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Lufthansa Regional Bombardier CRJ-200 D-ACRF
Bombardier CRJ-200 of Lufthansa Regional

Bombardier Aerospace competes with Brazilian-based Embraer for the title of the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer behind Boeing and Airbus.

Bombardier has been the world’s leading manufacturer of both planes and trains. The company is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.

It manufactures a series of business jets, passenger jets, and DHC Dash-8 (Q-Series) turboprop aircraft.

Bombardier has delivered more than 2,450 commercial aircraft and over 3,400 business aircraft worldwide.

The company's product line included the CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) Series and Q400 of airliners.

Bombardier Aviation Lines in Transition

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Acquire CRJ Program from Bombardier Inc

Bombardier Inc - 06/25/2019

It was announced on June 25, 2019, that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will acquire the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) program from Bombardier, Inc.

Bombardier CRJ Series Spotting Tips and Photographs

The CRJ Series shares commonality benefits from being an integrated family, providing flexibility to operators and allowing them to optimize their fleet to specific market demands.

The first 50-seat Bombardier CRJ-100 aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa City Line in 1992. In the U.S., the first customers for the 50-seat CRJ were Comair Airlines and Skywest Airlines, two independent regional airlines that were part of the Delta Connection.

Bombardier launched the 70-seat CRJ-700 in 1997 and the 90-seat CRJ-900 in 2000. The 100-seat CRJ-1000 was added to CRJ family in 2007.

The CRJ Series includes these models:

CRJ Model Length Passengers Range
CRJ-100 and CRJ-200
(out of production)
87' 10" 50 1,700nm
CRJ-550 106' 1" 50 1,000nm
CRJ-700 106' 1" 66 - 78 1,400nm
CRJ-900,
CRJ-900ER and CRJ-900LR
118' 11" 76 - 90 1,550nm
CRJ-1000 128' 5" 97 - 104 1,650nm

 

The T-tail CRJ has one engine mounted on each side of the aft fuselage.

Over 1,900 of the CRJ series have been ordered to date, and is in service with more than 60 airlines worldwide.

Shown below is a side-by-side comparison and spotting guide of the Bombardier CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900 and CRJ-1000 regional jets
side-by-side comparison and spotting guide of the Bombardier CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900 and CRJ-1000 regional jets

 

CRJ-100 Series

Rusline Bombardier CRJ-100ER, Registration No. VP-BVD (Photo by DELEHELLE Eric)
Rusline Bombardier CRJ-100ER, Registration No. VP-BVD

Bombardier CRJ-100ER, Registration No. F-GRJI (Photo by DELEHELLE Eric)
Bombardier CRJ-100ER, Registration No. F-GRJI

 

CRJ-200 Series

Bombardier CRJ-200 D-ACRF of Lufthansa Regional, showing the two engines mounted on the aft fuselage.
Lufthansa Regional Bombardier CRJ-200 D-ACRF


CRJ-500 Series

United Express Bombardier CRJ-550, Registration N163GJ
United Express Bombardier CRJ-550


CRJ-700 Series

HOP Bombardier CRJ-701, Registration No. F-GRZM (Photo by DELEHELLE Eric)
HOP Bombardier CRJ-701, Registration No. F-GRZM

United Express Bombardier CRJ-701ER, Registration N753SK, at the DFW Airport (Photo courtesy of the DFW Airport)
United Express Bombardier CRJ-701ER, Registration N753SK

Bombardier CRJ-702 of Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ-702 of Delta Connection


CRJ-900 Series

Under fuselage view of a Bombardier CRJ-900LR of Lufthansa CityLine
Bombardier CRJ-900 of Lufthansa

 


CRJ-1000 Series

Iberia Regional CRJ-1000, Registration No. EC-MSL (Photo by DELEHELLE Eric)
Iberia Regional CRJ-1000, Registration No. EC-MSL

HOP CRJ-1000, Registration No. F-HMLE, at LFLX Airport (Photos by DELEHELLE Eric)
HOP CRJ-1000, Registration No. F-HMLE, at LFLX Airport HOP CRJ-1000, Registration No. F-HMLE, at LFLX Airport

Bombardier CRJ-1000 of HOP! ... for AIrFrance (Photos by DELEHELLE Eric)
Bombardier CRJ-1000 of HOP ... for AIrFrance
Bombardier CRJ-1000 of HOP ... for AIrFrance

 

Comparison of the Bombardier CRJ with the Embraer ERJ

Shown below is a side-by-side comparison of an Bombardier CRJ jet  (top) and an Embraer ERJ jet (bottom)
Side-by-side comparison of an Bombardier CRJ jet  (top) and an Embraer ERJ jet (bottom)

Shown below is a comparison of the nose sections of the Bombardier CRJ (top) and Embraer ERJ (bottom) regional jets
Comparison of the nose sections of the Bombardier CRJ (top) and Embraer ERJ (bottom) regional jets


Comparison of the tail structures of the Bombardier CRJ (top) and Embraer ERJ (bottom) regional jets. Note the ram air inlet duct at the bottom of the vertical stabilizer on the CRJ series. The ERJ aircraft have a triangular section on the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer.
Comparison of the tail structures of the Bombardier CRJ (top) and Embraer ERJ (bottom) regional jets

 

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