Eastern Air Lines' Captain Eddie Rickenbacker last week plotted the course that will take his airline into the jet age with a rush. In Manhattan Chairman Rickenbacker announced a $350 million, five-year plan for three new fleets of airliners piston, turboprop and pure jetto be paid for out of Eastern's future earnings and put into service in three giant steps.
It was the biggest single airline expansion program in history, and Captain Eddie had laid out his timetables with the precision of a flight around the world.
The new planes and their timetable:...
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