Envoy Air (MQ, Dallas/Fort Worth) is to wind down its New York and Miami International base operations during the course of this year CEO Pedro Fábregas has announced.

In a letter to airline employees published this week, Fábregas said the move would coincide with the American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) subsidiary's decision to end CRJ700 operations at both New York La Guardia and New York JFK by the end of the year.

Envoy will begin transferring the Bombardier Aerospace jets to PSA Airlines (OH, Dayton James M. Cox) from June with the transition expected to be completed by year-end. American has already contracted another partner carrier to cover the resulting gap in the New York market.

In addition, Envoy’s E140 and E145 aircraft stationed in New York will be also transferred to Trans States Airlines (St. Louis Lambert International) between May and December of this year.

"As a result of these changes, Envoy will no longer maintain a base in New York for pilots, flight attendants or mechanics by the end of 2015," Fabregas said. "We regret the impact this will have on our New York-based employees and are working now to develop a timeline for this transition."

In a further blow to the airline, Envoy's already reduced Miami International base operations will also be wound up by year-end leaving consolidated hubs in Illinois and Texas.

"Due to similar network adjustments made last fall, Envoy now operates a substantially reduced flight schedule in Miami (MIA). In order to improve efficiency and consolidate its regional feed in MIA among fewer carriers, American has advised us that Envoy Air operations in MIA will also end by the end of this year, consolidating our flying at our largest hubs in Chicago O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth," he said.

In addition to the closure of the carrier's pilot and flight attendant base, Envoy has ceased using its Miami maintenance hangar following American's plans to move some of its widebody MRO requirements to the Floridian airport.

The news paints an overall bleak future for Envoy employees with those affected by the closures of its Miami and New York bases being given the option of either transferring to Chicago and Dallas, or leaving the company outright.