In 1984, American Airlines established American Eagle Airlines as its regional airline affiliate. The American Eagle network is now one of the largest regional airline system in the world, connecting passengers to and from American flights at its hubs and other key cities. It operates more than 260 aircraft with more than 1,500 flights a day and serves more than 160 cities throughout the Unites States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean. In 2009, American Eagle alone carried about 19 million passengers, connecting about 9 million passengers to and from American flights. American Eagle has more than 12,000 employees.
About Envoy
Envoy operates more than the 220 aircraft on about 1,300 daily flights to more than 170 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The company’s more than 14,000 employees provide regional flight service to American Airlines under the American Eagle brand and livery as well as ground handling services for approximately 15 airlines, including American.
Envoy is headquartered in North Texas with hubs in New York, Chicago,Miami, Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles. The company was founded in 1998 as American Eagle Airlines, Inc. following the merger of several smaller regional carriers to create one the largest regional airlines in the world. On April 15, 2014 the company changed its name to Envoy to distinguish the company for the American Eagle brand, under which several carriers operate regional flight service for American.
About PSA Airlines
PSA Airlines Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group operating an all jet fleet consisting of exclusively Bombardier (CRJ) aircraft. The company’s 1,300 employees and 49 aircraft serve more than 65 destinations in more than 20 states. Headquartered at the Dayton International Airport (DAY) in Ohio, PSA also has flight crew bases located in Knoxville, Tenn. and Charlotte, N.C., and maintains maintenance facilities in Dayton and Canton, Ohio, as well as a line maintenance base in Charlotte, N.C.
PSA currently operates 35 CRJ200s and 14 CRJ700s aircraft under the US Airways Express brand and livery. In June 2014, PSA will begin taking delivery of 30 new CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. These new CRJ900s will allow PSA to provide a new standard of comfort for passengers, while lowering the company’s operating costs with this modern and fuel-efficient 76-seat aircraft. Eventually, all PSA aircraft will fly under the American Eagle brand and livery as US Airways and American Airlines work to combine their networks following their December 2013 merger.
About Piedmont Airlines Inc.
Piedmont Airlines Inc. operates as an US Airways Express carrier and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group. Piedmont was founded in 1931 as Henson Flying Service and began scheduled airline service in 1962, as Hagerstown Commuter. Today, Piedmont operates nearly 440 daily departures to 55 cities throughout the eastern United States and Canada. The company currently flies a fleet of 44 deHavilland DHC-8 turbo prop aircraft.
Headquartered in Salisbury, Md., Piedmont Airlines employs nearly 4,000 aviation professionals in their flying and ground handling operations.
