Bombardier CRJ

{{For|generations of this aircraft|Bombardier CRJ100/200|Bombardier CRJ700 series}}

{{Infobox aircraft

| name = Bombardier CRJ series

| image = File:Air Canada Jazz CRJ750 C-GNJZ.jpg

| caption = Air Canada Express CRJ900

|logo = Logo CRJ Series.jpg

| type = Regional jet

| national_origin = Canada

| manufacturer = Bombardier Aviation

| first_flight = 10 May 1991

| introduction = 19 October 1992 with Lufthansa CityLine{{Cite web |url=https://bombardier.com/en/media/news |title=News |website=Bombardier |date=January 24, 2024 }}

| retired =

| status = In service

| primary_user = SkyWest Airlines

| more_users = Endeavor Air
PSA Airlines
Air Wisconsin

| produced = 1991–2020

| number_built = 1,945{{cite news |url= https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/12/12/une-belle-page-de-lhistoire-aeronautique-quebecoise-se-tourne |title= Une belle page de l'histoire aéronautique québécoise se tourne |author= Sylvain Larocque |date= 12 Dec 2020 |newspaper= Le Journal de Montréal |language= fr}}

| developed_from = Bombardier Challenger 600 series

| variants = Bombardier CRJ100/200
Bombardier CRJ700 series

}}

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.

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.{{cite web |date=April 23, 2019 |title=Bombardier CRJ Series Website |url=https://commercialaircraft.bombardier.com/en/fleet-solutions/crj-series |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601020442/https://commercialaircraft.bombardier.com/en/fleet-solutions/crj-series |archive-date=June 1, 2020 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |publisher=Bombardier}} Production ended in December 2020 after 1,945 were built.

Background

The family consists of the following aircraft generations and models/derivatives:

CRJ100/200
CRJ100 – maximum of 50 passenger seats
CRJ200 – maximum of 50 passenger seats, improved CF34-3B1 engine
CRJ440 – CRJ200 limited to 44 passenger seats
CRJ700 series
CRJ700 – maximum of 78 passenger seats
CRJ550 – CRJ700 limited to 50 passenger seats
CRJ900 – maximum of 90 passenger seats
CRJ705 – CRJ900 limited to 75 passenger seats
CRJ1000 – maximum of 104 passenger seats

Divestment

{{As of|November 2018}}, following Bombardier's decisions to sell the CSeries to Airbus and the Q Series to De Havilland Canada, the company was looking at "strategic options" to return the CRJ to profitability. Analysts suspected that it might decide to exit the commercial aircraft market altogether and refocus on business aircraft.{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger | first1=Jon |title=ANALYSIS: Q400 rises with Bombardier's transport aircraft retreat |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-q400-rises-with-bombardiers-transport-air-453683/ |access-date=15 November 2018 |work=Flightglobal.com |date=15 November 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Bogaisky |first1=Jeremy |title=Bombardier Sells Aging Q400 Turboprop Line, Cutting 5,000 Jobs As It Sharpens Focus on Business Jets |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2018/11/08/bombardier-selling-q400-turboprop-line-cutting-5000-jobs-as-it-moves-to-strengthen-balance-sheet/ |access-date=15 November 2018 |work=Forbes |language=en}} That prediction came to pass on 25 June 2019, when a deal was announced to sell the CRJ programme to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the parent company of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation.{{cite press release |title=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Acquire Canadair Regional Jet Program from Bombardier Inc. |url=https://www.mhi.com/news/story/190625.html |date=25 June 2019 |publisher=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries}} Mitsubishi had a historic interest in the CRJ programme, having sounded out risk-sharing options with Bombardier, and were at one point expected to take a stake in its SpaceJet venture during the 1990s.Lewis, Peter. [https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mitsubishi-seeks-crj-x-share-17530/ "Mitsubishi seeks CRJ-X share."] Flight International, 27 April 1996.[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bombardier-gains-approval-to-offer-stretched-regiona-11878/ "Bombardier gains approval to offer stretched Regional Jet."] Flight International, 4 September 1996. Bombardier ceased new sales and announced that production of the CRJ would continue at Mirabel until the current order backlog was complete.{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=Bombardier halts CRJ sales amid pending divestiture |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bombardier-halts-crj-sales-amid-pending-divestiture-459328/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=26 June 2019}} The deal was to include the type certificate for the CRJ series; Bombardier worked with Transport Canada to separate the CRJ certificate from that of the Challenger.{{cite news |last1=Warwick |first1=Graham |title=Bombardier Separating CRJ From Challenger Certificate For MHI Sale |url=https://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/bombardier-separating-crj-challenger-certificate-mhi-sale |work=aviationweek.com |date=27 June 2019 |language=en}}

