Despite that the CRJ200’s place in aviation history is assured as one of the most important aircraft of all time.Īir Wisconsin has a long and proud history since 1965 as a pioneer regional operator. In the past decade the 50 seater RJ has fallen massively out of favour as the price of fuel has increased and larger more efficient RJs have entered the market accordingly CRJ200 production ceased in January 2006. Turboprops were out and sleek little jets were in, to the tune of over 1000 sales for Bombardier.Īs RJs began to replace mainline flights and to be operated on longer segments they were never designed for they became the bane of frequent flyers, however at the start they offered a major upgrade in comfort, even if this was at the cost of efficiency. Although there had been some small jets in the past flown by smaller airlines (the F28 and BAE146 mainly) the CRJ offered something that they did not and along with the slightly later Embraer 145 enabled a complete overhaul of RJ fleets and operations in the 1990s.
Photo by Paul Robbins from įor better or worse the Bombardier CRJ100/200 revolutionised regional air transport. THE REAL THING At Nashville in August 2003. Hopefully there’ll be more of this kind of release, even if for this particular model I think they’ve rather missed the mark. It is great to see Gemini remember that there was history before 2010 and this United release depicts an aircraft flying from the early 2000s but in a livery from the 1990s. I applaud that they exist and would love to see more use of them, especially for historically significant airlines.
JC Wings and Gemini Jets together have a comprehensive selection of regional aircraft types in their back catalogues.
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