Editing Eastern Air Lines (section)

==Eastern Express, Eastern Metro Express, Eastern Partner and Caribair==
Several regional and commuter airlines provided passenger feed for Eastern via [[code sharing]] agreements with their aircraft liveries reflecting the Eastern mainline paint scheme.  There were a number of brandings including: Eastern Express, Eastern Atlantis Express, and Eastern Metro Express.  [[LIAT]], a Caribbean-based airline, also operated Eastern Partner service.

'''Eastern Express''' air carriers and their aircraft included:<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, July 2, 1983 Eastern Air Lines route map</ref><ref>http://www.airliners.net, photos of Eastern Express aircraft</ref>

*[[Air Midwest]] operating [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]] (Metro II model) turboprops
*[[Atlantis Airlines (United States)|Atlantis Airlines]] operating [[British Aerospace]] [[BAe Jetstream 31]], [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]], and [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]] turboprops
*[[Bar Harbor Airlines]] operating [[ATR-42]], [[Beechcraft 1900C]], [[Beechcraft 99]], and [[Saab 340A]] turboprops 
*[[Metro Airlines]] operating [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] turboprops
*Precision Airlines operating [[Dornier 228]] turboprops
*[[Provincetown-Boston Airlines]] (PBA) operating [[Douglas DC-3]] prop aircraft
*Sunaire (Aviation Associates), a division of [[Metro Airlines]] operating [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] turboprops

'''Eastern Atlantis Express''' was operated by [[Atlantis Airlines (United States)|Atlantis Airlines]] with [[BAe Jetstream 31]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airteamimages.com/british-aerospace-jetstream-31_N992AX_eastern-atlanis-express_115761_large.html|title=British Aerospace Jetstream 31 - Large Preview - AirTeamImages.com|website=www.airteamimages.com}}</ref>

'''Eastern Metro Express''' was operated by [[Metro Airlines]] and was based at Eastern's Atlanta (ATL) hub operating [[British Aerospace]] [[BAe Jetstream 31]] and [[Bombardier Dash 8|de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8]] turboprops.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunshineskies.com/eametro.html|title=Eastern Metro Express|website=Sunshine Skies}}</ref>

'''Eastern Partner''' was operated by a Caribbean-based airline, [[LIAT|Leeward Islands Air Transport]], with turboprop service between Eastern's [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan hub]] and [[Antigua]], [[St. Kitts]] and [[St. Maarten]].<ref>http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/ag/liat/2a/easternpartner Jan. 31, 1968 Eastern Partner route map</ref>

Eastern also worked closely with another Caribbean-based airline, '''[[Caribair (Puerto Rico)]]'''. The June 13, 1967 Eastern system timetable lists connecting flights operated by Caribair [[Convair 640]] turboprops with service between Eastern's San Juan hub and St. Croix and St. Thomas.<ref>http://www.timetableimages.com, June 13, 1967 Eastern Airlines system timetable</ref> By 1970, San Juan-based Caribair had become an all-jet airline operating [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] aircraft serving fourteen Caribbean islands as well as Miami with the air carrier subsequently being acquired by Eastern in 1973.<ref>http://www.airwaysnews.com/html/timetables-and-route-maps/caribbean-airlines-timetables-route-maps-and-history{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}  April 1, 1970 Caribair system timetable</ref>