Swift Air 737-800 chartered to Havana Air

Swift Air (US) has painted a Boeing 737-800 in the full colors of Havana Air (Cuba). The latter company is an internet based travel service specializing in scheduled charters between Cuba and the United States. The company has in the past chartered a 737-400 (operated by Vision Airlines), while more recently utilizing Eastern Air Lines 737-800s (now owned by Swift Air).

Boeing 737-8CX MSN 32359/1041 Swift Air N277EA [operated for Havana Air]

The aircraft was delivered new to GOL (Brasil) as PR-GOJ January 14th 2002. Following lease return, it saw service with Aeromexico as N359AM from April 27th 2010 and Eastern Air Lines as N277EA from August 21st 2015.

Eastern Air Lines (JetTrak blog entry)

Eastern Air Lines continues to shrink

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].