Eastern Air Lines announces Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft order

Eastern Air Lines Group has signed an initial order and placed deposits with Boeing for 10 firm Next Generation 737-800 aircraft and purchase rights for 10 Boeing MAX 8 aircraft. Eastern Air Lines Group was formed to re-launch Eastern Air Lines, which formerly operated from 1930 to 1991, as a passenger airline using the Boeing 737NG aircraft from its main base of operations at Miami International Airport.