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{{Short description|American regional airline}}
{{redirect|American Eagle Airlines|other airlines operating as American Eagle|American Eagle (airline brand)}}
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{{Use American English|date=June 2017}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Envoy Air Inc.
| logo = Envoy air logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| image = American Eagle Envoy Embraer175 N279MQ.jpg
| alt = Envoy Air logo
| caption = Envoy [[Embraer 175|E175LR]] operated for [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]
| IATA = MQ
| ICAO = ENY
| callsign = ENVOY
| founded = {{start date and age|1984||}}<br />(as ''American Eagle Airlines'')<ref name="foundation">{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/history.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526202629/http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/history.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-26 |title=History of American Airlines |date=2015 |publisher=American Airlines Inc. |access-date=December 28, 2015 }}</ref>
| commenced = {{start date and age|1998|05|15}}
| ceased = 
| aoc = SIMA586A<ref name=faa_aoc>{{cite web |url=http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=SIMA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=ENVOY+AIR+INC |title=Airline Certificate Information - Detail View |work=av-info.faa.gov |author=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Transportation]] |access-date=December 28, 2015 |author-link=Federal Aviation Administration |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105133339/http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=SIMA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=ENVOY+AIR+INC |url-status=live }}</ref>
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.envoyair.com/home/fly-with-us/our-company/ |title=Our Company |publisher=Envoy Air Inc. |access-date=December 28, 2015 |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105133339/http://www.envoyair.com/home/fly-with-us/our-company/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
  | [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]
  | [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]
  | [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]}}
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = [[AAdvantage]]
| alliance = [[Oneworld]] (affiliate)
| fleet_size = 169
| destinations = 170<ref name="about"/>
| parent = [[American Airlines Group]]<ref name="about"/>
| traded_as = 
| ISIN = 
| headquarters = [[Irving, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
   | Pedro Fábregas ([[President (corporate title)|President]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref name="envoy leadership">{{cite web |url=http://www.envoyair.com/home/about/leadership/ |title=Leadership |publisher=Envoy Air Inc. |access-date=December 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105133339/http://www.envoyair.com/home/about/leadership/ |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
   | [[Robert Isom]] (American Airlines Group CEO)<ref name="leadership">{{cite web|url= https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/leadership-bios/robert-isom.jsp#:~:text=Robert%20Isom%20is%20Chief%20Executive,the%20airline's%20board%20of%20directors |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160316201741/http://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/corporateInformation/bios/main.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-16 |title=American Airlines Group Executive Leadership Team |publisher=[[American Airlines, Inc.]] |date=2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015 }}</ref>}}
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| assets = 
| equity = 
| num_employees = 20,000 (2024)<ref name="about"/>
| website = {{URL|www.envoyair.com}}
| notes = 
}}

'''Envoy Air Inc.''' is an American [[regional airline]] headquartered in [[Irving, Texas]], in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the [[American Airlines Group]] and it is paid by fellow group member [[American Airlines]] to staff, operate and maintain aircraft used on [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by American Airlines.

Envoy Air operates a fleet consisting of exclusively [[Embraer]] regional jet aircraft. The company has a team of more than 18,000 employees, operating more than 1,000 daily flights to over 150 destinations in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Caribbean]] and [[South America]].

Envoy was formerly known as '''American Eagle Airlines''' and was formed when American's parent company merged several airlines owned by the group and operating regional flights. The name was changed to avoid confusion with other regional carriers that operate on behalf of American Eagle. The name "American Eagle Airlines" was also used between April 1980 and April 1981 by an unrelated air charter service that suspended operations and filed bankruptcy before flying any scheduled operations.<ref>{{cite book| author=Tom W Norwood |  chapter=1980 | title=Deregulation Knockouts, Round One | publisher=Airways | year=1996 | isbn=0-9653993-0-3 | page=33}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Old logo American Eagle (airline brand) 2002.png|thumb|Old logo of American Eagle Airlines before the rename as Envoy in 2014.]]
[[File:American Eagle Convair 580.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Convair 580]] formerly operated by American Eagle]]

