Executive Airlines

Executive Airlines

IATA OW ICAO EGF Callsign EAGLE FLIGHT
Founded	1986
Hubs	Luis Muñoz Marín Int'l Airport Miami International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	AAdvantage
Airport lounge	Admirals Club
Alliance	Oneworld (Affiliate)
Fleet size	39
Destinations	36
Parent company	AMR Corporation
Headquarters	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Key people	Pedro Fabregas (President)
Website	http://www.aa.com/content/footer/eagleOverview.jhtml

For the Spanish airline, see Executive Airlines (Spain).

American Eagle (Executive Air) ATR 72-212 landing at Princess Juliana International Airport

An American Eagle (Executive Airlines) Super ATR 72 at Santo Domingo Airport, Dominican Republic

Executive Airlines, Inc. is an airline headquartered in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Executive Airlines operates an extensive inter-island network in the Caribbean and to the Bahamas and the USA in American Eagle colors. Its main base is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan. In addition, Executive Airlines owns Executive Ground Services, Inc. which is a provider of aviation ground services across the US, Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean. They handle over 250,000 aircraft movements and over 25 million passengers a year from curbside to baggage delivery.^{[citation needed]}

History

The airline was founded by Puerto Rican businessman Joaquín Bolivar as Executive Air Charter in 1979, and on September 15, 1986 joined the American Eagle system. It became an AMR Eagle subsidiary on December 7, 1989. It is a subsidiary of AMR Eagle Holdings Corporation which operates American Eagle Airlines Inc., and Executive Airlines Inc. Both are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines. It has 2,125 employees (at March 2007).

In late 2007, it was announced AMR plans to "spin off" Executive Airlines Inc., which according to the filing, carries the American Eagle name. In the American Airlines Inc., 8k SEC filing dated November 29, 2007, "The planned divestiture would include both American Eagle Airlines, Inc., which feeds American Airlines hubs throughout North America, and its independently certificated regional carrier affiliate, Executive Airlines, Inc., which carries and d/b/a American Eagle in name throughout The Bahamas and the Caribbean from bases in Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico."

On July 8, 2008, American Eagle Inc, announced changes in leadership at its San Juan-based Executive Airlines operation in which Ed Criner, Executive’s current president, will return mainland to oversee one of American Eagle’s largest operations at Chicago O’Hare airport, and Pedro Fabregas, Vice President - Finance and Planning for Executive, will become President - Executive Airlines. Fabregas, a 25-year industry veteran, joined American Airlines in 1983 and quickly progressed through a number of management positions. He moved to Executive Airlines in 1998 as Director - Finance and Administration, and has since contributed in a variety of roles, including Vice President - Sales, Marketing and Planning.

In 2005, Fabregas was selected by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as one of the most important business leaders in Puerto Rico.

American Eagle / Executive Airlines Organization - Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas

Pedro Fabregas - President & CEO
William Boone - Vice President Flight Operations
Ramon Hernandez - Vice President Maintenance
Jose Irrizarry - Vice President Safety & Compliance
Migdoel Rosa - Vice President Miami Hub
Jorge Ramirez - Vice President International Operations
Galo Beltran - Director Business Planning
Brenda Torres - Director Finance & Accounting

Destinations

Further information: American Eagle destinations

Executive Airlines, Inc. operates to the following destinations as of 2012:

Miami hub

• Bahamas
  • Freeport (Grand Bahama International Airport)
  • George Town (Exuma International Airport)
  • Marsh Harbour (Marsh Harbour Airport)
  • Nassau (Nassau International Airport)
  • Eleuthera (North Eleuthera Airport)
• Cuba (Scheduled charter flights only)
  • Camagüey (Ignacio Agramonte International Airport)
  • Cienfuegos (Jaime González Airport)
  • Havana (José Martí International Airport)
  • Holguín (Frank País Airport)
  • Santiago de Cuba (Antonio Maceo Airport)
• United States
  • Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport)
  • Fort Myers (Southwest Florida International Airport)
  • Jacksonville (Jacksonville International Airport)
  • Key West (Key West International Airport)

San Juan hub

• Antigua
  • St. John's (VC Bird International Airport)
• Barbados
  • Grantley Adams International Airport
• British Virgin Islands
  • Tortola (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)
• Dominica
  • Roseau (Melville Hall Airport)
• Dominican Republic
  • La Romana (La Romana International Airport)
  • Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport)
  • Santiago (Cibao International Airport)
  • Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)
• France (Overseas departments)
  • Guadeloupe
    • Pointe-à-Pitre (Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport)
  • Martinique
    • Fort-de-France (Le Lamentin Airport)
• Grenada
  • St. George's (Point Salines International Airport)
• Haiti
  • Port-au-Prince (Toussaint Louverture International Airport)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Kitts (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport, Basseterre)
• St. Lucia
  • Castries (George F. L. Charles Airport)
• U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Saint Croix (Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport)
  • Saint Thomas (Cyril E. King Airport)

Fleet

The Executive Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008). The fleet was owned by the parent company, AMR until it completed a sale & leaseback transaction in February 2008.[1] The ATR-72s will be returned to the leasing company starting in 2012 two at a time. Their replacement aircraft has not yet been decided on.

Aircraft Type	In Fleet	Seat (Economy)	Route
ATR 72-212	27	64	Miami and the Caribbean
ATR 72-202/212A	12	66	operating from Dallas-Fort Worth

Incidents and accidents

• May 8, 1987: American Eagle Flight 5452, a CASA 212-200 was on a domestically scheduled passenger flight between San Juan, Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico crashed short of Runway 09 while landing at Mayaguez. After impacting, the plane continued through a chain link fence and a ditch. Of the 6 occupants onboard (4 passengers and 2 crew on board) 2 were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the improper maintenance in setting the flight idle propeller and engine fuel flow.
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• June 7, 1992: American Eagle Flight 5456, a CASA 212-200 was on a regular flight between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico when it lost control and crashed nose-down about 3/4 mile from the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico airport. Both crew and all three passengers were killed. The cause of the crash was the copilot's inadvertent activation of the levers, causing the plane to lose control.[3]
• October 31 1994: an American Eagle ATR-72, flight 4184, crashed after flying into unknown icing conditions. Control was lost and all aboard were killed.
• May 9, 2004; an American Eagle ATR-72, flight 5401, crashed on landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico after the captain lost control of the aircraft while landing. Seventeen people were injured, but there were no fatalities [4].