FAREWELL to the Air Canada Express CRJ-200!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2024
- On June 6th 2024, Jazz Aviation, which operates flights on behalf of Air Canada Express, officially retired their last CRJ-200 from active service.
The CRJ-100 and -200 fleet had steadily been shrinking over the past decade or so, and eventually disappeared from Western Canada entirely. By February of this year, they had only 3 of them actively flying out east.
I had not actually flown on any of Jazz’s CRJ-200s before, so, just in case, I knew I needed to fly on one of these planes before it was too late.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada Express (Jazz) (QK/JZA)
Aircraft: Bombardier CRJ-200ER (CRJ2)
Flight Number: AC8866
Seat: 11F (Economy)
Livery: New (2017)
Engines: 2x GE CF34
Registration: C-FDJA
Route: Washington National (DCA) - Ottawa (YOW)
Callsign: JAZZ 866
Runway used: 1 (DCA) - 32 (YOW)
Date filmed: February 2024
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Back when the CRJ was still only a model on a stand (painted with original Canadair/Bombardier gray and red livery) and an idea coming together on the assembly line as the flight test / prototype, I was involved in developing the pilot training courses. It was a challenge for our team to develop and deliver all the necessary facilities (courseware, simulators, visual systems, Computer Based Training systems, within the allotted time frame - but we did it... . Kind of sad to see the end of the era - but it was a landmark aircraft of the day - replacing noisy, slow, old turboprop AC with fast, quiet jet service on short, regional flights. Thanks for posting this - and for squeezing your 'tallness into the relatively small RJ cabin!.✌
Fun fact: Alex is 6’8” and the cabin height is 6’1”.
Flew on the CRJ-100/200 once and couldn’t wait to get off that claustrophobic inducing sardine can.
perfect description of the CRJ-100/200! I could not have described it better myself. Good riddance!
But is he actually 6’8
LOLOL Try an F28. You have no clue.
Air Canada and many non-US airlines managed to make CRJ 100/200’s actually fairly acceptable in terms of comfort. It’s just the US airlines ones are so plentiful.
@@tylergamerplayz2589 yes he is, he's said it countless times in past videos.
I had the pleasure of flying 6 legs on the CRJ 200 while doing my line indoctrination last year out of toronto. Our sim training was based purely on the 200. At the time I had no idea I just did my first and last flights on it. As an avgeek, it’s sad to see it go, but as someone rated on it and the 900, I can say it only makes sense they retired it sooner. It is a fun little airplane to fly but extremely underpowered. Especially the airconditioning system. I remember we had to delay boarding one time and wait for ground crew to plug in external AC because the APU just couldn’t do it on a hot toronto day. When we had a revision of pilot contract last summer, part of the deal was essentially to expedite retiring them. I’m glad we don’t have to see the 200 anymore during any part of our training moving on. Thanks for the video!
Hey Poul! I'll miss the Baby J, but it's neat we got to fly it before they sent them to the desert!
@DanielZombori great to see you here Daniel! I know i made sure to highlight those flights in my logbook. You probably have more legs on it than me 😬
The CRJ was a hard plane to like, as a pilot. The centre line thrust made it tricky on slippery Runways for take off.
If it had a an un-commanded reverser deployment, the thrust lever was connected directly to the reverser cowling and if your hand was in the way, it would most likely break your fingers or a part of your hand.
She would dutch roll at higher speeds, every day. That was normal.
And worse of all? We would sometimes hear a loud clunk in cruise from the wing roots. Bombardier assured us, it was ok.
That being said, the cockpit was well layed out and once you were seated and strapped in, it was comfortable.
It landed flat, which scared the shit out any pilot in the jumpseat, who never flew the plane, or any new pilot to the plane on line indoc. But once you discovered how to land it? It was hard to mess it up.
The CRJ was the first Jet I ever flew. She always took good care of me, most days....
Sad to see her go.
Best memory? Doing the river visual into DCA and having her always squawk, "Bank angle, Bank angle!" Even though she was right at home low down and dirty in a tight turn.
So long HONEY and thanks for all the memories!
Im a ground service agent for a US airline. Iv never been able to interact with the 100 or 200 model but wee still get CRJ 900s every day. They are my favorite aircraft to work on. God bless whoever designed that cargo hold.
