Q: While attending the law school graduation at Georgia State University, I noticed an advertisement for Eastern Airlines in the Sports Arena. Why is there an ad for an airline that went out of business years ago?
—Richard Grimes, Stockbridge
A: The original Eastern Airlines went out of business in 1991, but a new company with the same name and logo returned with flights in May 2015.
The new Eastern Airlines is based in Miami, like the first one, and began operations with charter flights to Havana.
Eastern has five aircraft, the airlines tweeted this week, and now offers charter services to the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guyana and Haiti. It’s also the official airlines for several universities and pro sports teams, Eastern tweeted this week.
The original Eastern Airlines was in business from 1926-91 and once was the largest private employer in Miami-Dade County, The Miami Herald reported last year.
Q: What is the reason “Swamp People” was canceled? It was one of my favorite shows.
—Donna Wilson, Grayson
A: "Swamp People" will return for its eighth season, "due to popular demand," Dan Silberman, senior vice president of publicity for the History Channel, told Q&A on the News in an email.
The new season will be televised early next year, he wrote.
“The fans spoke and @History listened,” History tweeted on Swamp People’s official Twitter account May 2.
Andy Johnston with Fast Copy News Service wrote this column. Do you have a question? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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