Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and employees. In a statement, Envoy spokeswoman Minnette Vélez-Conty told CNN that MQ is working with the FAA and pilots union to “to transparently and collaboratively examine the root cause of each potential issue and take any necessary corrective actions if needed. American Eagle (Envoy Air) Embraer ERJ-145 (Credits: Airways) Working with the FAA Pre-pandemic, it flew 185 American Eagle-branded aircraft on 1,000 daily flights to over 150 destinations in North America. Per its website, its fleet consists of 76-seat Embraer E175s, Embraer 145s (50 seats), and Embraer 140s (44 seats). Steve Dickson, FAA Administrator, said in a CNN interview that the FAA’s probe is “based on data that we have been able to glean by working with the operator to identify where there might be areas of emerging risk that they need to focus on.” The goal, he said, is to ensure that Envoy Air is “not only compliant but operating safely.”Įnvoy Air, owned by AA, connects smaller cities with its parent’s hubs. “Perhaps more experience for this crew would have prevented this incident,” the FAA inspector wrote. It announced a US$1.6m fine against the Chicago Department of Aviation for “failing to ensure safe airline operations during snowy and wet runway conditions” that day.īut the report also found that crews from other flights had understood the poor conditions and had aborted their plans to land. One other flight almost landed on a runway that was potentially too short.ĬNN cites an incident from November 2019 in during which an Envoy flight slid off a snowy runway at ORD “in light snow with visibility of less than a mile, wind gusts of 30 miles per hour, and a temperature of 23 Fahrenheit.”Īfter the investigation, the FAA said that air traffic controllers were at fault for not providing updated weather information to the Envoy crew. A warning from the aircraft’s computer alerted the crew to incorrect settings and mandated completing the checklist.

Instances pointed out by include a flight during which pilots almost forgot to perform a mandatory checklist before takeoff. (Credits: Kochan Kleps/Airways) Several Close Calls

The CNN story says that it obtained a document from January that cites “consistent evidence showing potential lack of airmanship, and unsafe and poor piloting by multiple Envoy Air flight crews over the past two years.” An Envoy Embraer ERJ-145 series.

Several news outlets, including CNN and The Hill, report that the FAA has issued a warning to MQ and is investigating the carrier over multiple instances of pilot error. MIAMI – It’s a difficult day for Envoy Air (MQ), American Airlines’ (AA) largest regional carrier.

Embraer 175 safety rating