Closure of the deal was confirmed on 1 June 2020, with Bombardier's service and support activities transferred to a new Montreal-based company, MHI RJ Aviation Group.{{cite press release|title=Bombardier Concludes Sale of the CRJ Series Regional Jet Program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Bombardier |url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.binc-20200601-bombardier-concludes-sale-of-the-crj-series-region.bombardiercom.html |website=www.bombardier.com |language=en |date=1 June 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=Mitsubishi closes CRJ acquisition despite SpaceJet uncertainty |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/mitsubishi-closes-crj-acquisition-despite-spacejet-uncertainty/138629.article |work=Flight Global |date=1 June 2020 |language=en}} MHI RJ has not renamed the aircraft, and its website referred simply to the CRJ Series.{{cite web |title=CRJ Series - Regional Aircraft |url=https://mhirj.com/en/fleet-solutions/crj-series |website=mhirj.com |access-date=21 September 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/en/lufthansa-uses-mitsubishi-jets |website= www.aerotelegraph.com |title=Lufthansa uses Mitsubishi Jets |quote="Our product name has not changed. These are still CRJ series aircraft."|date=5 June 2020}}

The final Bombardier CRJ to be produced, a CRJ900, finished production and was delivered to SkyWest Airlines on 28 February 2021.{{cite news |last1=Kleps |first1=Kochan |title=Final Bombardier CRJ Comes off Production Line |url=https://airwaysmag.com/industry/final-crj-delivered/ |work=Airways Magazine |date=1 March 2021 |access-date=March 6, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812034149/https://airwaysmag.com/industry/final-crj-delivered/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2021, Mitsubishi investigated restarting production on the CRJ550, a variant of the CRJ700 limited to 50 passenger seats, similar to the nominal seating capacity of the 100/200 models. Restarting production would involve building a new plant, as the former plant is now making Airbus A220s, and taking the tooling out of storage. However, {{As of|2024|03|lc=y}}, Mitsubishi has not pursued a restart.{{cite news |url= https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/108827-mitsubishi-aircraft-corp-confirms-no-plans-to-restart-mrj |title= Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. confirms no plans to restart MRJ |date= 19 October 2021 |publisher= CH-Aviation }}{{cite news |url= https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/105483-mitsubishi-heavy-industries-mulls-reviving-crj-line |title= Mitsubishi Heavy Industries mulls reviving CRJ line |date= 8 July 2021 |publisher= CH-Aviation }}{{cite news |url= https://leehamnews.com/2021/07/06/exclusive-mitsubishi-ponders-restarting-crj-production/ |title= Exclusive: Mitsubishi ponders restarting CRJ production |author= Scott Hamilton |date= 6 July 2021 |publisher= Leeham News and Analysis }}

Specifications

{{Overly detailed|section|nosplit=1|details=per WP:AIRMOS, this section should cover the specifications of only a single variant|date=June 2025}}

File:Cimber.air.crj-200.oy-rja.arp.jpg CRJ-200]]