I work for a fueler, lol I love/hate them. When they’re taken care of they’re so easy. When they’re not, the fuel panel almost always doesn’t work.
Aft bin is awsome front is stupid as is the valet bags
I have spent the larger portion of my aviation career flying the CRJ aircraft for Jazz. I was selected to be on the original course with the intent of becoming a Training/Check Pilot. After completing the course I was given the honour of heading down to West Virginia to Ferry the first Jazz CRJ200 into Canada in April 17, 2002. The import flight was from Clarkesburg, W. Virginia-Pittsburgh-Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After this I flew/taught and Checked on the aircraft until my last flight on June 21, 2021.
At Jazz we flew all the variants as one Type Rating: CRJ 100, 200, 705 (which was then recertified as a 900). While the 900 variant was certainly the “Queen” of the Jazz fleet for a time and certainly the better performing aircraft, I never lost the enjoyment of flying the 200. From a pilot’s standpoint it was a fun little jet to fly. For it’s time and place in aviation history it was a relatively complex aircraft with many quirks that the pilot had to be familiar with in order to safely operate it. It will always hold a special place in my heart and mind. Farewell to an old friend.
I’m confused. The first jazz 200 was received in 2002? I thought the jazz 200s were the former mainline 200s they got in the early 90s? What airline were these from?
I know a lot of people hated the CRJ100s/CRJ200s but me personally I love them. They got the job done and did a great job from getting others from Point A to Point B. I used to fly on Skywest’s & Endeavor Air’s CRJ100s/CRJ200s a lot back when I used to visit my Grand Parents in North Dakota. I still miss flying on them to this day. R.I.P to CRJ100/CRJ200s I still miss flying on them. 😢
I flew on the CRJ-200 through the former Northwest Airlines. I love how you didn't merely "spot" CRJ's at your YYC home base, you took a journey on one.
The cooler small stuff is now disappearing, glad you got on one. It's wild how many other parts they used on this one!
Yeah. Hate to say it, but feels like commercial aviation is getting more boring. Much of the new planes lack character to me, especially how Boeing and Airbus just keep using the same airframes, 737 should’ve been replaced by a new model by now and the A320 line is getting to that point after the NEO’s.
I managed to catch Air Canada's CRJ-200 twice (C-GQJA and C-??JA) on March 5th and 6th 2023 at DCA operating a flight to Montreal and possibly Toronto. They were both filmed 1 day apart.
I flew the AC CRJ 200 from Toronto to Indianapolis in 2022 and I was okay with it. Of course, I had an exit row, which gave me a bit more leg room, but I didn't feel hemmed in. It is an interesting plane, for sure.
They really need to bring those Jazz liveries back man…it really makes an aircraft stand out
I remember when Jazz had those colourful liveries! I remember going to the airport with my dad and watching them take off. Nice memories. I am going to miss the CRJ-200!
I was a flight attendant for about three years on the 200. At 5'11", the only place I could stand up straight was dead center of the cabin, and I had to duck my head for the exit row sign.
Being based in DCA, I've done that departure many times, and it never gets old. :)
Next time you happen to be in the DC area, please drop me a line. :)
So sad. First plane I ever flew on was a Yellow Jazz -200.
Super loud and uncomfortable, but it's still a memory I will never forget.
Flew them as well from Ottawa to Winnipeg and back for business quite a bit...and all colours over the years. Much better than the turbo props any day.
Loud?
As a -200 driver, I love these things! Ironically, my company is who trained jazz how to operate the -200! If you want to do some more -200 ops, we do some Canadian flying out of ORD
great vid man. May the CRJ-200 be in our hearts.
And in our shoulder blades and necks 😂
@@gmitchellfamily And in our broken backs after landing
As a aircraft mechanic, those CRJ 200 was where I started building my experience as a young apprentice. Not the easiest aircraft to work on but sure is a lot of memories!!!
In 2021 I flew this same CRJ from YYB to YYZ. I enjoyed the fact that it cut 10min off of the typical Dash 8-300 flight time. Also kind of feels like a little rocket on the takeoff. :)
When I went to Kauai in 2018, I saw an Air Canada CRJ-200
That was the first and last time I ever saw an AC CRJ-200
The "Reset Jet" was great. It changed regional travel. Thank you CRJ-100/200, you were a decent way to travel for our regional airport folks and I am 6'6" saying this.