[[Image:N386AEatLAX.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Saab 340|Saab 340B''Plus'']] formerly operated by American Eagle at Los Angeles International Airport (2007)]]
Envoy began as a collection of regional carriers with contracts to carry the American Eagle brand name.  The first American Eagle flight was operated by [[Metroflight Airlines]], which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Metro Airlines (formerly Houston Metro Airlines), on 1 November 1984, from [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]], and [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]], to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]]. Metroflight utilized [[Convair CV-240 family|Convair 580]] turboprop aircraft that had been formerly operated by [[Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)|Frontier Airlines]].

Other carriers that have flown in [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] livery include [[Executive Airlines]], [[Command Airways]], [[Air Virginia]], [[Simmons Airlines]], [[Chaparral Airlines]] and [[Wings West Airlines]]. Among other aircraft in its fleet, Chaparral flew [[Grumman Gulfstream I|Grumman I-C]] turboprops which were stretched, 37 passenger regional airliner versions of Grumman's successful propjet business aircraft and was one of only a few air carriers to ever operate the type in scheduled passenger service.

Until 1987 these third-party carriers flew under contract with [[American Airlines]] to provide regional feed to its hubs. During 1987 and 1988 [[AMR Corporation|AMR Corp.]] acquired its regional carriers, starting with Simmons Airlines. AMR's final airline [[Trade name|d.b.a.]] American Eagle acquisition was [[Executive Airlines]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKe4Iok06H4C&q=american+eagle+1987+airline&pg=PA140|title=Growth from Chaos: Developing Your Firm's Resources to Achieve Profitability Without Cost Cutting|first=Michael L.|last=Pettus|date=June 19, 2017|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9781567206333|access-date=June 19, 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>

By mid-1991 AMR had consolidated the number of carriers to four. The May 15, 1998, merger of Wings West and Flagship into Simmons (and the name change of Simmons Airlines to American Eagle Airlines) reduced the number of carriers flying as American Eagle under separate operating certificates to two: American Eagle Airlines and Executive Airlines.

American Eagle Airlines launched its [[regional jet]] service in May 1998 using [[Embraer ERJ 145 family|Embraer ERJ 145]] aircraft.

AMR struck a [[codesharing]] deal with [[Trans World Airlines]] (TWA), allowing TWA to sell American Eagle Airlines flights feeding into Los Angeles and later New York's JFK Airports. These services were branded by TWA as [[Trans World Connection]] flights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airlineinfo.com/Sites/DailyAirline/web-content/ostpdf23/526.pdf |title=Before the Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. |publisher=Trans World Air Lines, Inc. |access-date=October 14, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> These American Eagle Airlines/Trans World agreements were forged well in advance of AMR's acquisition of TWA in 2001.

During 2007, AMR began studying ways to spin American Eagle Airlines off into a separate company, including, but not limited to, the possibility of selling the company to stockholders or an unaffiliated third party. In 2008, AMR said any plans had been put on hold until the airline industry stabilized after the [[2008 financial crisis]]. In July 2011, AMR announced the spin-off of American Eagle Airlines, but those plans were again shelved when AMR filed for bankruptcy in November 2011.

