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The company had a near monopoly on inter-East Coast services from the 1930s to the 1950s. Eastern promoted its image with an eagle symbol and a slogan describing its airplanes as “The Great Silver Fleet.” #DefunctThursday #Eastern #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on May 05, 2022.

Eastern Air Lines’ origins go back to the 1920s with routes throughout the Atlantic states. Eastern’s early success occurred under the direction of World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, who purchased the airline from General Motors in 1938. #DefunctThursday #Eastern #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 05, 2022.

With the addition of a Convair 880, CAT became Asia’s first regional airline to offer its passengers jet service on July 11, 1961. CAT replaced its Convair 880 with a Boeing 727 but it was lost near Taipei in Feb 1968. By May, CAT’s domestic services shut down. #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on April 28, 2022.

After China’s civil war (1945-1949), CAT relocated to the island of Taiwan in 1950, and evolved from a relief cargo airline to a government contractor and commercial carrier. In 1953, the airline formally became the flag carrier of the Republic of China. #CAT #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on April 28, 2022.

In 1946, CAT hired eighty-seven men and women. Setting up headquarters at Shanghai’s Hungjao airfield, five surplus Douglas C-47s and fourteen Curtiss C-46s were purchased, with three more for spare parts. #CAT #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on April 28, 2022.

Operating from 1946 to 1968, China's Civil Air Transport‘s (CAT) initial mission was to carry relief supplies on westbound flights from coastal ports to the war-devastated interior, and commercial cargo and passengers on return fights to the coast. #CAT #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on April 28, 2022.

“Contrails Red” became the predominant color, while gold, orange, and black were retained as secondary colors. In 2011, Continental merged with United Airlines. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #ContinentalAirlines This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.

Renamed in 1937 as Continental Airlines, the carrier introduced a red, white, and blue eagle symbol with its block letter logotype in 1944. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #ContinentalAirlines This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.

When Continental became an international carrier in 1968, it launched a new corporate identity created by Saul Bass & Associates. An oval, defined in spreading jet contrails, and an updated typeface communicated its new global status and market position. #DefunctThursday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.

Continental Airlines began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934. It originally used symbols and slogans to promote its claim to be the “Fastest Airline In The World.” #DefunctThursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #ContinentalAirlines This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.

By the end of 1949, with the proclamation of the new People’s Republic of China by Communist Party leader Mao Zedong, many of CNAC’s assets were absorbed by the new government. #DefunctThursday #CNAC This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.

After the Allied victory in August 1945, the airline secured a system of eight primary routes throughout China all the while struggling against a backdrop of increasing civil war. #DefunctThursday #CNAC This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.