What I love of these planes is the build quality. OK, an Embraer might have a sliver more room, but these Canadian build planes are very strong , reliable and solid. Carry on luggage has changed from a purse to the size of moving containers. Still love the sound they make. I am 6.2 and 94 Kilo, not a fat slob, but a large petite. I like the seats. Just flew back on a Max out of YYZ to YVR, needed a chiropractor and Fit-cream . What a back breakers those seats are. Thanks Alex
Crazy that this was your first CRJ flight when some of us couldn’t avoid flying them. They were a very common sight in the maritimes as well as US east coast.
Post Covid AC started sending them to DCA a lot, sort of glad they’re going away but with what I assume to be less frequency.
One disadvantage is the disappearance of gate pickup of gate-checked luggage, as with the CR9 they check your luggage to destination if they force you to check it in now.
I flew on a CRJ in the 90s on United.
I loved it!
Those engines make the CRJ sound like the only type of hairdryer that achieves lift. The last CRJ 200 I flew on didn’t handle turbulence over Lake Michigan well.
I swear sitting in my chair during the takeoff, you can feel the power of the engines pulling me back through the screen! Neat vid.
It’s been about tens years since I have been on the 200, but I used to fly United Express (they were still blue tulip and battleship!) ones a lot as a kid. I was shorter then so the “quirks” didn’t bother me, and I remember the one flight attendant entertaining my toddler sister in the galley as she ran up and down the aisle. They always felt really personal and small town ish with only 50 people and 1 flight attendant.
Another great video, Alex. That really was a patchwork plane. Radome, cowl, and flaps all in different paint. Thanks for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed DC. Udvar-Hazy (Dulles Annex) of the Air and Space Museum is my favorite museum in the entire area and Gravelly Point is a fun place to relax and watch planes take-off/land.
Buddy, my first experience at DCA was coming home from fight sim Expo last year. What an amazing terminal! (Landing an A320 with auto brake medium just as a storm rolled in was amazing too). But I must return for the museum.... Enough to make a grown man cry! CRJ900 banking over the Pentagon was surreal on the way out. Last I flew this plane was Delta Connection in 2002! Loved crj since then
Brings back memories bopping around smaller Atlantic Canada airports to Toronto, Montreal, etc. One flight from Montreal to Fredericton had some bad turbulence on an early Dash 8, captain said turbulence was up to 28000 and we were rated to 25000 so we're going down to 13000..... fun run but man was it bumpy!
It's time for another YEG spotting video 😊
Welcome to my home town of DC. Hope you enjoyed your stay.
A regional flight I now take relatively frequently switched from the CRJ200 to the E175s and I cannot explain how much more comfortable the Embraer 175 is. Love how you referred to them as “quirks”, I could not be as generous.
The upper bins of the CRJ-200 were so tiny only a small backpack or purse would fit. It really packs in the passengers for those 50 seats as well.
I live about 45 minutes from Reagan myself and I frequently go down to Gravelly point to plane spot for runway 1/19. You get some lovely views of the Potomac approach path and of the DC and Arlington skylines. I'm well used to seeing CRJs there, but almost all of them are 700s. I'm not used to seeing the truly small planes there. I'd probably enjoy the cabin much more, being 5'8".
Thanks Alex...as always an excellent thoughtful review!
Alex, thanks for this one. I flew on the CRJ-200 a few times between Toronto and Halifax, Halifax and Montreal, and Halifax and Boston. Comfort is one thing... memories... well, that's something else.
A very enjoyable video sir. I remember taking a United CRJ200 flight from DTW to IAD back in 2003 So glad to have ticked this type off from my flying list.
Many thanks for this great video, Alex. When the news came out that they had been retired, it seemed like a young plane to retire until I remembered that my first CRJ flight was on one of those mainline-branded machines all the way back in the summer of 1996 when they were running them between Calgary and Edmonton. While I didn’t like the low windows, as a tall person I still found the CRJ-100/200 more comfortable than the Q400s that replaced them. Lots of memories… and it’s also crazy to think that these are retired but the ex-Canadian A320s are still going strong 😄
Nice coverage Alex. I've flown many legs on the 100 and 200 series and found them kind of claustrophobic but once you settle in comfortable for the length of flights they did. Of course I'm just 6 feet tall so I was ok. Very safe plane had some rough flights and never a problem.
