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How Regional flying shows up across the archive

Tag pages turn themes like retirements, cabins, routes, and preservation into reusable archive views instead of thin filter permutations.

Aircraft families

AirbusRegional jetIn service

Airbus A220 family

The former C Series that reset expectations for comfort and range in the 100-to-150-seat bracket.

First flight

2013

Seating

100 to 160

Forum pulse

42

Open family page

Range band

3,600 nm

Notable operators

Delta · JetBlue · airBaltic · Air France

FokkerRegional jetRetired

Fokker F28 Fellowship family

The compact European regional jet that helped define how short-field jet transport could look outside the U.S. majors.

First flight

1967

Seating

65 to 85

Forum pulse

46

Open family page

Range band

1,100 nm

Notable operators

LTU · Braathens · Ansett · Air UK

FokkerRegional jetPartially retired

Fokker 70 / 100 family

The final Fokker jetliners, remembered for crisp short-haul capability and a loyal operator base that outlasted the company itself.

First flight

1986

Seating

79 to 122

Forum pulse

48

Open family page

Range band

2,300 nm

Notable operators

KLM Cityhopper · Austrian · Helvetic · Alliance

British AerospaceRegional jetPartially retired

BAe 146 / Avro RJ family

The high-lift four-engine regional jet family built for city airports, steep approaches, and unusual operating niches.

First flight

1981

Seating

70 to 112

Forum pulse

48

Open family page

Range band

1,800 nm

Notable operators

Swissair · CityJet · Lufthansa CityLine · Brussels Airlines

BombardierRegional jetIn service

Bombardier CRJ family

The Canadair Regional Jet line that made frequency-first network planning synonymous with regional jet flying.

First flight

1991

Seating

50 to 104

Forum pulse

42

Open family page

Range band

2,000 nm

Notable operators

SkyWest · Endeavor · Jazz · Lufthansa CityLine

EmbraerRegional jetIn service

Embraer ERJ family

The slimline Brazilian regional jets that brought speed and reach to thinner markets before larger regional cabins took over.

First flight

1995

Seating

37 to 50

Forum pulse

42

Open family page

Range band

2,000 nm

Notable operators

American Eagle · ExpressJet · United Express · Regional One

EmbraerRegional jetIn service

Embraer E-Jet family

Regional jets that made right-sized flying feel less like compromise and more like strategy.

First flight

2002

Seating

76 to 146

Forum pulse

42

Open family page

Range band

2,850 nm

Notable operators

KLM Cityhopper · Azul · Porter · Helvetic

COMACRegional jetIn service

COMAC C909 family

China’s first modern indigenous regional jet family to enter sustained passenger service.

First flight

2008

Seating

78 to 97

Forum pulse

42

Open family page

Range band

2,000 nm

Notable operators

Chengdu Airlines · Air China · China Eastern

Sukhoi Civil AircraftRegional jetIn service

Sukhoi Superjet 100 family

The Russian regional jet built to refresh the country’s short-haul passenger fleet with a modern cabin and systems package.

First flight

2008

Seating

87 to 108

Forum pulse

42

Open family page

Range band

2,470 nm

Notable operators

Aeroflot · Rossiya · Yakutia

AntonovRegional jetPartially retired

Antonov An-148 / 158 family

A rough-field-capable regional jet family built for short-haul routes with infrastructure constraints and cold-weather realities.

First flight

2004

Seating

68 to 99

Forum pulse

48

Open family page

Range band

2,400 nm

Notable operators

Rossiya · Angara · Cubana · Ukraine International

DornierRegional jetIn service

Dornier 328JET family

The small commuter jet derivative that gave the 328 platform a faster but still highly specialized operating profile.

First flight

1998

Seating

30 to 33

Forum pulse

42

Open family page

Range band

1,000 nm

Notable operators

Sun Air · US Airways Express · Denver Air Connection

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