It has been suggested that Executive Air be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) American Eagle IATA MQ ICAO EGF Callsign Eagle Flight Founded 1984 Hubs Dallas-Fort Worth Int'l Airport O'Hare International Airport Miami International Airport Los Angeles International Airport John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport Logan International Airport Raleigh-Durham Int'l Airport San Jose International Airport LaGuardia Airport Luis Muñoz Marín Int'l Airport Frequent flyer program AAdvantage Member lounge Admirals Club Alliance oneworld (Affiliate) Fleet size 258 Destinations 140 Parent company AMR Corp. Headquarters Fort Worth, Texas Key people Peter M. Bowler (CEO) Website: http://www.aa.com/content/footer/eagleOverview.jhtml American Eagle Airlines is an airline based in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It is a regional airline partner of American Airlines (both wholly owned by AMR Corporation), operating over 1,600 flights a day, serving 140 cities across the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. It is considered to be the world's largest regional airline system. Like its partner, American Airlines, American Eagle is an affiliate member of the oneworld alliance. American Eagle also has a codesharing agreement with Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Continental Airlines. Contents 1 History 2 Incidents and accidents 3 Hubs 4 Destinations 5 Fleet 6 See also 7 External links 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 1 November 1984. The first of these was 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 Avair, Simmons Airlines, Wings West Airlines and Metro airlines and Chaparral Airlines. In the mid-1990s, these carriers were purchased by American and combined to form Flagship Airlines dba American Eagle. Executive Air was not merged into American Eagle, and it still provides American Eagle service by contract, although it is wholly owned by American Eagle. American Eagle launched its first jet service in May 1998 from Chicago to Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee using Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft. Business Express was acquired in March 1999 and integrated in December 2000. American Eagle's flights from Los Angeles International Airport are codeshared by Continental Airlines, and are under the Delta Connection name for Delta Air Lines. Incidents and accidents In 1988, an American Eagle Metroliner crashed in Indiana killing all 12 people onboard. The airline suffered two fatal crashes during 1994. In October an ATR-72 aircraft crashed during a snowstorm near Roselawn, Indiana, killing all 68 people aboard. In December a Jetstream 32 aircraft crashed while landing at Raleigh, North Carolina, killing 15 people. On May 9th, 2004, an ATR-72 crashed while landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. No passegers were killed but at least 13 passengers and crew suffered serious injuries. An Embraer 145, operated by Trans States Airlines, en route Austin TX-St Louis (AA5546), was forced to make an emergency landing at Springfield MO on April 29th,2006 shortly after 3pm after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit. An Embraer 145 en route Fayeteville AR-Chicago (AA4348) slid off the runway as it was landing at Chicago O'Hare on May 2th,2006. Smoke was seen coming from the landing gear ; the aircraft ended up in the grass about 25 feet off the edge of Runway 22R. Hubs American Eagle operates from hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago-O'Hare, Miami, Los Angeles, New York LaGuardia, Boston-Logan, San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (Executive Air) and San Jose. (American's other hub, St. Louis, is served by AmericanConnection rather than American Eagle.) American Eagle also operates a maintenance facility at Abilene Regional Airport in Abilene, Texas. Destinations Further information: American Eagle destinations Fleet American Eagle Embraer ERJ 140 The American Eagle Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2006): 25 Bombardier CRJ 700-701ER 39 Embraer ERJ-135LR 59 Embraer ERJ-140LR 108 Embraer ERJ-145LR (further 8 on order) 38 Saab 340B (American Eagle is phasing this aircraft out of its fleet; Abilene Regional Airport serves as the storage facility for the retired aircraft) In March 2006, the average age of American Eagle Airlines fleet is 5.3 years . Executive Air, which uses American Eagle's livery but is not part of American Eagle Airlines, uses ATR 72 aircraft. 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