This brings me so much nostalgia since two years ago, I departed from Ronald Reagan with Air Canada's Jazz Aviation on the CRJ-900
When ya entered the terminal, damn it brought me so many memories. Anyway, great vid and thanks for the nostalgia on my side. :D
I'm flying back to Reagan in August, seems they're being replaced with 900's - so that's a good thing!
I rode on one of these back in 2006 when Mesa Airlines Go! was operational in Hawaii. It was a small, cramped plane but good enough for a flight under 45 minutes.
used to fly from edmonton to winnipeg and back on theses loved them they were smooth and the 2 per side seating is great was a big step backwards when they replaced them with the q400
Awesome, thanks Alex
100%, very well said Alex and great video
Awesome video Alex!
My first flight ever was on a CRJ200.. It will always hold a especial place for me... The museum is outstanding, was there last year.
Alex nice video of the the CRJ and a variety of locations to make your video so good. The flight deck footage is a beautiful touch. Thanks Alex again.
Thanks Alex
Sad to see these go... Even if not many people liked it. We will miss them here at YOW!
Mercifully, I only flew on one of these exactly one time. 😁👌🏼
I have many memories of being on CRJ’s 200s Toronto to thunder bay Ontario seeing family and friends as a child.
Great video Alex! Sad to see this beauty go
Thanks for the video Alex! I did this exact flight back in 2018 and there was only a handful of other people aboard. Given the origins of this aircraft I could kinda imagine I was on a private jet… or as close as I’ll ever get anyway. RIP CRJ 200!
Proud to have gotten to fly these with Jazz, however disliked they were for passengers, they'll always hold a place in my heart! The windows are a funny case, they were at the right height when the CRJ was a Challenger Business Jet, but they didnt bother moving them when they raised the floor for the regional jet version!
I flew in one of their crj’s a few months ago going to Montreal from dc it was small but got the job done, but I’d love to go back to that museum
I used to take these between YYC and YQR for work in 2011/12. Last flight was Oct 2021, YYZ to YSB. I’m one of the weird ones who didn’t mind them. Being average height might’ve helped, though…
It’s too bad they’re being retired, they were truly a trendsetter and of decent design, save for ergonomics and power as OPs have suggested.
Thanks!
I was in DC twice a few months ago, although the second trip was more of an extended layover to my actual destination, NYC. Went to both Udvar and the down town Smithsonian Air and Space museums and i felt like a kid in a candy store 😂😂 watching the planes fly over in the parking lot of Udvar was something else for me. On my way back on my second trip i got to fly in one of the newer CRJ-900s with the newer interior and i must say it was very nice indeed! Kind of a shame i was missing its screen from the old interiors, it really made AC’s CRJs unique
I will also miss the CRJ-200, getting to fly them a lot as a kid out of MEM with Northwest Airlink. I hope at least some of the retired 200s are bought out for freighter conversions. We have gotten Aeronaves TSM and Gulf & Caribbean Cargo through Memphis with their CRJ-200PF's.
KDCA is my home airport, and usually the Air Canada traffic we see are almost always the CRJ-900’s coming in from Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal. However, sometimes we did get the 200 version, and it was always a special treat seeing it! I am sad that they are retiring it from the AC Express fleet, but it was very fun to spot it here while it lasted!
That’s pretty funny. My first flight into DCA was on an Embraer 175, operated by Sky regional. My outbound flight was a CRJ 200, operated by Air Georgian out of Dulles.
Sad to see another aircraft type leave the Air Canada fleet. Time flies faster than a plane, that's for sure. I'll miss the sound of it's two GE engines. 😢
I’m sure I’ve been on the 200 before, flying ysb to Yyz it’s a treat to get one of these. The dash 8 was about an hour, the q400 about 40, and these do it in about 30 or so. Flying to Newark has the bigger version w business class I think. Yes, the windows are low but in the air it’s ok. Great plane!
I never flew on a CRJ-100/200, the smallest Models were actually the Dash 8-400 and the CRJ-900 - but the CRJ-100/200 has definetely its Place in the Aviation History.
Thank you very much for another great Trip Report!🙂👍
Very nice!
