Variant
Avro RJ100
Avro RJ100 is the representative branch of the BAe 146 / Avro RJ family, capturing the later high-capacity branch most associated with the family’s final passenger phase.
Range 1,600 nm · Entry 1997
British AerospaceRegional jetPartially retired
BAe 146 / Avro RJ family
The BAe 146 / RJ story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The high-lift four-engine regional jet family built for city airports, steep approaches, and unusual operating niches.
BAe 146 / Avro RJ family is a partially retired regional jet by British Aerospace, first flown in 1981 and introduced in 1983. This canonical Airchive page keeps the family history, specs, variants, operators, and related archive discussion at a single permanent URL.
First flight
1981
Service entry
1983
Seating band
70 to 112
BAe 146 / Avro RJ family is a partially retired regional jet by British Aerospace, first flown in 1981 and introduced in 1983, with typical seating for 70 to 112 and range up to 1,800 nautical miles.
Regional coverage here treats route economics, cabin feel, airport practicality, and airline deployment as equally important parts of the aircraft’s identity.
Range band
1,800 nm
Notable operators
Swissair · CityJet · Lufthansa CityLine · Brussels Airlines
Source stack
- Official manufacturer program pages
- type certificate and airport planning data
- operator configuration and fleet references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- British Aerospace
- Program history
- Class
- Regional jet
- Airchive taxonomy
- First flight
- 1981-09-03
- Program history
- Service entry
- 1983-05-17
- Operator records
- Current status
- Partially retired
- Fleet reality
- Typical seating
- 70 to 112
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 1,800 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 412 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
This family survives in memory through sound and mission more than pure scale: quiet airport arrivals, dense flaps, and routes other jets could not handle as gracefully.
These aircraft earn archive space when frequency, network fit, and cabin feel define how people actually remember regional flying.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 1981
First flight
The BAe 146 / RJ begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 1983
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Reduced but active
Passenger or executive use continues in smaller numbers, making the family feel historical and current at the same time.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Live forumBAe 146 / RJ
BAe 146 / RJ lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for BAe 146 / Avro RJ family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Live forumBAe 146 / RJ
BAe 146 / RJ historic operators and preservation
Best memories, route eras, preserved examples, and documentation leads for the BAe 146 / Avro RJ family.