Robertson Airplane Service Airline

Following the sale of the air transport division of Robertson Aircraft Corporation to Universal Aviation Corporation, Frank and William Robertson formed Robertson Airplane Service Airline in the spring of 1930 to offer scheduled sevices based out of St Louis. Employed Charles Lindberg as a working pilot. Merged into Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp.

[ – Eastern Air Lines was formed in 1928 as Pitcairn Aviation by Harold J Pitcairn as a mail carrier between NY-Albany. Acquired by North American Aviation and the name was changed in 1930 to Eastern Air Transport. Acquired New York Airways, New York, Philadelphia & Washington Airways & The Ludington Line in 1933. Renamed to E.A.L. in 1934. Acquired Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp.. in 1936. Incorporated as Eastern Air Lines in 1938 with Ed Rickenbacker as President. Acquired Colonial Airlines in 1956, Mackey Airlines in 1966 and Caribair in 1974. Eastern Air Lines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 09Mar1989 and ceased operations on 18Jan1991. Eastern Air Lines was dissolved after 64 years of operation on 18Apr1991. Many of its remaining assets are parcelled out to American and Continental]

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