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Ramp personnel held engine-safety brief before fatal E175 ingestion accident
US investigators have disclosed that a ramp worker was fatally injured after being sucked into the engine of an Embraer 175 at Montgomery airport despite the ground crew’s holding specific engine-safety briefings a few minutes before the aircraft arrived at the gate. The safety briefings were conducted because the Envoy ...
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Spirit Airlines pilots get 27% raise in new ALPA-negotiated contract
Spirit Airlines pilots won a 27% pay raise on 9 December in a tentative new deal reached between union Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) and the airline.
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‘Small community air service will be a thing of the past,’ RAA warns policymakers
Warning of a potential collapse of air service to smaller cities and rural areas, the Regional Airline Association calls on US lawmakers to intervene amid “declining connectivity for American communities”.
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‘Lucrative time to be an airline pilot’: Three US regional airlines dangle hefty bonuses
With US regional airlines struggling to fill cockpit seats, Envoy Air, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines are each offering $100,000 signing bonuses to attract qualified pilots.
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ALPA wins recent pilot pay gains at US regional airlines
A handful of US regional airlines recently hiked pilot pay rates amid an industry-wide effort to attract and retain pilots and keep pace with surging travel demand.
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Winglet missing from Envoy E175 after turbulence encounter
Investigators are probing the loss of a winglet from an Embraer 175, apparently during turbulent conditions while carrying out a domestic US service. The aircraft (N233NN) was being operated by American Airlines’ regional division Envoy Air, and was en route from Charleston to Dallas on 3 May. According to a ...
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American orders three Embraer 175s for Envoy Air
American Airlines has ordered three Embraer E175s for its wholly-owned regional affiliate Envoy Air.
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Envoy E175 mid-air strike involved a balloon, not a drone
An Envoy Air regional jet that reportedly hit a drone while in flight on 22 August did not hit a drone after all.
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Envoy E175 struck drone during climb-out from Chicago O’Hare
US authorities have disclosed that an Envoy Air Embraer 175 appeared to collide with an unmanned aerial vehicle while departing from Chicago O’Hare. The US FAA states, in a preliminary notification, that the aircraft “struck a UAS” – an unmanned aircraft system – during a climbing left turn, as it ...
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American Eagle ERJ-145 damaged in Bahamas excursion
Investigators in the Bahamas are probing a runway excursion involving an American Eagle service from Miami which badly damaged the aircraft. The Embraer ERJ-145 – identified as N674RJ – had landed on runway 06 at Grand Bahama airport following the short 100nm flight from Miami on 24 October. ...
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Tailwind and poor braking present before ERJ-145 excursion
Preliminary indications suggest the Envoy Air Embraer ERJ-145 which suffered a runway excursion at Chicago O'Hare had landed with a tailwind in gusting conditions.
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Envoy Air ERJ-145 slides off icy Chicago runway
Video taken from the cabin of an Envoy Air Embraer ERJ-145 shows the moment the aircraft slides off an icy Chicago runway on 11 November.
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American opens new gates at Dallas/Fort Worth
American Airlines begins operations from 15 new gates at Dallas/Fort Worth International airport today, as part of a push to add capacity at one of its most profitable hubs.
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Envoy and PSA double pay rates for new pilots
American Airlines' subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Envoy Air have significantly increased pay and bonuses for starting and existing pilots, a move that comes as regional carriers struggle to recruit enough pilots.
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American to look beyond Envoy for an E-175 operator
American Airlines Group will begin searching for a regional carrier to operate the 60 Embraer 175s that it has on order, following the rejection of an agreement in principle to operate the aircraft by the pilot’s union at its regional subsidiary Envoy.
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American rebrands Eagle subsidiary Envoy
Envoy is the new identity that American Airlines Group has selected for its American Eagle Airlines subsidiary, leaving the Eagle name as the brand covering all of its regional flying.