▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Sh utt le ▁to ▁real ▁estate ▁mog ul ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁( who ▁named ▁it ▁the ▁Trump ▁Sh utt le ) ▁while ▁s elling ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Eastern ▁to ▁his ▁Texas ▁Air ▁holding ▁company ▁and ▁its ▁subs idi ary , ▁Cont inental ▁Airlines , ▁at ▁terms ▁dis adv antage ous ▁to ▁Eastern . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁George ▁Ber ry , ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Trade ▁Commission er , ▁asked ▁Eastern ▁to ▁consider ▁moving ▁its ▁headquarters ▁from ▁Miami ▁to ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁strike , ▁a ▁weak ened ▁air line ▁structure , ▁high ▁fuel ▁prices , ▁an ▁in ability ▁to ▁comp ete ▁after ▁der eg ulation ▁and ▁other ▁financial ▁problems , ▁Eastern ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁protection ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁which ▁allowed ▁Lorenzo ▁to ▁continue ▁operating ▁the ▁air line ▁with ▁non - union ▁employees . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁courts ▁removed ▁Eastern ▁from ▁Texas ▁Air ' s ▁control , ▁cit ing ▁neglect ▁and ▁mis management . ▁The ▁court ▁appointed ▁Martin ▁Sh u gr ue ▁as ▁Eastern ' s ▁trust ee ▁to ▁over see ▁its ▁operations . ▁Eastern ▁tried ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁business ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁correct ▁its ▁c ash ▁flow , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁East en ▁Airlines ▁stopped ▁flying ▁at ▁mid night ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁previous ▁evening , ▁company ▁agents