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|name=Eastern Airlines | |name=Eastern Airlines | ||
|industry=Airline; charter aviation; aviation services; government contracting | |||
|image=EasternAirlines.jpg | |||
|country=United States | |||
|founded=2010 (as Dynamic Airways; rebranded as Eastern Airlines in 2018) | |||
|headquarters=Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |||
|status=Active | |status=Active | ||
|boycott_reason=Operates charter flights for U.S. immigration enforcement, including deportation/removal and domestic transfer flights under DHS/ICE “ICE Air Operations,” which contracts through an air charter broker (CSI Aviation) that subcontracts flights to carriers including Eastern Airlines/Eastern Air. In 2025, reporting and flight-monitoring documentation describes Eastern participating in ICE flight operations, including removal flights. | |||
|verification=Verified | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Eastern Airlines is a United States–based airline providing passenger and cargo charter services and related aviation operations under the Eastern Airlines brand. Public company materials describe Eastern as operating charter services with Boeing aircraft and providing passenger/cargo flight services. <ref name="EasternAbout">[[https://goeasternair.com/about-us/ Eastern Airlines — About Us | goeasternair.com]]</ref> | |||
== Boycott == | == Boycott == | ||
Eastern Airlines is listed for boycott due to its role operating charter flights for U.S. immigration enforcement under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor reporting states that ICE Air contracts its flight operations through the air charter broker CSI Aviation, which then subcontracts flights to multiple carriers, including “Eastern Air.” <ref name="HRF_Sep2025_PDF">[[https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/US-Immigration-Enforcement-Flight-Report_Sep2025.pdf ICE Flight Monitor — September 2025 report (PDF) | Human Rights First]]</ref> | |||
Local reporting tied to ICE Flight Monitor data has also identified Eastern Airlines among carriers conducting ICE flights (including domestic transfer and removal-related operations) in 2025. <ref name="StarTrib_MSP_2025">[[https://www.startribune.com/under-the-radar-how-charter-airlines-fly-ice-deportees-at-msp/601540968 Under the radar: How charter airlines fly ICE detainees at MSP | Star Tribune]]</ref> | |||
In addition, international reporting on U.S. deportation/repatriation operations has described flights to Venezuela operated by Eastern Airlines as part of the U.S. government’s removal flight activity. <ref name="Reuters_VZ_2025_12_02">[[https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-approves-migrant-repatriation-flight-us-2025-12-02/ Venezuela approves migrant repatriation flight from U.S. | Reuters]]</ref> | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
ICE Air Operations conducts domestic transfer and international removal flights using chartered aircraft rather than an ICE-owned fleet. These flights are typically arranged through an air charter broker (including CSI Aviation), which subcontracts aircraft and crews from airlines providing charter services. <ref name="HRF_Sep2025_PDF" /> Public federal spending records also reflect DHS/ICE task orders to CSI Aviation for scheduled large-aircraft and special charter flights supporting ICE Air operations. <ref name="USASpending_CSI">[[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CDCR25FR0000022_7012_GS33F0025V_4730 Contract award to CSI Aviation (ICE Air charter flights) | USAspending.gov]]</ref> | |||
Because these charter operations directly support detention transfers and deportation capacity, ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts carriers and contractors materially supporting ICE Air operations. | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Boycott]] | [[Category:Boycott]] | ||
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| Industry | Airline; charter aviation; aviation services; government contracting |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2010 (as Dynamic Airways; rebranded as Eastern Airlines in 2018) |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
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| Status | Active |
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Overview
Eastern Airlines is a United States–based airline providing passenger and cargo charter services and related aviation operations under the Eastern Airlines brand. Public company materials describe Eastern as operating charter services with Boeing aircraft and providing passenger/cargo flight services. [1]
Boycott
Eastern Airlines is listed for boycott due to its role operating charter flights for U.S. immigration enforcement under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor reporting states that ICE Air contracts its flight operations through the air charter broker CSI Aviation, which then subcontracts flights to multiple carriers, including “Eastern Air.” [2]
Local reporting tied to ICE Flight Monitor data has also identified Eastern Airlines among carriers conducting ICE flights (including domestic transfer and removal-related operations) in 2025. [3]
In addition, international reporting on U.S. deportation/repatriation operations has described flights to Venezuela operated by Eastern Airlines as part of the U.S. government’s removal flight activity. [4]
Background
ICE Air Operations conducts domestic transfer and international removal flights using chartered aircraft rather than an ICE-owned fleet. These flights are typically arranged through an air charter broker (including CSI Aviation), which subcontracts aircraft and crews from airlines providing charter services. [2] Public federal spending records also reflect DHS/ICE task orders to CSI Aviation for scheduled large-aircraft and special charter flights supporting ICE Air operations. [5]
Because these charter operations directly support detention transfers and deportation capacity, ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts carriers and contractors materially supporting ICE Air operations.
Sources
- ↑ [Eastern Airlines — About Us | goeasternair.com]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [ICE Flight Monitor — September 2025 report (PDF) | Human Rights First]
- ↑ [Under the radar: How charter airlines fly ICE detainees at MSP | Star Tribune]
- ↑ [Venezuela approves migrant repatriation flight from U.S. | Reuters]
- ↑ [Contract award to CSI Aviation (ICE Air charter flights) | USAspending.gov]