Summary Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, and Piedmont Airlines are wholly-owned regional carriers under the American Eagle brand. SkyWest Airlines collaborates with American Airlines and other major carriers. In addition to American Eagle, Republic Airways operates for Delta Connection and United Express.
American Eagle is American Airlines' regional airline division, consisting of six separate carriers that handle short and medium-haul flights. Among these, three are fully owned subsidiaries of American Airlines, while the remaining three operate regional routes on its behalf. These carriers primarily use regional aircraft like the Bombardier CRJ-700, the Embraer E170 or E175.
This article will explore the six airlines that make up the American Eagle network. 1 Envoy Air The number of aircraft: 162 Envoy Air, initially established in 1998 as American Eagle Airlines, was formed through the merger of several regional carriers, creating one of the largest regional airlines in the world. Now Envoy Air is the largest American Airlines' wholly-owned subsidiary under the American Eagle brand.
As it stands, Envoy Air's current aircraft fleet, as per ch-aviation data, is as shown below: Aircraft type Units Passenger capacity Cabin classes Embraer E175 120 76 Three-class cabin (44 in economy, 20 in economy plus, and 12 in business class) Embraer E170 42 65 Three-class cabin (33 in economy, 20 in economy plus, and 12 in business class) With a relatively hefty fleet of regional aircraft, the ai.