File:Bombardier CRJ700 vs CRJ900.jpg

File:CRJ-1000_(9347122694)_(2).jpg CRJ-1000]]

class="wikitable sticky-header" style="text-align: center;" \|+ CRJ Family Characteristics ! Variant ! CRJ100{{cite web \|url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATT1ES4H.pdf/CRJ200APMR8.pdf \|title= CRJ airport planning manual \|publisher= Bombardier \|date= Jan 10, 2016}} !CRJ200 ! CRJ700{{Cite web\|date=2020\|title=CRJ700 Factsheet\|url=http://mhirj-preview-files.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mhirj/2020-12/MHIRJ_CRJ700_Factsheet_FR_V1_web.pdf \|publisher= MHI RJ}} ! CRJ900{{Cite web\|date=2020\|title=CRJ900 Factsheet\|url=http://mhirj-preview-files.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mhirj/2020-12/MHIRJ_CRJ900_Factsheet_FR_V1_web.pdf \|publisher= MHI RJ}} ! CRJ1000{{Cite web\|date=2020\|title=CRJ1000 Factsheet\|url=http://mhirj-preview-files.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mhirj/2020-12/MHIRJ_CRJ1000_Factsheet_FR_V1_web.pdf \|publisher= MHI RJ}}
Cockpit crew \| colspan=5 \| Two
Max. seating \| colspan=2 \| 50 \| 78 \| 90 \| 104
Length \| colspan=2 \| 87 ft 10 in (26.77 m) \| 106 ft 1 in (32.3 m) \| 118 ft 11 in (36.2 m) \| 128 ft 5 in (39.1 m)
Height \| colspan=2 \| 20 ft 8 in (6.3 m) \| 24 ft 10 in (7.6 m) \| colspan=2 \| 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
Wingspan \| colspan=2 \| 69 ft 6 in (21.21 m) \| 76 ft 3 in (23.2 m) \| 81 ft 7 in (24.9 m) \| 85 ft 11 in (26.2 m)
Wing area \| colspan=2 \| 520.4 sq ft (48.35 m²){{cite web \|url= https://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/pdf/CRJ200_EN.pdf \|title= CRJ200 Fact sheet \|publisher= Bombardier \|date= June 2006 \|access-date= January 30, 2021 \|archive-date= March 4, 2016 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201959/http://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/pdf/CRJ200_EN.pdf \|url-status= dead }} \| 760 sq ft (70.6 m²) \| 765 sq ft (71.1 m²) \| 833 sq ft (77.4 m²)
Fuselage diameter \| colspan=5 \|8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Maximum takeoff weight \| colspan=2 \| 51,000–53,000 lb (23,133–24,041 kg) \| 75,000 lb (34,019 kg) \| 84,500 lb (38,330 kg) \| 91,800 lb (41,640 kg)
Operating empty weight \| colspan=2 \| 30,500 lb (13,835 kg) \| {{cvt\|{{#expr:62300-18055}}\|lb\|kg\|0}} \| {{cvt\|{{#expr:70750-22590}}\|lb\|kg\|0}} \| {{cvt\|{{#expr:77500-26380}}\|lb\|kg\|0}}
Max. payload \| colspan=2 \| 13,500 lb (6,124 kg) \| 18,055 lb (8,190 kg) \| 22,590 lb (10,247 kg) \| 26,380 lb (11,966 kg)
Max fuel \| colspan=2 \| 2,135 US gal (8,081 L) {{cvt\|{{#expr:2135*6.7round0}}\|lb\|kg}} \| colspan=2 \| {{cvt\|2925\|USgal\|L}} 19,595 lb (8,888 kg){{cite web \|url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATTE8Q23.pdf/CRJ700APMR15.pdf \|title= CRJ700 Airport Planning Manual \|publisher= Bombardier \|date= 18 December 2013}}{{cite web \|url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATTQF1EY.pdf/CRJ900APMR11.pdf \|title= CRJ900 Airport Planning Manual \|publisher= Bombardier \|date= 17 December 2015}} \| {{cvt\|2903\|USgal\|L}} 19,450 lb (8,822 kg){{cite web \|url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATT82VLY.pdf/CRJ1000APMR8.pdf \|title= CRJ1000 Airport Planning Manual \|publisher= Bombardier \|date= 17 December 2015}}
Engines (2x) \| GE CF34-3A1 \| GE CF34-3B1 \| GE CF34-8C5B1 \| GE CF34-8C5 \| GE CF34-8C5A1
Takeoff thrust (2x) \| colspan=2 \| 8,729 lbf (38.84 kN) \| 13,790 lbf (61.3 kN) \| colspan=2 \| 14,510 lbf (64.5 kN)
Cruise \| colspan=2 \| {{cvt\|.74
.81\|Mach\|knots km/h mph\|altitude_ft=41000}}{{cite web \|url= https://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/en/CRJ_Specifications.jsp \|title= CRJ Specifications \|publisher= Bombardier \|access-date= January 30, 2021 \|archive-date= January 31, 2022 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220131032627/https://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/en/CRJ_Specifications.jsp \|url-status= dead }} \| colspan=3 \| {{cvt\|.78
.825\|Mach\|knots km/h mph\|altitude_ft=41000}}
Range \| colspan="2" \| 1,305–1,700 nmi (2,417–3,148 km; {{Cvt\|1305
1700\|nmi\|mi\|disp=output only}}) \|1,400 nmi (2,593 km; {{Cvt\|1400\|nmi\|mi\|disp=output only}}) \|1,550 nmi (2,871 km; {{Cvt\|1550\|nmi\|mi\|disp=output only}}) \|1,650 nmi (3,056 km; {{Cvt\|1650\|nmi\|mi\|disp=output only}})
Ceiling \| colspan=5 \| 41,000 ft (12,496 m)
Takeoff (SL, ISA, MTOW) \| colspan="2" \| 5,800–6,290 ft (1,770–1,920 m) \| 5,265 ft (1,605 m) \| 5,820 ft (1,770 m) \| 6,670 ft (2,030 m)
Landing (SL, MLW) \| colspan=2 \| 4,850 ft (1,480 m) \|5,040 ft (1,540 m) \|5,360 ft (1,630 m) \|5,740 ft (1,750 m)
ICAO type{{cite web \|title=DOC 8643 - Aircraft Type Designators \|url=https://www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/Pages/default.aspx \|website=ICAO \|access-date=7 February 2021}} \| CRJ1 \| CRJ2 \| CRJ7 \| CRJ9 \| CRJX

