Regional Jet

Envoy’s process for taking delivery of a new Embraer aircraft spans several months and involves multiple phases of inspection, certification, and preparation.

Regional carrier SkyWest plans to add a new aircraft type to its American Eagle operation starting this summer from Dallas/Fort Worth and Phoenix.

Delta Connection’s CRJ-550s also appear to feature the snack bar and closet and are branded with the carrier’s typical seat design colors.

United has decided to re-add some regional flying to smaller cities in the southeastern United States starting later this year.

The tides are rapidly changing for 50-seat regional aircraft operations in the U.S. More of the type are now in storage than in service.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI) announced the discontinuation of SpaceJet development activities, which Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, a consolidated MHI Group company, had pursued. The company previously announced freezing development of the regional aircraft in 2020. The company quietly scrapped the test articles at its base in Moses Lake, Wash. In its financial results briefing, the company cited […]

China’s three largest airlines — Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines — took delivery of COMAC’s ARJ21 aircraft, China’s first domestically developed regional jet, on Sunday. The  90-seater short-haul aircraft is manufactured by state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). China’s three biggest airlines are currently slated to receive their second ARJ21s […]

While many disappointing fleet announcements have been issued during the COVID-19 epidemic, the people of Alaska finally get some good news. The state’s namesake airline has decided to introduce the Embraer ERJ-175 to the state’s route map. Services will be operated by regional arm Horizon Air. Horizon Air’s fleet of Embraer ERJ-175 stands at 30 […]

As airlines reduce schedules and flying hours, yet another airline has followed the suit of Alaska Airlines and JetBlue: United Airlines. The main condition of airlines being eligible to receive money from the federal government under the CARES Act is that they are required to maintain a minimum level of service to cities the carriers […]

United’s new CRJ-550 enters regular passenger service on Sunday, and AirlineGeeks was invited to take a look at the airplane before its inaugural run. The reconfigured CRJ-700 is a stark departure from the regional jets of the past with comfortable seating and passenger-friendly amenities. United touts the 550 as, “the world’s only 50-seat regional aircraft […]