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Flight Attendant
Eastern Airlines, 1991
This is the last flight attendant uniform issued by Eastern Airlines before it went out of business.
The Death of Eastern Airlines
Eastern Airlines had risen to prominence in the East and South. After deregulation, and under Frank Borman, it expanded west but then had to scale back in the face of mounting economic losses.
Frank Lorenzo, who had instituted controversial labor reforms to salvage Continental Airlines, acquired Eastern in 1986. Faced with huge losses, he tried to force concessions from Eastern's mechanics. This move provoked a bitter strike, which forced Eastern into extinction in January 1991. |