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A member of the E-Jet family, the 175 is currently used by 12 different airlines, including Jet Airways, Republic Airlines, Air Canada, Northwest Airlines, and more. There are more than 150 of these jets in operation today. A recent program was launched to improve the Embraer jets, including the 175. This program is designed to […]
The Embraer 170 is designed for excellent performance and operational efficiency. This aircraft was designed for space and comfort, yet being the lightest of the Embraer E-Jet family, low fuel consumption and low operating cost. First launched in June 1999, this impressive commercial jet took its first flight in early 2002. By June 2002, five […]
Designed to have the perfect balance between capacity and frequency of flight, the ERJ 135 is a small but mighty aircraft. It was designed to ensure that airlines using this jet remain profitable and competitive by allowing larger jets to be deployed on profitable routes while this smaller option filled the gap to allow passengers […]
The narrow-body jet airliner Tu-134 performed its first scheduled flight from Moscow to Adler in September 1967. It was the first airliner from the Soviet Union to be awarded an international certification from the International Civil Aviation Organization, which enabled it to fly on international routes. The aircraft was operated by Aeroflot on its international […]
The Tupolev Tu-124 was developed as a response to the requirement of Aeroflot for a regional airliner that would take over the Ilyushin II-14 on domestic flights. Derived from the Tu-104 twin jet medium-range narrow-body airliner, the Tu-124 resembled a seventy-five percent of its predecessor with several improvements such as double-slotted flaps for better performance, […]
In March 2002, the development of the ARJ21 began. On December 21, 2007, the first prototype with serial number 101 was rolled out, and on November 28, 2008, it completed its maiden flight at Dachang Airfield in Shanghai. On November 29, 2015, the first ARJ21-700 was delivered to Chengdu Airlines. On June 28, 2016, the […]
In September 2009, the manufacturing company Mitsubishi revealed substantial modification in the design including the use of aluminum materials on the wings and wing box in place of carbon fiber composites. On September 15, 2010, the company stated that the aircraft already entered the production drawing phase and moving on with the process of manufacturing. […]
The Dash 8 was derived from the Dash 7 turboprop-powered airliner. The descendant airliner offered enhanced cruise performance and reduced operational costs, however without short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. The airliner was offered in three sizes such as the original series 100 with thirty-seven to forty seats and the series 200 (Q200) with more […]
On February 6, 2019, the CRJ550 was officially launched by Bombardier; it is a fifty-seat airliner developed from the CRJ700. United Airlines is the launch customer of the aircraft which ordered fifty CRJ550s sparsely-configured with ten first-class, twenty economy plus, and twenty standard economy seats- providing passengers on regional routes extra legroom, more storage, and […]
In 1972, the Russian manufacturer Yakovlev began to develop a short to medium range airliner that could carry one hundred to one hundred and twenty passengers. The said aircraft was meant to replace the current airliners of the time such as the Tupolev Tu-134, Ilyushin II-18, Antonov An-24 and An-26. Preliminary proposed designs comprised of an […]