▁acquired ▁Eastern ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁moved ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁assets ▁to ▁his ▁other ▁air lines , ▁including ▁Cont inental ▁Airlines ▁and ▁Texas ▁Air . ▁After ▁continued ▁labor ▁disput es ▁and ▁a ▁cri pp ling ▁strike ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Eastern ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁was ▁liquid ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁American ▁Airlines ▁obtained ▁many ▁of ▁Eastern ' s ▁routes ▁from ▁Miami ▁to ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁while ▁D elta ▁Air ▁L ines , ▁Eastern ' s ▁main ▁compet itor ▁at ▁H arts field ▁Airport ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁acquired ▁many ▁of ▁Eastern ' s ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1 0 1 1 ▁aircraft . ▁USA ir ▁acquired ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁Eastern ' s ▁ 2 5 ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 5 7 - 2 2 5 ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁pione ered ▁hour ly ▁air ▁sh utt le ▁service ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁and ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁as ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Sh utt le . ▁It ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁route ▁network ▁of ▁Bran iff ▁International ▁upon ▁its ▁shut down ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁London ▁G at wick ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁via ▁a ▁DC - 1 0 ▁" G old en ▁W ings " ▁service . ▁Although ▁Eastern ▁announced ▁on ▁their ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁tim et able ▁that ▁it ▁would