class="wikitable sticky-header" style="text-align: center;"

|+ CRJ Family Characteristics

! Variant

! CRJ100{{cite web |url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATT1ES4H.pdf/CRJ200APMR8.pdf |title= CRJ airport planning manual |publisher= Bombardier |date= Jan 10, 2016}}

!CRJ200

! CRJ700{{Cite web|date=2020|title=CRJ700 Factsheet|url=http://mhirj-preview-files.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mhirj/2020-12/MHIRJ_CRJ700_Factsheet_FR_V1_web.pdf |publisher= MHI RJ}}

! CRJ900{{Cite web|date=2020|title=CRJ900 Factsheet|url=http://mhirj-preview-files.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mhirj/2020-12/MHIRJ_CRJ900_Factsheet_FR_V1_web.pdf |publisher= MHI RJ}}

! CRJ1000{{Cite web|date=2020|title=CRJ1000 Factsheet|url=http://mhirj-preview-files.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mhirj/2020-12/MHIRJ_CRJ1000_Factsheet_FR_V1_web.pdf |publisher= MHI RJ}}

Cockpit crew

| colspan=5 | Two

Max. seating

| colspan=2 | 50

| 78

| 90

| 104

Length

| colspan=2 | 87 ft 10 in (26.77 m)

| 106 ft 1 in (32.3 m)

| 118 ft 11 in (36.2 m)

| 128 ft 5 in (39.1 m)

Height

| colspan=2 | 20 ft 8 in (6.3 m)

| 24 ft 10 in (7.6 m)

| colspan=2 | 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)

Wingspan

| colspan=2 | 69 ft 6 in (21.21 m)

| 76 ft 3 in (23.2 m)

| 81 ft 7 in (24.9 m)

| 85 ft 11 in (26.2 m)

Wing area

| colspan=2 | 520.4 sq ft (48.35 m²){{cite web |url= https://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/pdf/CRJ200_EN.pdf |title= CRJ200 Fact sheet |publisher= Bombardier |date= June 2006 |access-date= January 30, 2021 |archive-date= March 4, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201959/http://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/pdf/CRJ200_EN.pdf |url-status= dead }}

| 760 sq ft (70.6 m²)

| 765 sq ft (71.1 m²)

| 833 sq ft (77.4 m²)

