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See also: Short haul

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

See also: Turboprop

Two-abreast cabin

Loganair Islander at Fair Isle
Model Seats Period built country
Britten-Norman Islander 09 1965-today 1280  United Kingdom
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, pressurized 19 1968-2001 600+  United States
Britten-Norman Trislander 16 1970-1982 72  United Kingdom
GAF Nomad 12-16 1975–1985 172  Australia
Dornier Do 228 19 1981-1998, 2009–today 270  Germany
Beechcraft 1900, pressurized 19 1982-2002 695  United States
NAL Saras 14 2014-? 2  India

Three-abreast cabin

Let L410
Model Seats Period built country
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 19 1965–1988, 2008–today 846  Canada
Short SC.7 Skyvan 19 1963–1986 153  United Kingdom
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 18-21 1968–1990 500  Brazil
BAe Jetstream 31, pressurized 19 1969-1993 458  United Kingdom
Let L-410 Turbolet 19 1971-today 1,138  Czech Republic
Short 330 30 1974–1992 125  United Kingdom
CASA C-212 Aviocar 26 1974–today 578  Spain
Antonov An-28 / PZL M28 18 1975-1993 / 1993-2006 191 / 39  Ukraine /  Poland
Short 360 36-39 1981–1991 165  United Kingdom
Saab 340, pressurized 37 1983-1999 459  Sweden
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, pressurized 30 1983–2001 354  Brazil
Cessna 208 14 1984-today 2,000  United States
Harbin Y-12 17 1985-today 105  People's Republic of China
BAe Jetstream 41, pressurized 29 1992–1997 100  United Kingdom
Dornier 328, pressurized 30 1992-2005 217  Germany
Saab 2000, pressurized 50-58 1994-1999 64  Sweden

Four-abreast cabin

Dash 8 of Air Southwest on landing
Model Seats Period built country
Fokker 27 48-56 1958-1987 586  Netherlands
Antonov An-24 52 1959-1979 1367  Ukraine
NAMC YS-11 64 1962–1974 182  Japan
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 40-58 1962-1988 380  United Kingdom
IAI Arava 20-24 1972–1988 80  Israel
Ilyushin Il-114 52-64 1997–present 14  Russia
de Havilland Canada Dash 7 50 1975-1988 113  Canada
Bombardier Dash 8 and Q400 37-78 1983–present 1028  Canada
ATR 42 42-50 1984-present 401  France &  Italy
Fokker 50 58 1987-1997 213  Netherlands
BAe ATP 64 1988-1996 64  United Kingdom
CASA/IPTN CN-235 44 1988-present 230  Spain &  Indonesia
ATR 72 68-74 1989-present 408  France &  Italy
Antonov An-140 52 1997-present 28  Ukraine
MA60 60 2000 - present 41  People's Republic of China

Regional jets

See also: Regional jet

Three-abreast cabin

BMI Embraer ERJ 145
Model Seats Period built country
Embraer ERJ 145 family 37-50 1989-present 1100+  Brazil
Fairchild-Dornier 328JET 32-34 1999-2005 111  Germany

Four-abreast cabin

CRJ100 LR of Lufthansa CityLine
Model Seats Period built country
Yakovlev Yak-40 27-36 1967-1981 1011  Russia
VFW-Fokker 614 40-44 1975-1977 19  Germany
Bombardier CRJ100/200 50 1992-2000 1021  Canada
Bombardier CRJ700/900/1000 70-100 2001-present 584  Canada
Embraer E-Jet family 70-108 2004-present 713  Brazil
Mitsubishi Regional Jet 70-96 2014- 0  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 country
Fokker F28 Fellowship 65-79 1967-1987 241  Netherlands
British Aerospace 146 82-112 1983-2001 387  United Kingdom
Fokker 100 97-107 1986-1997 283  Netherlands
Fokker 70 79 1994-1997 47  Netherlands
Antonov An-148 75-99 2009-present 14  Ukraine
Sukhoi Superjet 100 78-98 2011-present 9  Russia
Bombardier CSeries 110-130 2013- 0  Canada
Boeing 737 85-124 1968-present 7,147  United States

References

  1. ^ Barbara De Lollis (2006-09-05). "Regional jet use stabilizing". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-12-02. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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