Commuter Airline Orders Planes: American Eagle commuter...

Commuter Airline Orders Planes: American Eagle commuter airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp., said it will buy up to 100 twin-engine aircraft from Sweden’s Saab-Scania AB. General Electric said it will provide turboprop engines for the planes. American Eagle, which feeds passengers to AMR’s American Airlines subsidiary at its major U.S. hubs, did not disclose the terms of the two deals but industry analysts said they could be worth up to a total of $1.25 billion. Under the agreement, American Eagle has 50 firm orders for Saab’s 34-passenger 340B aircraft, with options to buy 50 more.