Editing Eastern Air Lines (section)

===Origins===
[[File:PA7-S mailwing.jpg|thumb|Pitcairn Aviation's PA-7S CAM-19 Route Airmail aircraft]]
[[File:Eastern Air Lines Ticket 1935.jpg|thumb|An Eastern Air Lines passenger coupon in 1935]]
Eastern Air Lines was a composite of assorted air travel corporations, including [[Florida Airways]] and [[Pitcairn Aircraft Company|Pitcairn Aviation]]. In the late 1920s, Pitcairn Aviation won a contract to fly mail between [[New York City]] and [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on [[Mailwing]] single-engine aircraft. In 1929, [[Clement Melville Keys|Clement Keys]], the owner of [[North American Aviation]], purchased Pitcairn. In 1930, Keys changed the company's name to ''Eastern Air Transport''. After being purchased by [[General Motors]] and experiencing a change in leadership after the Airmail Act of 1934, the airline became known as Eastern Air Lines.<ref>Smith, F. (1982). Legacy of Wings: The Story of Harold F. Pitcairn. Jason Aronson / T.D. Associates. (June 1982)</ref>