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Eagle Airways, also known as Eagle, is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is the world’s seventh largest airline by revenue and fourth largest by fleet. Eagle operates a large domestic and international route network with a large presence in Europe. Eagle is a member of Venture Alliance. Regional service is provided by five independent regional carriers under the brand Eagle Express. Its main competitors are Vanguard Airlines, Cardinal Airlines, Oceanic Airlines, Columbia Airlines, Midamerican Airlines, Quantum Airlines, and North American Airlines.
Eagle operates flights from ten airline hubs located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. Eagle’s largest hub is in Atlanta, surpassing first Washington in 1993, then losing out to Chicago in 1995, then regaining its status in 2006. Atlanta has the most passengers carried, although Washington holds the title of most departures. Eagle operates maintenance bases in all of its hubs, as well as in Charles De Gaulle Airport in France, Incheon Airport in South Korea, and Honolulu Airport in Hawaii.