American Airlines wasted no time partnering with Envoy Air,\nInc. in the wake of Mesa Airlines\u2019 December announcement of their \u201cconsensual\nwind-down\u201d with American Airlines effective April 3rd. This is a seamless\ntransition as Envoy Air Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines\nGroup and operates more than 160 aircraft on 800 daily flights to over 160\ndestinations. The company\u2019s more than 18,000 employees provide regional flight\nservice to American Airlines under the American Eagle brand as well as ground\nhandling services for many American flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yuma will benefit from this transition as American and Envoy\nAir have made the decision to test run Envoy\u2019s largest aircraft in the American\nEagle Regional Network, the Embraer 170\/175 in Yuma beginning February 3rd. The\nE170\/175 aircraft has more first-class premium seating, wider seats and extra\nlegroom for additional comfort as well as powerports to plug in your\nelectronics and onboard Wifi. Another benefit is there is no need to valet\nlarge carry-on luggage as it can be taken directly onto the aircraft that also\nhas larger overhead bins for storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYuma is excited to see the Embraer enter into the American\nEagle fleet and this station is better equipped to take on the aircraft. The\ncurrent route for this aircraft is one flight per day to PHX for the\n11am\/midday departure. Our hope is that this aircraft will be used more in the\nfuture with other flights or create more opportunity to increase flight\nfrequency.\u201d Yuma International Airport Director, Gladys Brown shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Yuma County Airport Authority is excited and prepared\nfor this new year alongside this new aircraft in the fleet.\u201d Brown continued,\n\u201cOn top of this great news the airport recently purchased three (3) new\npassenger boarding ramps to ensure easier and safer loading of passengers onto\ncommercial flights at the Yuma International Airport. The new equipment ensures\nthe operational capability necessary to service any regional jet servicing Yuma\nto the Airbus 321 and Boeing 737.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The airport also replaced its airfield power sweeper, which\nis an important part of the airport\u2019s established Foreign Objects Debris (FOD)\nmanagement program to keep taxiways and aprons clear of FOD and ensure a safe\noperating environment for all airfield users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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