On 14 January 2014, American Airlines Group officially announced the rebranding of its American Eagle subsidiary as Envoy. Aircraft operated by American Eagle continued to operate under the current American Eagle branding, but an "Operated by Envoy Air" label was added, similar to the label used by other contract airlines that fly aircraft with American Eagle livery.<ref>[http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/01/envoy-is-picked-as-new-name-for-american-eagle-airlines.html Envoy is picked as new name for American Eagle Airlines | Dallas News - Business] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307202255/http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/01/envoy-is-picked-as-new-name-for-american-eagle-airlines.html |date=March 7, 2016 }}. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.</ref> This name change was created to avoid confusion when American Airlines announced that other regional carriers would operate on behalf of American. The term 'Envoy' is a reincarnation of the now deprecated Envoy Class of seating on [[US Airways]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wandr.me/2014/01/american-eagle-where-every-seat-is-envoy-class/|title=American Eagle: Where every seat is Envoy Class - Wandering Aramean|date=14 January 2014|access-date=December 28, 2015|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116004240/http://blog.wandr.me/2014/01/american-eagle-where-every-seat-is-envoy-class/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ American Eagle carriers
|-
!Carrier
!Eagle service began
!Acquired by AMR
!Eagle service ended
!Notes
|-
|[[Metro Airlines|Metroflight Airlines]] (formerly Metro Airlines)
|{{nowrap|November 1, 1984}}
|May 28, 1993
|May 28, 1993
|Bankrupt; assets acquired by Simmons Airlines<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=2233]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|AVAir (formerly Air Virginia)
|May 15, 1985
|May 1988
|May 1988
|Bankrupt; assets acquired by Nashville Eagle<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=2417]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[Simmons Airlines]]
|October 1, 1985
|August 1, 1987
|May 15, 1998
|Merged with Flagship and Wings West to form American Eagle Airlines<ref name="sm">[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=1515]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[Command Airways]]
|April 27, 1986
|{{nowrap|September 28, 1988}}
|June 1, 1991
|Merged into Nashville Eagle to form Flagship Airlines<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=2422]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[Wings West Airlines|Wings West]]
|June 1986
|August 9, 1987
|May 15, 1998
|Merged into Simmons to form American Eagle Airlines, Inc.<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=1522]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[Executive Airlines]]
|November 1, 1986
|1990<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=2423]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|{{nowrap|March 31, 2013}}
|San Juan (SJU) American Eagle hub shut down with ATR-72 turboprop aircraft phased out of fleet
|-
|Nashville Eagle
|January 1988
|January 1988
|June 1, 1991
|AMR Corp.’s first and only start-up airline, using equipment acquired from Air Midwest.<ref name="ne" /> Merged with Command Airways to form Flagship Airlines<ref name="ne">[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=2416]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[Flagship Airlines]]
|June 1, 1991
|June 1, 1991
|May 15, 1998
|Formed by the merger of Command Airways into Nashville Eagle; merged into Simmons to form American Eagle Airlines, Inc.<ref>[http://rzjets.net/operators/update.php?opid=459]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|American Eagle Airlines
|May 15, 1998
|May 15, 1998
|Apr 15, 2014
|Formed by the merger of Wings West and Flagship into Simmons<ref name = "sm" />
|-
|Envoy Air
|Apr 15, 2014
|May 15, 1998
|Still Operating
|American Eagle Airlines rebranded to Envoy
|-
|[[Business Express|Business Express Airlines]]
|—
|March 1999<ref>"Company News: American Eagle Air buying Business Express." ''The New York Times.'' December 5, 1998 {{cite news|date=December 5, 1998|title=?|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E6D81E3BF936A35751C1A96E958260}}</ref>
|—
|Never flew under the American Eagle brand before being fully integrated into American Eagle Airlines, Inc. in December 2000.
|}

{{chart top|Envoy merger tree}}
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== Corporate affairs ==
[[File:Envoy Air HQ.JPG|thumb|right|The headquarters for Envoy Air located at 4301 Regent Blvd. in Irving, Texas (2014)]]
Envoy Air's headquarters are in [[Irving, Texas]],<ref>[http://www.envoyair.com/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231603/http://www.envoyair.com/ |date=May 12, 2014 }}. Envoy Air. Retrieved on January 8, 2017. "4301 Regent Boulevard Irving, TX 75063"</ref> in two buildings located north of the northeast portion of DFW Airport.<ref name=MaxonHQ>{{cite news|author=Maxon, Terry|url=http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/american-eagle-to-move-into-irving-offices-in-summer-2014.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520001213/http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/american-eagle-to-move-into-irving-offices-in-summer-2014.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-05-20|title=American Eagle to move 600+ employees into Irving offices in summer 2014|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=2014-04-09|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref> American Eagle was previously headquartered at the [[American Airlines]] headquarters in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], and had employees in several buildings: HDQ1, HDQ2, the Systems Operations Control (SOC) center, the DFW American Eagle hangar, the DFW-area warehouse CP-28, the Flight Academy, and the Flagship University. It was scheduled to consolidate operations and move 600 employees from the headquarters, SOC, and training divisions into the Irving offices in July 2014, which were formerly occupied by [[Epsilon (company)|Epsilon]].<ref name=MaxonHQ/><!--Originally cited in the article lead: <ref>{{cite news|url=http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/irving-lands-headquarters-for-american-eagle-which-will-be-called-envoy.html/|title=Irving lands headquarters for American Eagle, which will be called Envoy|author=Deborah Fleck|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=April 2014}}</ref> - This one is just a link to Maxon's article-->

