The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has canceled Eastern Air Lines’ operating certificate, thus bringing to close a long-running—and some say, quixotic—attempt to revive a name storied in aviation history. The DOT in an order dated Nov. 20 said it would “cancel the certificate authority issued to Eastern Air Lines Group Inc., authorizing it to engage in interstate and foreign charter air transportation of persons, property and mail.” Eastern on Nov. 13 ...