Fuselage diameter

| colspan=5 |8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)

Maximum takeoff weight

| colspan=2 | 51,000–53,000 lb (23,133–24,041 kg)

| 75,000 lb (34,019 kg)

| 84,500 lb (38,330 kg)

| 91,800 lb (41,640 kg)

Operating empty weight

| colspan=2 | 30,500 lb (13,835 kg)

| {{cvt|{{#expr:62300-18055}}|lb|kg|0}}

| {{cvt|{{#expr:70750-22590}}|lb|kg|0}}

| {{cvt|{{#expr:77500-26380}}|lb|kg|0}}

Max. payload

| colspan=2 | 13,500 lb (6,124 kg)

| 18,055 lb (8,190 kg)

| 22,590 lb (10,247 kg)

| 26,380 lb (11,966 kg)

Max fuel

| colspan=2 | 2,135 US gal (8,081 L)
{{cvt|{{#expr:2135*6.7round0}}|lb|kg}}

| colspan=2 | {{cvt|2925|USgal|L}}
19,595 lb (8,888 kg){{cite web |url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATTE8Q23.pdf/CRJ700APMR15.pdf |title= CRJ700 Airport Planning Manual |publisher= Bombardier |date= 18 December 2013}}{{cite web |url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATTQF1EY.pdf/CRJ900APMR11.pdf |title= CRJ900 Airport Planning Manual |publisher= Bombardier |date= 17 December 2015}}

| {{cvt|2903|USgal|L}}
19,450 lb (8,822 kg){{cite web |url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATT82VLY.pdf/CRJ1000APMR8.pdf |title= CRJ1000 Airport Planning Manual |publisher= Bombardier |date= 17 December 2015}}

Engines (2x)

| GE CF34-3A1

| GE CF34-3B1

| GE CF34-8C5B1

| GE CF34-8C5

| GE CF34-8C5A1

Takeoff thrust (2x)

| colspan=2 | 8,729 lbf (38.84 kN)

| 13,790 lbf (61.3 kN)

| colspan=2 | 14,510 lbf (64.5 kN)

Cruise

| colspan=2 | {{cvt|.74

.81|Mach|knots km/h mph|altitude_ft=41000}}{{cite web |url= https://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/en/CRJ_Specifications.jsp |title= CRJ Specifications |publisher= Bombardier |access-date= January 30, 2021 |archive-date= January 31, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220131032627/https://www2.bombardier.com/Used_Aircraft/en/CRJ_Specifications.jsp |url-status= dead }}

| colspan=3 | {{cvt|.78

.825|Mach|knots km/h mph|altitude_ft=41000}}

Range

| colspan="2" | 1,305–1,700 nmi (2,417–3,148 km; {{Cvt|1305

1700|nmi|mi|disp=output only}})

|1,400 nmi (2,593 km; {{Cvt|1400|nmi|mi|disp=output only}})

|1,550 nmi (2,871 km; {{Cvt|1550|nmi|mi|disp=output only}})

|1,650 nmi (3,056 km; {{Cvt|1650|nmi|mi|disp=output only}})

Ceiling

| colspan=5 | 41,000 ft (12,496 m)

Takeoff (SL, ISA, MTOW)

| colspan="2" | 5,800–6,290 ft (1,770–1,920 m)

| 5,265 ft (1,605 m)

| 5,820 ft (1,770 m)

| 6,670 ft (2,030 m)

Landing (SL, MLW)

| colspan=2 | 4,850 ft (1,480 m)

|5,040 ft (1,540 m)

|5,360 ft (1,630 m)

|5,740 ft (1,750 m)

ICAO type{{cite web |title=DOC 8643 - Aircraft Type Designators |url=https://www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/Pages/default.aspx |website=ICAO |access-date=7 February 2021}}

| CRJ1

| CRJ2

| CRJ7

| CRJ9

| CRJX

References

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