== Destinations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ MQ hubs listed by departures (December 19, 2020)<ref name="flightstatscom">
 {{cite web
| url = http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airline/airlineScorecard.do?airlineCode=MQ
| title = Flight Stats
| publisher = flightstats.com
| date = September 14, 2017
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092339/http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airline/airlineScorecard.do?airlineCode=MQ
| archive-date = April 7, 2014
| df = mdy-all
}}
</ref>

! Rank
! Airport
! Flights
|-
| 1
| [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 210
|-
| 2
| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
| 138
|-
| 3
| [[Miami International Airport|Miami, Florida]]
| 72
|}

<ref>{{cite web |title=Major Hubs |url=https://www.envoyair.com/ |website=Envoy Air {{!}} The Largest Regional Carrier for American Airlines |publisher=Envoy Air, Inc |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231603/http://www.envoyair.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Crew bases==
* Chicago, Illinois – ([[O'Hare International Airport]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Airlines Group|url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/american-airlines-group.jsp|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.aa.com|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801115036/https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/american-airlines-group.jsp}}</ref>
* Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – ([[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maxon|first=Terry|date=2014-10-03|title=American Airlines to put larger regional jets into Miami, reduce Envoy Air operations there|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2014/10/03/american-airlines-to-put-larger-regional-jets-into-miami-reduce-envoy-air-operations-there/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Dallas News|language=en|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427150429/https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2014/10/03/american-airlines-to-put-larger-regional-jets-into-miami-reduce-envoy-air-operations-there/}}</ref>
* Miami, Florida – ([[Miami International Airport]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-23|title=Envoy to Re-Open a Crew Base in Miami|url=https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/envoy-re-open-base-miami/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Aviation Tribune|language=en-US|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427150430/https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/envoy-re-open-base-miami/}}</ref>
* Phoenix, Arizona – ([[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.envoyair.com/2022/09/07/envoy-to-open-phoenix-crew-and-maintenance-base/ | title=Envoy to open Phoenix Crew and Maintenance Base | date=September 7, 2022 | access-date=May 11, 2023 | archive-date=May 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511165825/https://www.envoyair.com/2022/09/07/envoy-to-open-phoenix-crew-and-maintenance-base/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
There were previously bases in Boston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rucinski|first=Tracy|date=2020-09-10|title=American Airline's Envoy to close New York City bases, memo shows|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline-idUSKBN26133L|access-date=2021-04-27|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427150429/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline-idUSKBN26133L|url-status=live}}</ref> Raleigh/Durham, and San Juan.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

== Fleet ==
[[File:American Eagle Envoy Embraer175 N279MQ.jpg|thumb|right|An [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer 175]] on approach to [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] (2019)]]
{{As of|2025|8}}, Envoy Air operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - Envoy Air |magazine=[[Airliner World]] |date=September 2025 |page=81}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"
! rowspan="2" |Aircraft
! rowspan="2" |In service
! rowspan="2" |Orders
! colspan="4" |Passengers
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!{{Abbr|F|First Class}}
!{{Abbr|Y+|Main Cabin Extra}}
!{{Abbr|Y|Main Cabin}}
!Total
|-
|[[Embraer E-Jet family#E170|Embraer 170]]
|43
|&mdash;
|12
|20
|33
|65
|Equipped with 66 seats, one in main cabin blocked
|-
|[[Embraer E-Jet family#E175|Embraer 175]]
|126
|33
|12
|20
|44
|76
|
|-
!Total
!169
!33
! colspan="5" |
|}

