American Eagle (airline brand)

American Eagle
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984) in Fort Worth, Texas[1]
1998; 26 years ago (1998)
(second incarnation from Simmons Airlines)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programAAdvantage
AllianceOneworld (affiliate)
Destinations242[2]
Parent companyAmerican Airlines Group
HeadquartersSkyview, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Key peopleDerek Kerr (President)[3]
Websitewww.aa.com

American Eagle is a brand name for the regional branch of American Airlines, under which six individual regional airlines operate short- and medium-haul feeder flights. Three of these airlines, Envoy Air (formerly American Eagle Airlines), Piedmont Airlines, and PSA Airlines, are wholly owned subsidiaries of the American Airlines Group. American Eagle's largest hub is Charlotte Douglas International's Concourse E, which operates over 340 flights per day, making it the largest regional jet operation in the world.

  1. ^ "History of American Airlines". American Airlines Inc. 2015. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Regional Airline Affiliate". American Airlines, Inc. 2015. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "American Airlines Group Executive Leadership Team". American Airlines, Inc. 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.