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This article contains one version of a list of orders made by airlines and other buyers for the Bombardier CRJ family of regional aircraft.. Produced by Bombardier Aerospace of the Canadian aerospace and defence company Bombardier Inc., which was owned by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, the former CRJ100 and CRJ200 series are no longer in modern production but remain in active service.
The Bombardier CRJ/Mitsubishi CRJ or CRJ Series (for Canadair Regional Jet) is a family of regional jets introduced in 1991 by Bombardier Aerospace.The CRJ was manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace with the manufacturing of the first CRJ generation, the CRJ100/200 starting in 1991 and the second CRJ generation, the CRJ700 series starting in 1999.
During the early 1990s, Bombardier Aerospace became interested in developing larger variants of the CRJ100/200 series; associated design work commenced in 1994. [5] The CRJ-X, as the new range was initially designated, sought to compete with larger regional jets such as the Fokker 70/Fokker 100 or the BAe 146 family.
The 16-year-old CRJ900, made by Canada's Bombardier and powered by GE Aerospace engines, can seat up to 90 people. At least one of the two wings was no longer attached to the plane, video showed ...
Its aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400, CRJ100/200/440, and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners, and the newer CSeries (also known as the Airbus A220). It also manufactured the Bombardier 415 amphibious water-bomber (in Dorval and North Bay), and it currently makes the Global Express and the Challenger lines of business jets.
The aircraft was a Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet aircraft operated by Endeavor Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. [a] The flight had 80 people on board, consisting of 76 passengers and 4 crew members. All passengers and crew survived, but 21 injuries were reported.
In October 2011, China Express signed a conditional order for six CRJ900 NextGen aircraft with an option for an additional five. The deal was announced on February 10, 2012. [10] On July 7, 2012, the conditional order was converted into a firm order. [11] In 2014 the airline signed a deal for a further 16 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft (including 8 ...
To address the backlog of nearly 250 aircraft, Bombardier worked to increase the rate of production from 9.5 regional jets per month to 12.5 regional jets. The boom in regional jets did not exclusively benefit the CRJ series; simultaneously, Brazilian manufacturer and rival firm Embraer also worked to increase their output of regional jets. [25]