In September 2009, AMR Corporation announced plans to add a First Class cabin to its fleet of 25 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets and also signed a letter of intent with Bombardier, Inc. to exercise options for the purchase of 22 additional CRJ700 aircraft for delivery beginning in the middle of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hub.aa.com/en/nr/pressrelease/amr-corporation-takes-significant-steps-to-face-near-term-challenges |title=AMR Corporation Takes Significant Steps to Face Near-Term Challenges |publisher=American Airlines Newsroom |date=2009-09-17 |access-date=2014-01-30 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192211/http://hub.aa.com/en/nr/pressrelease/amr-corporation-takes-significant-steps-to-face-near-term-challenges |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2014, American Eagle's pilots' union reached an agreement with the regional carrier's management that guaranteed 60 of the 90 new Embraer 175 aircraft that American Airlines ordered in December were to be operated by Eagle. The deal included options for 90 other aircraft to be operated by the regional carrier. Delivery of the aircraft would begin in the first quarter of 2015. This deal was voted down by the pilots' union, the [[Air Line Pilots Association, International|Air Line Pilots Association]] (ALPA).

Envoy was awarded 40 new Embraer 175 aircraft with 90 options. Deliveries began on November 13, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/01/13/5482582/new-eagle-pilots-contract-would.html|title=New Eagle pilots contract would increase flying options but freeze pay|publisher=star-telegram.com|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=January 30, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104611/http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/01/13/5482582/new-eagle-pilots-contract-would.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="E175WSJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303932504579253861359159966|title=American Airlines Signs Multibillion-Dollar Jet Deals|publisher=wsj.com|date=December 12, 2013|access-date=January 30, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022731/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303932504579253861359159966|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2016, Envoy announced that they had taken delivery of two additional Embraer 175 aircraft.

In May 2018, Envoy announced that they had taken delivery of fifteen additional Embraer 175 aircraft between March and November 2019 bringing the total of E175's to 69 by the end of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/05/03/american-airlines-bombardier-embraer-psa-envoy.html|title=American Airlines makes two jet purchases valued at more than $1.4B|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809101618/https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/05/03/american-airlines-bombardier-embraer-psa-envoy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2018, Envoy announced that they had taken delivery of an additional fifteen Embraer 175 aircraft totaling 84 by mid-2020.

In December 2019, Envoy transferred all of the remaining [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#CRJ700|Bombardier CRJ700]] aircraft to [[PSA Airlines]].

In March 2020, it was announced that all twenty of the Embraer 175 aircraft operated by [[Compass Airlines (North America)|Compass Airlines]] would be transferred to Envoy upon their closure in April 2020.

In February 2021, American Airlines announced that the remaining ERJ140 fleet belonging to Envoy would end service on May 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/100460-texass-envoy-air-to-retire-e140s-in-mid-2q21|title=Texas's Envoy Air to retire E140s in mid-2Q21|website=ch-aviation|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213211433/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/100460-texass-envoy-air-to-retire-e140s-in-mid-2q21|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 1, 2021, Envoy ordered six Embraer 170 jets, expected to enter the fleet in 2021.<ref name="NewBirds">{{Cite web|url=https://www.envoyair.com/2023/03/14/six-more-birds-are-coming-to-envoy/|title=Six more birds are coming to Envoy|date=March 14, 2023|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=May 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511170257/https://www.envoyair.com/2023/03/14/six-more-birds-are-coming-to-envoy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 20, 2023, at the [[Paris Air Show]], the [[American Airlines Group]] ordered seven Embraer 175 jets, on behalf of Envoy Air.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

=== Historical turboprop fleet ===
The American Eagle brand operated a variety of twin [[turboprop]] aircraft over the years via its various regional and commuter airline partners, including the [[ATR 42]] and [[ATR 72]]; [[Beechcraft Model 99]]; [[British Aerospace Jetstream|British Aerospace Jetstream 31 and 32]] models; [[CASA C-212 Aviocar]]; [[Convair 580]]; [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]]; [[Grumman Gulfstream I]] (stretched G-IC model); [[NAMC YS-11]]; [[Short 330]] and [[Short 360]]; and the [[Saab 340]].

