During the spring of 1989, these investigations directly led to the formal launch of the Canadair Regional Jet program it had been decided to retain the "Canadair" name despite the firm's purchase by Bombardier. During 1987, the year following Canadair's sale to Bombardier, design studies commenced into options for producing a substantially more ambitious stretched configuration of the Challenger. However, such a lengthening did not occur as a result of work on the programme being terminated during the following year.ĭespite the cancellation of the 610E, neither the concept or general interest in the development of an enlarged derivative had disappeared. Accordingly, during 1980, the company publicised its proposal for an expanded model of the aircraft, designated as the Challenger 610E, which would have had seating for an additional 24 passengers. During the late 1970s, the relatively wide fuselage of the Challenger, which could comfortably seat a pair of passengers on each side of a central aisle, was observed by some Canadair officials to suggest that it would be somewhat straightforward to produce a stretch of the aircraft for the purpose of accommodating more seats. The CRJ family has its origins in the design of the earlier Canadair Challenger business jet. Additionally, several airlines have modernised their fleets to support extended service. During 2006, production of both the CRJ100 and CRJ200 came to an end the majority of produced airliners have remained in revenue service to date. During the late 1990s, a substantially enlarged derivative of the airliner, referred to as the CRJ700, was developed it was soon joined by the even larger CRJ900 and CRJ1000. During the 1990s, various additional versions and models of the type were developed and put into service. It was largely identical to the CRJ100, except for the installation of more efficient turbofan engines, which gave the aircraft lower fuel consumption, increased cruise altitude and cruise speed. The initial variant, the CRJ100, was soon joined by another model, designated as the CRJ200. The type first entered service during the following year with its launch customer, Germany airline Lufthansa. On, the first of three CRJ100 prototypes conducted its maiden flight. Shortly after Canadair's privatisation and sale to Bombardier, work on a stretched derivative was reinvigorated during early 1989, the Canadair Regional Jet program was formally launched. An initial effort to produce an enlarged 36-seat version of the aircraft, known as the Challenger 610E, was terminated during 1981. It was based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. The CRJ had the distinction of marking Canada's entry into the civil jet industry. The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 (formerly known as the Canadair CRJ100 and CRJ200) are a family of regional airliners designed and manufactured by Bombardier.
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