“He broke Eastern Airlines by trying to turn it into a luxury airlines”
Uhhh.... NO
Frank Borman, the Pilot’s Union, an the Mechanic’s Union broke Eastern airlines. Lorenzo came in afterward and picked what was left of the bones dry.
Trump picked up the ONLY profitable part of the airline left. Then Saddam invaded Kuwait...
(As I type this, I glance up at the frame above my desk holding my last two payroll checks from Eastern, both marked “NSF” in big, red letters.)
The eastern corridor that was the most profitable segment of Eastern Airlines? If he would have patterned Tramp airlines after Southwest instead of gold plating stuff and leather seats he might have made a go of it.