American Eagle (airline brand)

American Eagle is an American Airlines brand, encompassing regional carriers including wholly-owned affiliates Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, and Piedmont Airlines, as well as third-party carriers like Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines. These regional carriers serve smaller markets, facilitating connections to American Airlines hubs, and supporting operations in mainline markets. All American Eagle carriers share similar logos, uniforms, and aircraft paint schemes as American Airlines’ mainline operations. In 2023, 46 million passengers flew on American Eagle regional flights, with about 45% connecting to or from mainline flights. These flights operate under capacity purchase agreements with both third-party and wholly-owned regional carriers, controlling all aspects of marketing, scheduling, ticketing, pricing, and seat inventories. American Airlines pays fixed fees for operating specified aircraft and cover certain variable costs, such as fuel, landing fees, and insurance.