Aircraft
Bombardier debuts upgraded CRJ900
Bombardier Aerospace unveiled a series of updates to its CRJ900 regional jet during a June 5 event at the Signature Flight Support FBO at Washington Dulles

Bombardier Aerospace unveiled a series of updates to its CRJ900 regional jet during a June 5 event at the Signature Flight Support FBO at Washington Dulles International Airport. The 76-seat CRJ900 NextGen on display there became the first to enter revenue service on June 7, when Northwest Airlines subsidiary Mesaba Airlines flew it to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport from Minneapolis.

Bombardier plans to convert the CRJ700/900 production line to the NextGen platform this year. Any airlines placing orders now for those CRJs or the newly launched 100-seat CRJ1000 will automatically receive the NextGen version. NextGen prices range slightly higher, about $250,000 more for the CRJ700 and $300,000 more for the CRJ900.