Bombardier CRJ
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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.
Bombardier CRJ series | |
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Lufthansa Cityline CRJ100 | |
Role | Regional jet |
National origin | Canada |
Manufacturer | Bombardier Aviation |
First flight | 10 May 1991 |
Introduction | 19 October 1992 with Lufthansa CityLine[1] |
Status | In service |
Primary users | SkyWest Airlines Endeavor Air PSA Airlines Air Wisconsin GoJet Airlines |
Produced | 1991–2020 |
Number built | 1,945[2] |
Developed from | Canadair Challenger 600 series |
Variants | Bombardier CRJ100/200 Bombardier CRJ700 series |
The CRJ programme was acquired by Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI RJ Aviation Group) in a deal that closed 1 June 2020. Bombardier subsequently completed the assembly of the order backlog on behalf of Mitsubishi.
Bombardier claims it is the most successful family of regional jets in the world.[3] Production ended in December 2020 after 1,945 were built.