OK it seems like I'm a minority of one here but I do have fond memories of Eastern. In the mid-1980s when I was very much a newbie to long haul flying I got messed about by Pan Am on a transatlantic trip. After many long and stressful hours of Pam Am's failure to get me from my origin to my destination, I eventually did the last leg with Eastern and arrived at my destination 18 hours later than planned with no luggage. I found all of the Eastern staff I had contact with on the ground and in the air were helpful and willing to go out of there way to try to resolve my problems and make what had turned into a difficult journey less stressful.