Eastern was one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines created by the Spoils Conferences of 1930, and was headed by World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker in its early years.
Eastern foi unha das "catro grandes" aeroliñas domésticas creadas polas conferencias Spoils de 1930, e foi dirixida polo as de voo da primeira guerra mundial Eddie Rickenbacker nos seus primeiros anos.