Envoy Air
| Envoy Air Inc. | |
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| IATA code : | MQ |
| ICAO code : | ENY |
| Call sign : | ENVOY |
| Founding: | 1998 |
| Seat: |
Fort Worth , United States
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| Company form: | Corporation |
| IATA prefix code : | 093 |
| Alliance : | oneworld |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | AAdvantage |
| Fleet size: | 209 |
| Aims: | national and continental |
| Website: | www.aa.com |
Envoy Air , American Eagle Airlines until 2014 , is an American regional airline based in Fort Worth and a subsidiary of American Airlines , which operates regional feeder flights in the USA on their behalf. All flights are operated under the American Eagle umbrella brand .
history
Foundation and first years
American Eagle Airlines started out as a group of regional airlines operating under contract for American Eagle .
On May 15, 1998 , the regional airlines Simmons Airlines and Flagship Airlines merged , which American Airlines had previously bought and which operated as American Eagle for American Airlines since 1984 . The newly created airline was American Eagle Airlines, which also adopted the IATA code MQ from Simmons Airlines.
American Airlines bankruptcy
As of 2011, during American's bankruptcy , there were plans (now discarded) that AMR Corporation had targeted a sale of American Eagle Airlines. On January 14, 2014, American Eagle Airlines was renamed Envoy (in German about envoy ). US Airways , which merged with American Airlines in 2013 , had named its business class as Envoy Class and its airport lounges as Envoy Lounge from 1997 . Envoy is American Eagle's largest regional airline by number of aircraft .
Destinations
Envoy operates regional and feeder flights for American Airlines from and between numerous smaller airports such as the University of Illinois Willard Airport and the major hubs Chicago-O'Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth within the American Eagle network.
fleet
As of June 2020, the Envoy fleet consists of 209 aircraft with an average age of 11.1 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats | Average age |
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| Embraer ERJ 135 | 58 | 44 | 17.9 years | ||
| Embraer ERJ 145 | 58 | 50 | 17.1 years | ||
| Embraer 175 | 93 | 76 | 3.1 years | ||
| total | 209 | - | 11.1 years |
The entire fleet is operated for American Eagle .
See also
Web links
- Website of Envoy (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ American Eagle Airlines, Inc. To Change Its Name To Envoy - All Regional Air Service for American Airlines will Continue to Operate Under the American Eagle Brand and Livery , aa.com, January 14, 2014
- ^ American Eagle Airlines , accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ bloomberg.com - AMR Board May Be Near Decision on Eagle Sale, Union Says (English) February 11, 2011
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Envoy Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. June 5, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Our Company. In: envoyair.com. April 8, 2016, Retrieved May 11, 2020 (American English).
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