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.

[4] As of January 2025[update], the combined American Eagle branded fleet consists of the following regional jet aircraft:[5]

[10] The first American Eagle-branded flight was operated by Metro that day from Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), using a Convair 580 turboprop aircraft.

[11] Metroflight also operated de Havilland Canada DHC-6 commuter turboprop aircraft on American Eagle flights serving DFW.

With hub operations at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the addition of Executive Airways to the American Eagle family opened up an extensive inter-island network throughout the Caribbean.

[citation needed] As part of its restructuring and emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy, AMR announced that it would start contracting American Eagle flying to carriers outside of its wholly owned subsidiaries.

[16] However, Chautauqua Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, and the only operator of AmericanConnection flights at the time of the announcement, opted not to renew its contract.

[17] Air Wisconsin had announced it would exclusively fly as United Express which commenced in March 2018, ending their involvement in operating flights under the American Eagle brand.

The American Eagle brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of twinjet aircraft over the years including the following types: The American Eagle brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of twin-turboprop aircraft over the years including the following types: