Aircraft
Eagle’s latest batch of CRJ700s starts to arrive
American Eagle’s first shipment of new airplanes in some five years began last month as the Dallas-based regional airline took delivery of two new CRJ700s

American Eagle’s first shipment of new airplanes in some five years began last month as the Dallas-based regional airline took delivery of two new CRJ700s from Bombardier. Scheduled to accept two airplanes each month for about the next year, Eagle as of last month already flew 25 of the Canadian jets, all of which offered a first-class section as of July 2. The first-class sections of American Eagle’s CRJ700s carry nine seats, leaving enough room in the main cabin for 54.  

American Eagle expects to play a vital role in American Airlines’ so-called Cornerstone strategy, under which it has decided to concentrate more resources in what it considers its critical markets–namely, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Miami. As part of the plan, American will continue to cut point-to-point flying to free its resources for those “critical” hubs.