The New Eastern Air Lines Just Ordered (MOU) 20 MRJs In addition to 737Max

[amcnd]

Not sure "brand recognition" is going to help them. Mots the people that flew Eastern are 30+ Years older now and retired.. Hunkered down in retirement communities...

 

[dollacrackho]

Anybody that leaves a decent paying job to go this dump is nuts. Can't wait to see their pay rates. Let me guess 70$/ hr 737 captains and 10000 shares of worthless stock options. Where do I sign up. Can't wait to see this new shiny turd announce its shutting down. South Florida hub, ingenious!

 

[flyboyike]

Not sure "brand recognition" is going to help them. Mots the people that flew Eastern are 30+ Years older now and retired.. Hunkered down in retirement communities...

Or dead.

 

[Flydaplane]

This is the Chairman of the Board: Note Prometheus Partners is a developer of several Taco Bell, Pizza Hut & IHOP Brands (franchises) Maybe they'll serve Taco's and French Toast.

Bill Owens is the Chairman of AEA Investors ASIA, located in Hong Kong, and Executive Chairman of Prometheus Partners, based in Beijing. He serves on the Polycom, Wipro and Viasystems Group boards, as the Vice Chairman of the NYSE for Asia, and is currently the Chairman of CenturyLink Telecom (the third largest telecoms company in the US). He is the non-Executive Chairman of the private companies, Yangtze, Intelius, and FlowMobile.
Admiral Owens has served on the Board of Directors of over 20 public companies and has founded five technology companies; Lumera, Extend America, Amerilink, Yangtze, and Prometheus. Owens’ public boards included Daimler Chrysler AG, BAT, Nortel Networks, Wipro, and Telstra. He is a member of the board of Brookings Institution, Rand Corp. Asia, and has served on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Carnegie Boards. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Since 2007, Admiral Owens has been very active in significant philanthropy to foster Chinese- American relations including forming and funding continuing dialogues between the most senior retired officers in the US and Chinese militaries and similar dialogues between very senior economists.

 

[flyboyike]

This is the Chairman of the Board: Note Prometheus Partners is a developer of several Taco Bell, Pizza Hut & IHOP Brands (franchises) Maybe they'll serve Taco's and French Toast.

Mmmmm....French Toast.

 

[B190Captain]

I wonder what happened with Airbus. They originally planned on the A320.

 

[johnsonrod]

Here's the first 800 in old Eastern paint scheme:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Eastern-Air-Lines/Boeing-737-8AL/2534378/L/

Looks fantastic! I remember taking the old Eastern 757s (with "757" on the tail) transcon as a kid. Here's some additional info about the new Eastern:

http://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/07/catching-up-with-the-new-eastern-air-lines/

I wish them luck!

 

[difete]

Has anyone here jump there so far? any more info in their compensation package? QOL? or even an idea of what it will be like?

 

[bafanguy]

Has anyone here jump there so far? any more info in their compensation package? QOL? or even an idea of what it will be like?

Considering the scope of their announced plans, there are remarkably few details coming out revealing the state of those plans.

If anyone who's interviewed for a pilot slot (or had contact relating to one) has commented publicly, I've missed it.

 

[bigboeings]

They start their first class on Jan. 2.