by the Civil Aeronautics Board, Aviation Accident Report: Eastern Air Lines Flight 609 (1959)
“ The air carrier is engaged in the transportation of persons, property, and mail by virtue of current certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board. It possesses an air carrier operating certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Agency for various routes including the one involved. Flight Personnel Captain C. J. Smith, age 44, was employed by Eastern Air Lines March 16, 19112, and was promoted to captain September 20, 1945. He had flown 13,972 hours, exclusive of military time, and about 1,000 hours in the DC-7. ”
