List of regional airliners

The following is a list of commercial short-haul civilian passenger "regional" airliners of aircraft with significant build numbers which preceded and set the course for the transition to, and rapid adoption of regional jet aircraft among the smaller airlines. Included are aircraft with limited build numbers but highly significant technological features. These aircraft are distinguishable from other airplanes because of their significance in filling the short-hop role in the hub and spoke model of passenger and cargo distribution. Although many airlines used this type of equipment for flights over three hours in length in the U.S in what have been called by many passengers as cramped,[1] and claustrophobia inducing aircraft cabins. The following aircraft are generally considered to be regional airliners and not mainline aircraft with a few noteworthy exceptions.

propeller airliners
Two-abreast cabin

Loganair Islander at Fair Isle Model Seats Period built Britten-Norman Islander 09 1965-present 1280 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, pressurized 19 1968-2001 600+ Britten-Norman Trislander 16 1970-1982 72 GAF Nomad 12-16 19751985 172 Dornier Do 228 19 1981-1998, 2009present 270

country United Kingdom United States United Kingdom Australia Germany

Model Beechcraft 1900, pressurized NAL Saras

Seats Period 19 1982-2002 14 2014-?

built 695 2

country United States India

Three-abreast cabin

Let L410 Model Seats Period built De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 19 19651988, 2008present 846 Short SC.7 Skyvan 19 19631986 153 Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 18-21 19681990 500 BAe Jetstream 31, pressurized 19 1969-1993 458 Let L-410 Turbolet 19 1971-present 1,138 Short 330 30 19741992 125 CASA C-212 Aviocar 26 1974present 578 Antonov An-28 / PZL M28 18 1975-1993 / 1993-2006 191 / 39 Short 360 36-39 19811991 165 Saab 340, pressurized 37 1983-1999 459 Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, pressurized 30 19832001 354 Cessna 208 14 1984-present 2,000 Harbin Y-12 17 1985-present 105 BAe Jetstream 41, pressurized 29 19921997 100 Dornier 328, pressurized 30 1992-2005 217 country Canada United Kingdom Brazil United Kingdom Czech Republic United Kingdom Spain Ukraine / Poland United Kingdom Sweden Brazil United States People's Republic of China United Kingdom Germany

Model Saab 2000, pressurized

Seats Period 50-58 1994-1999

built 64

country Sweden

Four-abreast cabin

Dash 8 of Air Southwest on landing Model Seats Period Fokker F.27 48-56 1958-1987 Antonov An-24 52 1959-1979 NAMC YS-11 64 19621974 Hawker Siddeley HS 748 40-58 1962-1988 IAI Arava 20-24 19721988 Ilyushin Il-114 52-64 1997present de Havilland Canada Dash 7 50 1975-1988 Bombardier Dash 8 and Q400 37-78 1983present ATR 42 42-50 1984-present Fokker 50 58 1987-1997 BAe ATP 64 1988-1996 CASA/IPTN CN-235 44 1988-present ATR 72 68-74 1989-present Antonov An-140 52 1997-present

built 586 1367 182 380 80 14 113 1096 422 213 64 230 595 28

country Netherlands Ukraine Japan United Kingdom Israel Russia Canada Canada France & Italy Netherlands United Kingdom Spain & Indonesia France & Italy Ukraine

Model MA60

Seats Period built 66 2000 - present 41

country People's Republic of China

Regional jets
Three-abreast cabin

BMI Embraer ERJ 145 Model Seats Period built Embraer ERJ 145 family 37-50 1989-present 890 Fairchild-Dornier 328JET 32-34 1999-2005 111

country Brazil Germany

Four-abreast cabin

CRJ100 LR of Lufthansa CityLine Model Seats Period built Yakovlev Yak-40 27-36 1967-1981 1011 VFW-Fokker 614 40-44 1975-1977 19 Bombardier CRJ100/200 50 1992-2000 1021 Bombardier CRJ700/900/1000 70-100 2001-present 621

country Russia Germany Canada Canada

Model Seats Period built country Embraer E-Jet family 70-108 2004-present 908 Brazil Mitsubishi Regional Jet 70-96 20140 Japan CRJ Note: Midway Airlines (1993-2003) and Independence Air used the CRJ as part of their "mainline" equipment. Embraer E190 Note: Air Canada, Jetblue, and US Airways fly and staff their E-jet's as part of their mainline fleet.

Five-abreast cabin

Lufthansa Avro RJ85 (Bae 146) Model Seats Period built Fokker F28 Fellowship 65-79 1967-1987 241 British Aerospace 146 82-112 1983-2001 387 Fokker 100 97-107 1986-1997 283 Fokker 70 79 1994-1997 47 Antonov An-148 75-99 2009-present 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 78-98 2011-present 23 Bombardier CSeries 110-130 20130

country Netherlands United Kingdom Netherlands Netherlands Ukraine Russia Canada

1. ^ Barbara De Lollis; Barbara Hansen (2006-09-05). "Regional jet use stabilizing". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2006-0905-small-jets-usat_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-02.