Bombardier made significant changes to the original CRJ airframe, resulting in the ... Gross Weight (Ramp): 75,250 lbs Max Take-off Weight: 75,000 lbs Max Landing Weight: 67,000 lbs Max Zero ...

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 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 ...