== Incidents and accidents ==
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* January 2006: American Eagle Flight 3008 from [[San Luis Obispo]] to [[Los Angeles]], a [[Saab 340|Saab 340B+]] operated by American Eagle Airlines, encountered icing at 11,000 feet and regained control only at 6,500 feet, after some 50 seconds' descent. During the incident, in which no one was injured, the [[autopilot]] disconnected, the stall alarm/clacker sounded, and the plane rolled sharply left and right, experienced vibration, and pitched down. Manual deice boots were activated and ice could be heard shedding off and striking the [[fuselage]].<ref>[[NTSB]] Safety Recommendation July 10, 2006. Addressed to Honorable [[Marion Blakey]], Commissioner, [[Federal Aviation Administration]], pp. 1-4. Retrieved February 15, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NTSB Identification: LAX06IA076|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20060109X00033&ntsbno=LAX06IA076&akey=1|date=January 2, 2006|website=ntsb.gov|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board|id=LAX06IA076|access-date=2012-10-14|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726042245/https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20060109X00033&ntsbno=LAX06IA076&akey=1|url-status=live}}</ref> After this incident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a safety recommendation which referenced other Saab 340 icing incidents, including the [[American Eagle Flight 4184]] accident.<ref name="NTSB0127">{{cite web|title=Safety Recommendation|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A06_48_51.pdf|date=July 10, 2006|work=[[Federal Aviation Administration]]|publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]|pages=1–4|access-date=2009-02-15|archive-date=February 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210055033/https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A06_48_51.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Investigation: 200402415 - Saab Aircraft Co SF-340A, VH-KEQ|url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2004/AAIR/aair200402415.aspx|website=atsb.gov.au|publisher=Australian Transport Safety Bureau|access-date=2012-10-14|archive-date=October 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021211015/http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2004/aair/aair200402415.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On November 11, 2019, American Eagle Flight 4125 slid off the taxiway at [[O’Hare International Airport|Chicago O’Hare Airport]] after landing on runway 10L in icy conditions. The [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer 145LR]] was taken out of the snow later. None of the 41 occupants were injured.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-145LR (ERJ-145LR) N619AE Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20191111-0|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=2020-05-06|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725050654/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20191111-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On October 24, 2020, an American Eagle ERJ-145LR (N674RJ) operating as Envoy Air Flight 4194 from [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] to [[Grand Bahama International Airport|Freeport, Bahamas]] had a runway excursion upon landing. Nobody was injured in the crash. The aircraft had suffered main gear damage and the left main broke off.
* On December 31, 2022, a baggage handler employed by Piedmont Airlines, an American Airlines regional carrier, was killed on the ramp at Montgomery Regional Airport when sucked into the jet engine of an Envoy Embraer 175 which was scheduled to fly as American Airlines Flight 3408.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/31/us/montgomery-airport-worker-death/index.html | title=Montgomery, Alabama, airport worker dies on ramp in incident involving American Airlines regional jet | website=[[CNN]] | access-date=January 2, 2023 | archive-date=January 2, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102184334/https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/31/us/montgomery-airport-worker-death/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[AAdvantage]]
* [[American Eagle (airline brand)]]
* [[Air transportation in the United States]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.envoyair.com/ Envoy Air]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140301210312/http://www.eaglelatitudes.com/ American Eagle Latitudes]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140129082651/http://www.aa.com/i18n/footer/eagleOverview.jsp%26locale%3Den American Eagle page at American Airlines website]

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