er ' s ▁position ▁as ▁CE O ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Mal col m ▁A . ▁Mac Int y re , ▁a ▁brilliant ▁lawyer ▁but ▁a ▁man ▁in ex per ien ced ▁in ▁air line ▁operations .' ▁R icken back er ' s ▁ou ster ▁was ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁ac quire ▁expensive ▁j ets ▁as ▁he ▁under est im ated ▁their ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁A ▁new ▁management ▁team ▁head ed ▁by ▁F loyd ▁D . ▁Hall ▁took ▁over ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁R icken back er ▁left ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Director ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁aged ▁ 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Eastern ▁bought ▁Col onial ▁Airlines , ▁giving ▁the ▁air line ▁its ▁first ▁routes ▁to ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁Jet ▁Age ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁opened ▁its ▁Ch ester ▁L . ▁Church ill - des igned ▁Terminal ▁ 1 ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Id le w ild ▁International ▁Airport ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁International ▁Airport ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Eastern ' s ▁first ▁j ets , ▁Douglas ▁DC - 8 - 2 1 s , ▁started ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁longer ▁fl ights , ▁like ▁the ▁non - st ops ▁from ▁Chicago ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Miami . ▁The