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Flight Review: SEA to LAX on United Express CRJ-700 · airlinereporter.com · Aug 26, 2010Improved wings and engines over the CRJ-200 make the CRJ-700 a nimble and quick aircraft.
Small but Mighty: The Humble Bombardier CRJ700 That Helped Shape Regional Aviation · mightytravels.com · Nov 16, 2023While not as roomy as a 737, the 2x2 seating and generous 32" pitch gave CRJ700 cabins a comfortable, modern feel.
United Express CRJ700 economy class · businesstraveller.com · Sep 30, 2011A comfortable, punctual short-haul flight with friendly cabin crew.
Review: American Eagle CRJ-700 Economy | Des Moines-Washington · rgvjetsetter.com · Oct 13, 2026The American Eagle CRJ-700 is absolutely nothing special.

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Flight Review: SEA to LAX on United Express CRJ-700 · Aug 26, 2010	0.75
United Express CRJ700 economy class · Sep 30, 2011	0.65
Small but Mighty: The Humble Bombardier CRJ700 That Helped Shape Regional Aviation · Nov 16, 2023	0.60
Review: American Eagle CRJ-700 Economy \| Des Moines-Washington · Oct 13, 2026	-0.25

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airwaysmag.com/new-post/maiden-flight-crj700
airwaysmag.com· Posted Oct 26, 2026· Starts May 27, 1999 ✓· 34% of score
Airways Magazine: "Today, in 1999, the prototype Bombardier CRJ700 (C-FRJX) operated its maiden flight" (27 May); Wikipedia^[2] and FlyRadius^[4] give 27 May 1999.
[2]70%
Bombardier CRJ700 series (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 26, 2026· 34% of score
Maiden flight 27 May 1999, Transport Canada approval, specification table.^[1]
[3]70%
Review: American Eagle CRJ-700 Economy | Des Moines-Washington
rgvjetsetter.com· Published Oct 13, 2026· Added by@ThePinGang· 32% of score
Independent review of this exact work/product, supporting its critical reception; this reference does not independently establish the event date.^[1]
[4]65%
Bombardier CRJ700 (FlyRadius)
flyradius.com· Published Sep 18, 2012· 0% of score
First flight 27 May 1999, Wichita flight-test base, 1,600 test hours, 31 January 2001 first delivery.^[1]
[5]70%
United Express CRJ700 economy class
businesstraveller.com· Published Sep 30, 2011· Added by@ThePinGang· 0% of score
Independent review of this exact work/product, supporting its critical reception; this reference does not independently establish the event date.^[1]

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Airways Magazine: "Today, in 1999, the prototype Bombardier CRJ700 (C-FRJX) operated its maiden flight" (27 May); Wikipedia^[2] and FlyRadius^[4] give 27 May 1999.

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Bombardier's CRJ700 Stretch Makes Its First Flight

The prototype Bombardier CRJ700, C-FRJX, made its maiden flight on 27 May 1999; the 70-seat stretch of the CRJ200 had 96 firm orders and 140 options at the time.

Airways Magazine reports that the prototype Bombardier CRJ700 (C-FRJX) operated its maiden flight on 27 May 1999; the 70-seat jet was a stretch of the CRJ200^[1]
The CRJ700 was launched in January 1997 after an order for four from Brit Air and had 96 firm orders and 140 options by first flight; Bombardier opened a new line at Mirabel because the CRJ200 line lacked room^[1]
Wikipedia and FlyRadius agree on 27 May 1999; FlyRadius says the flight-test programme was based at Bombardier's facility in Wichita and four aircraft logged 1,600 hours^[2][4]
Transport Canada certified it on 22 December 2000 and the first aircraft went to Brit Air on 31 January 2001, entering service a month later^[1]
The CRJ700 was stretched into the 86-seat CRJ900, which made its maiden flight on 21 February 2001^[1][2]

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Two GE CF34-8C engines (-8C1 early, -8C5 later); length 36.2 m, wingspan 24.9 m^[2]
Airways calls it a 70-seat aircraft; Wikipedia's text gives a maximum passenger seating capacity of 68 and ranges of 1,702 nmi (baseline) and 2,032 nmi (ER)^[1][2]
Take-off field length roughly 4,975-5,265 ft; maximum take-off weight 72,750 lb baseline and 75,000 lb ER^[2]

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