American Eagle Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) has officially transmogrified itself into Envoy Air (MQ, Dallas/Fort Worth) as of April 15. Using its fleet of forty-seven CRJ700s, fifty-nine E140s and 118 E145s, the airline has now joined the likes of ExpressJet Airlines (Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson), Republic Airlines (Indianapolis International), and SkyWest Airlines (OO, St. George Municipal) in operating American Eagle services on behalf of American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth).
Marking the occasion, Envoy Air president and CEO Pedro Fábregas said the name change marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the carrier's history.
"As shared previously, our name change is driven by our need to differentiate ourselves from the other regional carriers flying as American Eagle. There currently are multiple other regional airlines flying as American Eagle. As the mainline integration continues, additional regionals now flying for legacy US Airways using the US Airways Express brand will take on the American Eagle brand. Our new name will help us avoid any potential confusion among the public or regulatory agencies," he told Envoy employees in a letter.
American Airlines Group’s US Airways (Phoenix Sky Harbor) unit has two regional carriers, Piedmont Airlines (PT, Salisbury, MD) and PSA Airlines (OH, Dayton James M. Cox), which currently operate under the US Airways Express banner. They too, at some stage, will begin operating under the American Eagle brand name.
