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American Eagle Airlines is a regional airline based in Fort Worth, Texas American Eagle Airlines. It is a airline partner of American Airlines American Eagle Airlines (both wholly owned by the AMR Corporation holding company), operating over 1,800 flights a day, serving 159 cities across the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean American Eagle Airlines. It is considered to be the world's largest regional airline system. In terms of revenue, American Eagle Airlines would be considered a major carrier as it has over $1 Billion annual revenue earnings, however does not qualify for major status simply because its aircraft seat less than 100 people.

Like its mainline (flight) partner, American Airlines, the American Eagle brand is an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance. American Eagle Airlines also has a code sharing agreement with Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Continental Airlines on California routes.

The name was also used between April 1980 and April 1981 by an unrelated short lived start up airline which flew charters while it awaited the granting of routes. The authority to fly several routes was given, but the airline suspended operations and filed bankruptcy before any scheduled operations were flown.

History American Eagle was conceived in the mid-1980s as a collection of regional carriers with contracts to carry the American Eagle brand name and started operations on November 1 1984. American Eagle's first flight was taken by Metroflight Airlines on November 1, 1984 from Fayetteville, Arkansas to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. The first of its operations was for Command Airways (or Command Airlines) and was based at Dutchess County Airport in Wappinger, New York. The operation there included a maintenance facility. Other carriers included Air Virginia, Simmons Airlines, Wings West Airlines, Metro Airlines and Chaparral Airlines. In the late 1980s, these carriers were purchased by AMR Corporation and marketed as one company called American Eagle. However Wings West, Executive Airlines, Flagship Airlines, and Simmons Airlines remained separate companies with separate airline operating certificates until after 1998.

Unlike the others mentioned airlines, Executive Airlines, Inc. was not merged into American Eagles Airlines operating certificate, but it was merged into AMR Eagle holdings Corporation, which is commonly referred to as American Eagle. Executive Airlines, still provides American Eagle service by contract for AMR American Airlines through the American Eagle brand and its affiliation with American Eagle Airlines

American Eagle Airlines launched its first jet service in May 1998 from Chicago to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Milwaukee, Wisconsin using Embraer ERJ 145 family aircraft. Business Express was acquired in March 1999 and integrated in December 2000. It has 10,054 employees.

American Eagle Airlines. flights from Los Angeles International Airport are a codeshare with several airlines including Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines Alaska Airlines, Qantas, and are under the Delta Connection name for Delta Air Lines

Hubs American Eagle operates from hubs in Logan International Airport, O'Hare International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Miami International Airport, JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.

American Eagle also operates maintenance facilities at Abilene Regional Airport in Abilene, Texas; Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Bentonville, Arkansas; Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio; San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport in San Luis Obispo, CA; Springfield/Branson Regional Airport at Springfield, MO and Sawyer International Airport in Marquette, Michigan.

Destinations Fleet The AMR Eagle Holdings Corporation combined fleet including American Eagle Airlines fleet and Executive Airlines fleet. The combined fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2006 :{]|25|70|Operated from Chicago O'Hare and Dallas/Ft. Worth on high-density routes and North West Arkansas airport.||-|Embraer ERJ 145 family|49|37|Throughout American Eagle system||-|Embraer ERJ 145 family|59|44|Throughout American Eagle system||-|Embraer ERJ 145 family|108|50|Throughout American Eagle system||-|Saab 340B]|39|64|Operates Florida and Caribbean routes from Miami and San Juan|Operates Under Executive Airlines, which has a separate operating certificate from American Eagle Airlines, uses [ATR 72 aircraft based in San Juan (SJU) and Miami (MIA).

Incidents and accidents

May 8, 1987: American Eagle Flight 5452 operated by regional airline Executive Airlines, a CASA 212 was on a domestically scheduled passenger flight between San Juan, Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico crashed short of Runway 09 while landing at Mayaguez. After impacting, the plane continued through a chain link fence and a ditch. Of the 6 occupants onboard (4 passengers and 2 crew on board) 2 were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the improper maintenance in setting the flight idle propeller and engine fuel flow.
February 19, 1988: American Eagle Flight 3378 operated by Avair, a Fairchild SA227 was on a regularly scheduled flight between Raleigh, North Carolina-Richmond, Virginia when it crashed into a reservoir about a mile from Raleigh-Durham International Airport from where it had departed in the vicinity of Cary, North Carolina: The aircraft departed during low ceiling, low visibility, and night conditions. Analysis of radar data indicated the aircraft was in a 45 degree descending turn. Both crew members and all 10 passengers were killed. It was revealed during the investigation that the pilot had complained of illness but decided to continue the flight. .
June 7, 1992: American Eagle operated by regional airline Executive Airlines a CASA 212 was on a regular flight between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico when it lost control and crashed nose-down about 3/4 mile from the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico airport. Both crew and all three passengers were killed. The cause of the crash was the copilot's inadvertent activation of the levers, causing the plane to lose control.
October 31, 1994: American Eagle Flight 4184 operated by regional airlines Simmons Airlines an ATR 72; Near Roselawn, Indiana: The aircraft inverted, dived, and crashed from holding pattern at 10,000 feet (3050 m) due to icing. The four crew and 64 passengers were all killed. .

Following the crash near Roselawn, longstanding problems with the ATR aircraft operating in some icing conditions were revealed by a Stephen Fredrick (a whistleblower later fired by the airline) in the book "Unheeded Warning - The Inside Story of American Eagle Flight 4184". The book was published in July, 1996 by McGraw-Hill. American Eagle has since phased out service using ATR aircraft in cold-weather areas, replacing the aircraft with regional jets. However, ATR-72 aircraft are still used for Caribbean operations from Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, where ice is not an issue.

December 13, 1994: American Eagle Flight 3379, a Jetstream 31 was on a reguarly scheduled service of Raleigh, North Carolina-Greensboro, North Carolina-Raleigh, North Carolina when it crashed into a wooded area about 4 miles SW of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport in the vicinity of Morrisville, NC. Of the 20 onboard (18 passengers and 2 crewmembers) 15 were killed while the 5 survivors received serious injuries. The probable cause of the crash was the pilot not following proper procedure when it came to an engine failure situation. .
May 9, 2004; an American Eagle Airlines Super ATR, American Eagle Flight 5401, crash-landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico when one of the tires blew. Seventeen people were injured, but there were no fatalities .