The type of jet involved in the crash was built by Canadian-based Bombardier as part of a line of smaller regional jets.
The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate around the world on a daily basis.
Here is a photo of a standard PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 series regional jet, from the American Airlines website. 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.
The jet’s sterling safety record won’t help Bombardier, however, as the Quebec manufacturer divested its aircraft programs to focus on private jets for business customers and the ultrawealthy.
The Bombardier CRJ700 is a small single-aisle jet that can be arranged with seating for up to 78 passengers. American Airlines says its version is set up to fit 65 passengers. Introduced nearly 25 years ago,
National Transportation Safety Board investigators have released images that show the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder after it was recovered from the Bombardier CRJ700 plane involved in the deadly midair collision with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday.
U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years.
Mikey Stovall was returning with friends from a hunting trip in Wichita, Kansas; his parents are traveling to be with his widow and son, report says
Two former Russian figure skating champions were among the passengers as a Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the aircraft, resulting in dozens of fatalitie
The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was among the most popular types of aircraft to land at Reagan Airport in Washington.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
Here are images of the two aircrafts involved in the crash, taken from airline websites and directly manufacturers.