As the Regional Airline Association gathers in Cleveland for its 2015 annual convention to “celebrate the regional airline industry’s glorious past†and “help chart its futureâ€, we thought it a good time to chart the hardware that’s getting it there. So, ranked by units delivered, here are Flightglobal’s Top 10 regional jets. Source: Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets database
1. Bombardier CRJ100/200
1,021 delivered from 1992; 842 in service
2. Embraer ERJ-135/140/145
890 delivered from 1996; 841 in service
3. Yakovlev Yak-40
866 delivered from 1966; 97 in service
4. Bombardier CRJ700/900/1000
718 delivered from 2001; 710 in service
5. Embraer 190/195
655 delivered from 2005; 649 in service
6. Embraer 170/175
464 delivered from 2004; 463 in service
7. BAe 146/Avro RJ
354 delivered from 1996; 211 in service
8. Fokker 70/100
319 delivered from 1988; 235 in service
9. Fokker F28
224 delivered from 1969; 14 in service
10. Dornier 328
92 delivered from 1999; 55 in service