Word: eastern
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although the Minuteman went on to win that game, 5-4, in overtime the Crimson booters had the last laugh at the Eastern tournament...
...touched down on the closed runway and headed toward a dump truck. Gilbert apparently realized his mistake and tried, too late, to lift the DC-10 back into the air. The plane smashed into the truck, veered wildly to the right, wound up slamming into an Eastern Air Lines maintenance building and burst into flames. The final death count was 73: a total of 60 passengers, eleven crew members, including Gilbert, and two people on the ground...
...gainers have been hub cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and New York and recreation meccas like Hawaii and Florida. But there have been losers too. Some 60 cities have been stripped of all scheduled airline service. In Chattanooga, which lost much of its service when United and Eastern pulled out this year, James Hunt, a Chamber of Commerce executive, says unhappily of deregulation: "Count us as one of the minuses...
...however, the carriers seem eager to exercise their new freedom to fight for business. At present, the hottest battleground is Florida, where National, Delta and Eastern are all facing new competition on routes in and out of the Sunshine State. Since deregulation, American, Ozark and Republic have all launched runs between Florida and points in the Midwest and other areas, while Braniff has increased its service from Texas and Western states. TWA and United plan to invade Florida this winter...
When Air Florida expanded to New York and Washington, it undercut its bigger competitors by offering one-way fares of just over $50 (since raised to $70). In a kind of backhanded salute to its aggressiveness, Eastern and other carriers struck back with lower fares on instate routes. They forced Air Florida to reduce sharply its Miami-Tampa flights and all but abandon the Miami-Orlando run, but the airline retaliated, charging Eastern with "predatory pricing" before the CAB. Eastern spokesmen denied the Air Florida challenge, saying, "They're a gnat. We didn't even know they were...