Aircraft / Bombardier CRJ200
Aircraft / Bombardier CRJ200
The Bombardier CRJ200 - previously known as the Canadair CRJ200 - is a four-abreast, twin engine regional jet airliner designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace between 1991 and 2006. It was the first of the Bombardier CRJ family.
First launched in 1989, the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) program was derived from the Canadair Challenger 600 business jet. The original Canadair CRJ100 prototype made its first flight on 10 May 1991, and the CRJ100 became Canada's first commercial jet airliner to enter revenue service in 1992. Powered by two General Electric CF34 turbofans that are mounted on the rear fuselage, the 50-seat CRJ200 is identical in structure to the earlier CRJ100 except for upgraded engines offering lower fuel consumption, increased cruise altitude and speed. During the late 1990s, the type was stretched into the Bombardier CRJ700, Bombardier CRJ900, and Bombardier CRJ1000 series.
Production of the CRJ200 aircraft series ended in 2006 with 782 CRJ200s built - more than any other CRJ aircraft variant. Over 300 CRJ200s remain in active service as of this writing.1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries purchased the entire CRJ line from Bombardier in 2020, and continue to provide support for the aircraft.
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Name: Bombardier CRJ200
Origin: Dorval (Montréal), Québec, Canada
Role: Two Engine Narrowbody Jet Airliner
First Introduction: 19 October 1992
Status: Out of Production; In Service
Cockpit Crew: Two
Seating: 48-50
Engines: 2 x General Electric CF34-3B1
Cruise Speed: 465 knots (860 km/h; 535 mph)
Range: 1700 nmi (3148 km; 2000 mi)
An additional 226 of the older Bombardier CRJ100s were delivered, of which 25 are reported to be in continuing service.