American Eagle was named winner of the Best Regional Airline North America award at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held in the French Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show.  

The runners-up in the Best Regional Airline North America category are Alaska Airlines taking 2nd place in the category, ahead of Frontier Airlines in 3rd position.

Best Regional Airline : North America 1 American Eagle 2 Alaska Airlines 3 Frontier Airlines Voted by over 18.8 million airline passengers from 100 different nationalities, the World Airline Awards are the most prestigious quality recognition of front-line product and service standards for the world airline industry. With 200 airlines featured, the awards measure customer satisfaction levels across 38 different items of airline front-line product and service.

Dan Garton, President and CEO, American Eagle "It is a distinguished honor to be named Best Regional Airline in North America," said Dan Garton, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Eagle. "This award - bestowed upon us by our loyal customers - reinforces American Eagle's long-standing belief that an outstanding customer experience is key to our success. My sincere thanks to our customers for their support - and to the more than 12,000 American Eagle employees whose hard work and commitment have earned this recognition."

	Mr Edward Plaisted - CEO, SKYTRAX
“American Eagle Airlines can be proud of their success in being named Best Regional Airline North America at the World Airline Awards. This was a competitive category in which the top-4 airlines were all very close to taking the title, and we offer our congratulations to American Eagle Airlines for this achievement.”