When AC introduced the then CL65 in 1994, I obtained my type endorsement the same year. It was a good aircraft to work on but very different from my other endorsements, which included such diverse aircraft as the CL 215, B767, DC8, DC9, A320,Vickers Viscount, to name a few in my forty five years in aviation. Being slim really helped, as some of my co-workers simply could not fit in the various bays for servicing. Nonetheless, I did like the machine despite these inconveniences. This was also my last aircraft prior to my retirement.
I've seen many of these jets, I've had one take off right in front of me at a local airshow. I'll miss seeing them.
I used to regularly travel between YEG (later YYC) and YSJ. The second leg of the flight was invariably on a CRJ. I do not miss that experience at all, especially, as Alex correctly noted, the smallest lavatory possible.
I normally flew overnight after work, so for most of those trips I would pass-out from sheer exhaustion and only awaken upon landing.
Now that there are no small planes in the fleet (bye bye CRJ100/200, DH100/200/300, BEH1900), it really limits the service that Air Canada offers to smaller communities. If the smallest planes have 70+ seats then the little airports only get a flight or two a day.
WestJet Link is also dissolving from the WestJet brand so there won’t be any mainline SAAB340 service either.
Porter’s smallest Q400 planes aren’t any smaller than Air Canada and Westjet’s smallest, also Q400. There’s not been a better time for demand of small planes that hadn’t been filled than now.
@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 It doesn't seem like any small passenger jets are in the pipeline other than possible electric options, which may be a ways off.
There should be small niche airline that can fly from bigger cities to the smaller communities. There is a market for it
One of the first aircraft I worked on as a ramp agent, got to tow one of the last ones in Delta colors right before they went away 😂. Overall fun to work sometimes, with some carriers, others you’d have to add ballast regularly to keep them balanced.
Interesting note the Air Canada CRJ2000's designation is Bombardier CL-65. All of the CRJ's for Air Canada have specific modifications particular only to the Air Canada CRJ's as per Air Canada's request. Hence they carry the designation of CL-65 instead of CRJ 200
I have seen many CRJ 200’s while planespotting. I kinda liked them. Ive seen many of them at Ottawa and many pilot waves from the pilots. Sad to see them go now
Thanks for the tribute and the farewell to a great airplane. Sure, by today's standards it looks (and is) outdated and probably deserved to be retired, but it did its job well. It was my first jet, I flew it a Air Georgian and Jazz (I do have a few logbook lines with FDJA). Having just the one lav at the back of the cabin, we would try our best to not have to use it while passengers were on board, thus avoiding the "walk of shame". 🙂
Flew my one and only CRJ 200 flight back in ‘97. Yes I found the windows too low and the bathroom super cramped. Both otherwise it was a smooth flight. Relatively quiet, Especially for the time. And it handled a very windy approach into Toronto very nicely (from Charlottown I believe). Nice seemingly flight idle decent into Toronto was very pleasant.
That being said they did crash one a couple months later in a snow storm in Fredericton.
I didn't even realize they had still used them ahhhhh I flew once from YVR-YYC and I was shook at how tiny it was. I booked the first window seat behind business class and that was some sort of seat...
I worked at Jazz as a librarian when the fleet was all RJs and DASHs. Sad to see them go. I also flew out of Reagan too!
Interesting the difference in flap settings on take off(minimal) and landing ( looks like maximum) I did fly a CRJ with the old US Airways out of Buffalo to Philly.
The last Crj-200 I flew was the very same seat as you are in. I had quite the experience as Engine vibration made the rear of the plane into a vibrating chair and the noise was unbearable. Glad you enjoyed it.
Loud in the back, but extremely quiet in the front.
@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 the seat was bolted to floor, was there a way to move it to the front?
Such an interesting flight review video. What i do learn 2 years ago, is when airlines retired the smaller CRJ100 and CRJ200, No one is going to missed those tiny crappy regional jets.
I was lucky to catch both CRJ-100ER and -200LR versions. Not bad at all!
I don’t fly much. But when I do, It’s usually on a CRJ. Most US CRJs only have small overhead bins and can’t really accommodate a full size carry-on. Some have been modified with ground level luggage cabinets to offer full size carry on capacity at the expense of passenger capacity, usually on longer versions of the aircraft being refitted for small destination service to replace the -200s.
