991. There was then a separate Eastern Air Lines Inc founded in 2011, and the current Eastern Airlines LLC assumed that companies IP in 2015. How complicated is that? I guess this company did try getting the Eastern name because enough people would remember the major airline.
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Derek
Hey there, just wanted to add. Occasionally Eastern will charter this particular 200 to BoA (Ive actually worked on this one [The Cargo compartment is a travesty lol]. It stays parked in Foxtrot when not being used, normally next to that BoA plane. Since Foxtrot terminal does not get much traffic. On a side note, same with RedAir and World Atlantic at MIA(They operate MD-80s and dont have many flights.
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Hey there, just wanted to add. Occasionally Eastern will charter this particular 200 to BoA (Ive actually worked on this one [The Cargo compartment is a travesty lol]. It stays parked in Foxtrot when not being used, normally next to that BoA plane. Since Foxtrot terminal does not get much traffic. On a side note, same with RedAir and World Atlantic at MIA(They operate MD-80s and dont have many flights.
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AMJDG
What people fail to realize is the 10 average men weigh about 2, 000 pounds (1 ton) - so imagine 200 passengers weigh approximately 400, 000 pounds (200 tons) plus their luggage (approx 50 pounds each weighs about 10, 000 pounds) - 36 people only weigh 7, 200 pounds (about 3. 6 tons) - so, no wonder that flight took off like a rocket.
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What people fail to realize is the 10 average men weigh about 2, 000 pounds (1 ton) - so imagine 200 passengers weigh approximately 400, 000 pounds (200 tons) plus their luggage (approx 50 pounds each weighs about 10, 000 pounds) - 36 people only weigh 7, 200 pounds (about 3. 6 tons) - so, no wonder that flight took off like a rocket.
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JupiterSailfish
Great video as always and fun to watch! I used to fly a lot when I was a kid with my parents in the 90s on Delta and seeing this older plane set up brought back lots of memories. That landing was coming in hot! Beautiful looking country that I hope to visit one day and hotel. I hope that was a fun trip for you and your wife!
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Great video as always and fun to watch! I used to fly a lot when I was a kid with my parents in the 90s on Delta and seeing this older plane set up brought back lots of memories. That landing was coming in hot! Beautiful looking country that I hope to visit one day and hotel. I hope that was a fun trip for you and your wife!
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It's
As someone who was born in 1984, knowing full well we are in 2023. . Also my cousin designed the avionics for that specific plane. Delta flew them until June 3, 2019. American still uses 7 of them, and Eastern Air, uses their 16 planes for Cargo shipments, with the few passenger charter movements (extradition, deployment, etc.
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As someone who was born in 1984, knowing full well we are in 2023. . Also my cousin designed the avionics for that specific plane. Delta flew them until June 3, 2019. American still uses 7 of them, and Eastern Air, uses their 16 planes for Cargo shipments, with the few passenger charter movements (extradition, deployment, etc.
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Lawrence
Say what you want about that 767 being 40 years old, but Boeing back then was run by engineers, not accountants. These jets were put together to last an extremely long time with the correct maintenance. I hope Eastern keeps these flying for a bit longer and someone preserves these after they're done!
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Say what you want about that 767 being 40 years old, but Boeing back then was run by engineers, not accountants. These jets were put together to last an extremely long time with the correct maintenance. I hope Eastern keeps these flying for a bit longer and someone preserves these after they're done!
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Andrew
1 scheduled flight a month, heaps of chartered ones. If you were a fayre paying passenger, it would be too old. If you are a deportee or on a rendition flight, it would do just fine. Eastern didn't want to splash out too much on it with it being for that sort of purposes; as long as it is airworthy!
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1 scheduled flight a month, heaps of chartered ones. If you were a fayre paying passenger, it would be too old. If you are a deportee or on a rendition flight, it would do just fine. Eastern didn't want to splash out too much on it with it being for that sort of purposes; as long as it is airworthy!
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JJBpilot
Going to bet that the belly cargo compartment was full, which is where they make their $$$.
And yes, they have to make the one scheduled flight to keep the certification.
They are slowly trying to add 777 services and freight operations.
I was one of their pilots on the triple.
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Going to bet that the belly cargo compartment was full, which is where they make their $$$.
And yes, they have to make the one scheduled flight to keep the certification.
They are slowly trying to add 777 services and freight operations.
I was one of their pilots on the triple.
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AzraelThanatos
This is not the most bizarre airline, that, I believe, still falls with the Janet airline. sure, it flies more, but you're not likely to easily find out who the passengers are without some interesting conversations with the government following soon after
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This is not the most bizarre airline, that, I believe, still falls with the Janet airline. sure, it flies more, but you're not likely to easily find out who the passengers are without some interesting conversations with the government following soon after
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Luke
The old Eastern Airlines was large and successful and was basically murdered by a rival airline. People lost everything. Very sad. As Douglas Adams said, It's the sort of story parents tell their children at night when they want them to grow up to become economists
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The old Eastern Airlines was large and successful and was basically murdered by a rival airline. People lost everything. Very sad. As Douglas Adams said, It's the sort of story parents tell their children at night when they want them to grow up to become economists
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jfbeam
There's a reason we don't fly those anymore. (and you experienced many of them) It's sad that they fly a single scheduled, commercial flight per month and can't even vacuum out the rust/dried coffee from the arm rest. (in a premium seat, no less)
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There's a reason we don't fly those anymore. (and you experienced many of them) It's sad that they fly a single scheduled, commercial flight per month and can't even vacuum out the rust/dried coffee from the arm rest. (in a premium seat, no less)
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travel
This was super interesting. I suppose the plane does take a return flight back to Miami a few hours after landing in SDQ. But unless you plan to spend exactly four weeks there, youll have to find an alternate means of getting home!
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This was super interesting. I suppose the plane does take a return flight back to Miami a few hours after landing in SDQ. But unless you plan to spend exactly four weeks there, youll have to find an alternate means of getting home!
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Anonymous
Wonder if they ever fly an empty plane just to keep their certification? I wonder if the flight is empty if they have flight attendants on board. Also, why go to Dominican Republic? Does the one flight need to be international?
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Wonder if they ever fly an empty plane just to keep their certification? I wonder if the flight is empty if they have flight attendants on board. Also, why go to Dominican Republic? Does the one flight need to be international?
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rulinghabs
Read an article about this plane. It had to make an emergency landing back in Miami and upon landing the tire collapsed.
With that being said. There are still plenty of 767s still in the air as cargo planes.
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Read an article about this plane. It had to make an emergency landing back in Miami and upon landing the tire collapsed.
With that being said. There are still plenty of 767s still in the air as cargo planes.
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