An untold number of turboprops operated by American Eagle Airlines face the chopping block after parent AMR Corp yesterday announced plans to retire some turboprops from the fleet, in addition to up to 40 regional jets and as many as 45 mainline aircraft.

In a prepared statement at AMR’s annual stockholders meeting this morning, chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey said 35 to 40 regional jets operated by American Eagle – which the company intends to divest - “plus some number of Eagle turboprops” will be cut to facilitate a 10% to 11% reduction in regional affiliate capacity in the fourth quarter.

According to Flight’s ACAS database, Executive Airlines – which flies as American Eagle from San Juan – operates 39 <A href=”http://www.flightglobal.com/directory/detail.aspx?aircraftCategory=CommercialAircraftmanufacturerType=CommercialAircraftnavigationItemId=389aircraftId=2004&am

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