Thanks for flying to my hometown airport :)
Flew on the Delta connection ones from Cincinnati to Toronto a few times always remembered that when going down the runway it always felt like the tires had no air and the landing gear struts didn't absorb much you could feel every crack on the runway
I used to remember flying these in the old Jazz livery!
With the older smaller Dash 8’s and now CRJ-200 retired, there seems to be a need for smaller model or aircraft that can serve remote communities, as other options seem to be out of production and aging as well.
The Q400 and larger CRJ’s are alright to fill the role but some of these routes don’t require that much space in the plane, so I guess Air Canada invested in that Heart Aerospace 30-seater project for this reason?
I greatly prefer the CR2 to any of the larger CRJ’s (glaring at you CR9). My favourite regional airline flies dozens of them, and my travel agent has the request to fly on them when offered.
The retirement of Jazz’s CR2’s certainly explains why our route has been replaced with E175’s.
I remember when we had Dash-100’s, then 300’s, then CR2’s. Flown on all of them.
Very nice video, Alex. I've never flown the type, but they are definitely a nice looking aircraft. I'm not sure I understand Air Canada's reasoning for retiring all their smaller aircraft, especially because many of their Dash 8-300s had received life extension programs, and many of these CRJ-200s weren't even 20 years. This is very unfortunate for smaller airports because they don't have the demand for a Dash 8-400 or CRJ-900.
I used to fly for work 40+ weeks a year. Out on Monday out on Friday night. I never minded being on any of the CRJ’s and in fact preferred them over 737’s. I liked the 2X2 seating and I thought the seats were way more comfortable. If you got a window seat there was a little ledge you could prop your feet up on for a change of position.
I now prefer the E175/195 over any other mid-haul aircraft.
Least favorite for long haul flight is the 787. Favorite is the 380.
I like the CRJ for what it was. It allowed faster trips and greater frequency for lower volume routes.
Not a fan of the CRJ 100/200, but I absolutely LOVE the ERJs, I was on one this morning. The single seats on the left side are great! Feels like the Mazda Miata of aircraft.
The CRJ-200 is monstrous compared to the old Dash 8-100! Just 9 rows including a really fun seat in the middle of the aisle in the last row. Miss these little guys!
As a regular flier between WAS and YUL, I was so happy the day that United and Air Canada took these aircraft off their schedules. Both airlines operate much better aircraft on these routes, and the flight seems a lot less of a chore than it used to feel when it was the CRJ200 operating them. Still thankful for the service they provided, but boy am I glad having CRJ900 and ERJ175 aircraft operating this route now 😅
Flew on a CRJ-200 United from Denver to YYC.. Real Little Hot Rods those are !
They’re definitely fun to fly but Hot rods they most certainly are not. The A321 is about the only thing flying that has worse performance.
How do you fit into a CRJ-200??? Does it take a crowbar to pry you out of your seat? Do they have to cut a hole in the bottom of the cabin so your legs can stretch into the cargo hold??? 🤣
I've flown the CRJ 100/200 a few times, mostly between Charlottesville, VA and Charlotte on AA or Atlanta on DL when I was at uni. I'm 5'11 and they made me feel claustrophobic. If I were 6'7" like you I'd probably go out of my way to avoid them.
I will not miss them. They probably make sense to the bean counters but passenger experience is substandard.
Regional jets aren’t really supposed to be comfortable, they’re intended for short hops. But for some reason airlines love putting them on longer routes that larger planes would usually serve.
@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 Exactly! Airlines love maxing out the range. Once I did YYC - IAH and only reason I lived was because I was in first class so it was roomy.
@@Michael_Livingstone they have business class in the CRJ-200? I remember I’ve been in it on the CRJ-900 and it was actually really nice and even had IFE (although mine wasn’t working) and comfortable business class seats
@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 the one I flew on was a CRJ 900.
I remember flying in the CRJ a few times, but I don't think it was the 200. I like the design of the rear mounted twin engines....makes for a much quieter ride.
And BTW, it si the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries CRJ-200. During its liquidation, Bombardier did not grant rights to use its name/brand to those buying the various divisions. (the name remains used by the business jet division which is all that is left of the Bombardier company until that is liquidated too).
"the seatback pocket"
cut to: shot of the pocket jammed against the back of the seat with your knees pinning it there
made me laugh out loud
RIP the CRJ my knees will not miss you but the rest of me will
My 1st jet!