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The Bombardier CRJ700 is a four-abreast, twin engine regional jet airliner designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace between 1991 and 2006. It was the third major variant of the Bombardier CRJ family, following the prior generation Bombardier CRJ100/CRJ200 variants.
Launched in 1997, the CRJ700 was a stretched-fuselage derivative of the CRJ200 series, extended in order to seat up to 78 passengers versus the CRJ200’s 50 passenger capacity. The CRJ700 made its first flight in May 1999, and was soon followed by the even further-stretched Bombardier CRJ900 variant. Several other variants of the type were later introduced, including the elongated Bombardier CRJ1000, as well as the CRJ550 and CRJ705 variants developed to comply with certain US airline pilot contract scope clauses.
A business jet and government VIP transport version of the CRJ700, known as the Bombardier Challenger 870, was introduced in 2006.
The entire CRJ program was acquired by the Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2020, which ended production of the aircraft after 924 examples were built, 346 of which were of the CRJ700, CRJ550 and CRJ705 variants. As of early 2025, approximately 240 CRJ700s were still in service worldwide.
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Name: Bombardier CRJ700
Origin: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Developed at Montréal-Dorval
Production at Montréal-Mirabel
Role: Two Engine Narrowbody Jet Airliner
First Introduction: February 2001
Status: Out of Production; In Service
Cockpit Crew: Two
Seating: 66-78
Engines: 2 x General Electric CF34-8C5B1
Cruise Speed: 473 knots (876 km/h; 544 mph)
Range: 1702 nmi (3152 km; 1959 mi)