According to the NTSB, there are substantial differences in altimeter readings from various sources. The CRJ-700 flight ...

Salvage crews on Monday recovered part of the fuselage of a passenger plane that plunged into the Potomac River last week ...

Here’s what to know about the aircraft involved in the collision. Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jetliner operated by PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, was bound from ...

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The Bombardier CRJ-700 passenger plane involved in the tragic midair crash with a U.S. Army helicopter in the midnight skies of Washington, D.C., is a workhorse of the regional jet market with a ...

while the CRJ’s deviation enabled another American aircraft, a Boeing 737, to use runway 1 for departure – the controller emphasising an “immediate take-off” and “no delay” to the crew.

According to a brochure from Bombardier CRJ Series, the jet can hold up to 78 people. Per a flight manifest, American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas had 60 passengers and four crew on board.

A Canadair Regional Jet 700, built by Bombardier, collided in America’s first fatal aviation accident since 2009. © 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights ...

Bombardier CRJ-700 was on approach at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.