▁DC - 8 s ▁were ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 2 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 2 7 - 1 0 0 , ▁which ▁Eastern ▁( al ong ▁with ▁American ▁Airlines ▁and ▁United ▁Airlines ) ▁had ▁helped ▁Bo eing ▁to ▁develop . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Eastern ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁air line ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁ 7 2 7 . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁that , ▁" Capt ain ▁Edd ie " ▁R icken back er ▁retired ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁image ▁was ▁adopted , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁now ▁famous ▁hockey ▁stick ▁design , ▁officially ▁Car ib bean ▁Blue ▁over ▁I on os phere ▁Blue . ▁Eastern ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁US ▁car rier ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁Air bus ▁A 3 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁launch ▁customer ▁for ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 5 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Eastern ▁inaugur ated ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Sh utt le . ▁Initial ly ▁ 9 5 - se at ▁Lock he ed ▁Const ell ation ▁ 1 0 4 9 s ▁and ▁ 1 0 4 9 C s ▁left ▁New ▁York - La Gu ard ia ▁every ▁two ▁hours , ▁ 8   am ▁to ▁ 1 0   pm , ▁to ▁Washington ▁National ▁and ▁to ▁Boston . ▁Fl ights ▁soon ▁became ▁hour ly , ▁ 7   am ▁to ▁