0 1 1 , ▁a ▁group ▁purchased ▁the ▁intellectual ▁property , ▁including ▁tra dem arks , ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Group . ▁The ▁group ▁announced ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁file d ▁an ▁application ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁for ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Public ▁Con ven ience ▁and ▁N ec ess ity , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁cert ification ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration . ▁The ▁new ▁air line ▁began ▁service ▁through ▁char ter ▁and ▁wet - lease ▁fl ights ▁out ▁of ▁Miami ▁International ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 - 8 0 0 ▁jet lin ers ▁painted ▁in ▁the ▁classic ▁Eastern ▁" ho ck ey ▁stick " ▁li very . ▁The ▁I ATA ▁and ▁I CA O ▁codes ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁air line , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁call sign , ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁iteration ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines . ▁After ▁a ▁sale ▁to ▁Swift ▁Air , ▁the ▁tra dem arks ▁were ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Airlines , ▁L LC ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁after ▁nearly ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁being ▁officially ▁def unct , ▁the ▁first ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁renew ed ▁Eastern ▁Airlines ▁land ed ▁at ▁J F K ▁air port , ▁her ald ing ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁for ▁the ▁brand ▁name . ▁ ▁See