Eastern Air Lines (US) has reduced it's fleet to two 737-800s, following the return to lessors of it's sole 737-700, along with three 737-800s in the first half of 2017.
Miami, FL based Eastern is branded and liveried in the style of the original Eastern Air Lines that ceased operations January 18th 1991, having acquired the intellectual property and trademarks of the original airline.
Earlier this year, Swift Air (US) announced plans to acquire Eastern, and continue operating the carrier as a stand alone unit. Eastern has thus far operated as a charter airline, with scheduled service plans for the future. The airline has orders for 9 x 737-800s, 10 x 737 MAX 8s and 20 x Mitsubishi MRJ90s.
[Postscript: Eastern's last 737-800 was transferred to new owner Swift Air 9/2/17, so for now at least, it would appear the Eastern brand has quietly disappeared. The status of future orders as detailed above is to be determined].
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