QUEBEC, Canada – The CRJ0900 is a stretch version of the 50-seat Canadair CRJ-100, which first flew in 1991. The CRJ-900 can be configured to seat 90. CRJs dominate the fleet of Minneapolis-based Endeavor Air. Endeavor is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines for shorter routes. Endeavor claims to fly the world’s largest fleet of CRJs. The company has 700 daily flights in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The CRJs were a product of Bombardier and manufactured mostly at a factory complex in Montreal. The CRJ line was sold to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Tokyo in 2019. Some 478 were built starting in 2018. About the CRJ900:
> Cruises at 550 mph at 41,000 feet.
> Typical landing seed: 145 mph.
> Powered by two General Electric turbofans mounted high on the rear fuselage.
> Requires runways of 5,820 for take-off and 5,360 feet for landing
> Is flown Air Canada, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Endeavor Air, Mesa Airlines, PSA Airlines, and SkyWest Airlines.
CRJ900. Holds a solid safety record with but two hull loss incidents.
