A Canadair Regional Jet 700, built by Bombardier, collided in America’s first fatal aviation accident since 2009. © 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights ...

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.

Major pieces recovered . In updates throughout the weekend, the NTSB detailed that as of February 8, it had recovered all of ...

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 ultra-wealthy.

A regional airliner and military helicopter collided at Reagan National Airport before plunging into the Potomac River.