IATA CR9ICAO CRJ9

Canadair Regional Jet 900

Canadair

Stretched regional jet serving short- to medium-haul routes.

First flight

2001

Category

Regional jet

Seating

76–90 passengers

Range

2,876 km

Engines

Two General Electric CF34-8C5 turbofans

Status

In service

The Canadair Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) is a stretched derivative of the CRJ700, developed by Bombardier Aerospace and seating up to 90 passengers. It entered service in 2003 and became a widely adopted regional jet among North American and European carriers seeking fuel-efficient capacity on thinner routes. The CRJ900 features a fuselage stretch over the CRJ700, retaining the same General Electric CF34-8C5 turbofan engines and wing design. Its commonality with other CRJ variants reduces pilot training and maintenance costs for operators. Production of the CRJ series was transferred to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries after it acquired the program from Bombardier in 2020. The CRJ900 remains in widespread service globally, though no new aircraft are being produced.

Notable operators

Major operators include Delta Connection, United Express, Lufthansa CityLine, SAS, and Air Canada Express.

Notable facts

›The CRJ900 is a 12-frame fuselage stretch of the CRJ700.
›It entered commercial service in 2003 with Mesaba Airlines.
›Bombardier sold its CRJ program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2020.
›The aircraft shares type rating commonality with the CRJ700 and CRJ1000.
›Over 500 CRJ900 aircraft have been delivered worldwide.

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Encyclopaedia

The Bombardier CRJ700 series is a family of regional jet airliners that were designed and manufactured by Canadian transportation conglomerate Bombardier. Officially launched in 1997, the CRJ700 made its maiden flight on 27 May 1999 and was soon followed by the stretched CRJ900 variant. Several additional models were introduced, including the further elongated CRJ1000 and the CRJ550 and CRJ705, which were modified to comply with scope clauses. In 2020, the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation acquired the CRJ program and subsequently ended production of the aircraft.

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