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CRJ9In service

How the CRJ900 fits into the CRJ story

CRJ900 is the representative branch of the Bombardier CRJ family, capturing the branch that best represents the family’s mature network role.

This page isolates the CRJ900 branch of the Bombardier CRJ family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.

Service entry

2003

Seating

76 to 90

Range

1,550 nm

Variant history

Why it branches from the family

The CRJ900 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the branch that best represents the family’s mature network role.

Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.

Fact rows

Reference snapshot

ICAO designator
CRJ9
Designator references
Engines
GE CF34-8C5
Type data
Service entry
2003
Operator records
Typical seating
76 to 90
Operator layouts
Range
1,550 nm
Planning data

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Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.