{{For|generations of this aircraft|Bombardier CRJ100/200|Bombardier CRJ700 series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = Bombardier CRJ series | image = Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR (C-GNJZ) Air Canada Express Reagan National Airport.jpg | caption = [[Air Canada Express]] CRJ900 |logo = File:Logo wordmark "CRJ Series".svg | type = [[Regional jet]] | national_origin = [[Canada]] | manufacturer = [[Bombardier Aviation]] | first_flight = 10 May 1991 | introduction = 19 October 1992 with [[Lufthansa CityLine]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bombardier.com/en/media/news |title=News |website=Bombardier |date=January 24, 2024 }}</ref> | retired = | status = In service | primary_user = [[SkyWest Airlines]] | more_users = [[Endeavor Air]] <br>[[PSA Airlines]] <br>[[GoJet Airlines]] | produced = 1991–2020 | number_built = 1,945<ref name="JDM12dec2020">{{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}}</ref> | developed_from = [[Bombardier Challenger 600 series]] | variants = [[Bombardier CRJ100/200]] <br> [[Bombardier CRJ700 series]] }}
The '''Bombardier CRJ'''/'''Mitsubishi CRJ''' or '''CRJ Series''' (for '''Canadair Regional Jet''') is a family of [[regional jet]]s introduced in 1991 by [[Bombardier Aerospace]]. The CRJ was manufactured by [[Bombardier Aerospace]] with the manufacturing of the first CRJ generation, the [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|CRJ100/200]] starting in 1991 and the second CRJ generation, the [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Production ended in December 2020 after 1,945 were built.
In April 2026, Aviation Week Fleet Discovery lists about 1,300 CRJs in the global fleet, with about a third of them are built as CRJ-200s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broderick |first1=Sean |title=MHIRJ Boosting MRO To Back CRJ's Solidifying Future {{!}} Aviation Week Network |url=https://aviationweek.com/mro/aircraft-propulsion/mhirj-boosting-mro-back-crjs-solidifying-future |access-date=27 April 2026 |work=aviationweek.com |date=27 April 2026}}</ref>
With the exception of life-extension maintenance programmes, CRJ200s and CRJ700s can operate for 80,000 cycles, while CRJ900s and CRJ1000s have 60,000-cycle limits.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=CRJ revival drives MHIRJ maintenance surge, with demand said to last years - FlightGlobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/2026/05/crj-revival-drives-mhirj-maintenance-surge-with-demand-said-to-last-years/ |access-date=16 May 2026 |work=FlightGlobal |date=6 May 2026}}</ref>
==Background== The family consists of the following aircraft generations and models/derivatives: * [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|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 * [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|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 [[Airbus A220|CSeries]] to [[Airbus]] and the [[Bombardier Dash 8|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 [[Mitsubishi SpaceJet|SpaceJet]] venture during the 1990s.<ref>Lewis, Peter. [https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mitsubishi-seeks-crj-x-share-17530/ "Mitsubishi seeks CRJ-X share."] ''Flight International'', 27 April 1996.</ref><ref name="1996 approve">[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.</ref> Bombardier ceased new sales and announced that production of the CRJ would continue at Mirabel until the current order backlog was complete.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 [[Bombardier Challenger 600 series|Challenger]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref name="mhidealclosed">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> MHI RJ has not renamed the aircraft, and its website referred simply to the '''CRJ Series'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=CRJ Series - Regional Aircraft |url=https://mhirj.com/en/fleet-solutions/crj-series |website=mhirj.com |access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
The final Bombardier CRJ to be produced, a CRJ900, finished production and was delivered to [[SkyWest Airlines]] on 28 February 2021.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
In 2021, Mitsubishi investigated restarting production on the [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#Variants|CRJ550]], a variant of the [[CRJ-700|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 A220]]s, and taking the tooling out of storage. However, {{As of|2024|03|lc=y}}, Mitsubishi has not pursued a restart.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
== Specifications == {{Overly detailed|section|nosplit=1|details=in line with [[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|thumb|[[Cimber Air]] CRJ-200]] [[File:Bombardier CRJ700 vs CRJ900.jpg|thumb|CRJ-700 (top) and CRJ-900 (bottom)]] [[File:CRJ-1000_(9347122694)_(2).jpg|thumb|[[Air Nostrum]] CRJ-1000]] {{sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header" style="text-align: center;" |+ CRJ Family Characteristics ! Variant ! CRJ100<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> !CRJ200<ref name=":0" /> ! CRJ700<ref>{{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}}</ref> ! CRJ900<ref>{{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}}</ref> ! CRJ1000<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- ! 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 m<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=200FactSheet>{{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 }}</ref> | 760 sq ft (70.6 m<sup>2</sup>) | 765 sq ft (71.1 m<sup>2</sup>) | 833 sq ft (77.4 m<sup>2</sup>) |- ! 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]]<!-- OEW = MZFW - PL --> | 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)<br /><!--2,135 US gal at 6.7 lb/ US gal-->{{cvt|{{#expr:2135*6.7round0}}|lb|kg}} | colspan=2 | {{cvt|2925|USgal|L}}<br />19,595 lb (8,888 kg)<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATTQF1EY.pdf/CRJ900APMR11.pdf |title= CRJ900 Airport Planning Manual |publisher= Bombardier |date= 17 December 2015}}</ref> | {{cvt|2903|USgal|L}}<br />19,450 lb (8,822 kg)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://customer.aero.bombardier.com/webd/BAG/CustSite/BRAD/RACSDocument.nsf/51aae8b2b3bfdf6685256c300045ff31/ec63f8639ff3ab9d85257c1500635bd8/$FILE/ATT82VLY.pdf/CRJ1000APMR8.pdf |title= CRJ1000 Airport Planning Manual |publisher= Bombardier |date= 17 December 2015}}</ref> |- ! 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)<ref name=200FactSheet/> | 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}}<ref name=CRJspecs>{{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 }}</ref> | 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 ([[Sea Level|SL]], [[International Standard Atmosphere|ISA]], [[Maximum takeoff weight|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, [[Maximum landing weight|MLW]]) | colspan=2 | 4,850 ft (1,480 m)<ref name=CRJspecs/><ref name=200FactSheet/> |5,040 ft (1,540 m) |5,360 ft (1,630 m) |5,740 ft (1,750 m) |- ! ICAO type<ref>{{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}}</ref> | CRJ1 | CRJ2 | CRJ7 | CRJ9 | CRJX |}
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