May 7, 2017, 11:27 am
Last edit by: Adam Smith
This thread was originally started regarding the re-configuration and re-designation of Air Canada's legacy CRAs to CR9s. That project was completed in early 2018.
AC currently has five CR9s that were previously owned by SkyWest and in service with Delta. These are (fin/registration):
These aircraft are still configured with the Delta interiors, have no IFE, and may or may not have working WiFi. AC has not published any details regarding the re-configuration of these aircraft to match the existing CR9 fleet.
AC currently has five CR9s that were previously owned by SkyWest and in service with Delta. These are (fin/registration):
- 780 / C-FIJZ
- 781 / C-FJZN
- 782 / C-FOJZ
- 783 / C-FRJA
- 784 / C-GJAN
These aircraft are still configured with the Delta interiors, have no IFE, and may or may not have working WiFi. AC has not published any details regarding the re-configuration of these aircraft to match the existing CR9 fleet.
CRA/CR9 re-config and re-designation - details and progress
Jun 16, 2016, 4:29 pm
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Jan 22, 2017, 1:38 pm
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This can't happen soon enough. Almost impossible to travel with carry-on with those overhead bins on the 705s, and not having a hotel meal in J is a disappointment.
Will they retrofit the overhead bins to allow for legal size carry-ons (similar to the E75/E90s)?
Will they retrofit the overhead bins to allow for legal size carry-ons (similar to the E75/E90s)?
Jan 22, 2017, 1:44 pm
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There are 4 new CRJ9s in the AC Express livery sitting at the Jazz hangar in YHZ. Apparently interiors are being fitted in Halifax.
Jan 22, 2017, 2:00 pm
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Is it even possible to fit that size of bin in a CRJ cabin though? Do any other airlines have them?
Jan 26, 2017, 10:12 am
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I'm on one of these now. Has this change been making its way through the fleet slowly? I only did 4 CRA flights in the 2nd half of 2016, but I feel like this is the first time I've had this new interior. Seats seem more comfortable in addition to less dreary. Weren't the old seats brown rather than grey though?
Jan 26, 2017, 10:27 am
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle33766016/
"Bombardier Inc. is weighing options for a new engine on its regional jets in a move that could give its commercial aircraft lineup a boost until its flagship C Series starts making money"
New engines, not bins....
"Bombardier Inc. is weighing options for a new engine on its regional jets in a move that could give its commercial aircraft lineup a boost until its flagship C Series starts making money"
New engines, not bins....
Jan 26, 2017, 6:02 pm
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Jan 26, 2017, 6:24 pm
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https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/De...r_CRJ900_C.php
Jan 26, 2017, 9:20 pm
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Perhaps either they got dirty or the grey was just so dreary that, in my mind, they became brown.
Within the very article you reference, it mentions that BBD has been offering the plane with larger bins recently: "The plane maker recently began offering a modernized cabin for the aircraft that included bigger overhead bins and windows."
Whether that's only on new builds or could be retrofitted on older planes like AC's, who knows. This is one of those times it would be nice if someone from AC posted here and could give us the info.
The DL layout was my hypothesis, since it seems to match pretty neatly what AC has said it wants to do, but have we had any kind of official confirmation that it will look like that?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle33766016/
"Bombardier Inc. is weighing options for a new engine on its regional jets in a move that could give its commercial aircraft lineup a boost until its flagship C Series starts making money"
New engines, not bins....
"Bombardier Inc. is weighing options for a new engine on its regional jets in a move that could give its commercial aircraft lineup a boost until its flagship C Series starts making money"
New engines, not bins....
Whether that's only on new builds or could be retrofitted on older planes like AC's, who knows. This is one of those times it would be nice if someone from AC posted here and could give us the info.
I think we determined it would likely match this:
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/De...r_CRJ900_C.php
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/De...r_CRJ900_C.php
Jan 30, 2017, 3:05 am
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the bins in y held my very full travelpro crew 7 (fits into the sizers as snug as it gets) a-ok sideways. takes a bit of maneuvering when it was stuffed but any other time it was fine. if you have a regulation carry on the bins are a non issue. the people who suffer are those who have oversize carry on. the j style bins on the 705 only existed in j because they protrude out of the roof onto what would be the y aisle. so i wouldn't count on bigger bins.
Feb 2, 2017, 3:15 pm
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the bins in y held my very full travelpro crew 7 (fits into the sizers as snug as it gets) a-ok sideways. takes a bit of maneuvering when it was stuffed but any other time it was fine. if you have a regulation carry on the bins are a non issue. the people who suffer are those who have oversize carry on. the j style bins on the 705 only existed in j because they protrude out of the roof onto what would be the y aisle. so i wouldn't count on bigger bins.
It can at times be a question of angles, how full the bins are, etc, but either way, the bins are woefully inadequate. I don't remember the last time I took a CRA flight where there wasn't a bunch of baggage to gate check. (Yes, not an uncommon problem on other planes these days, but not quite as universal as on the CRAs, in my experience).
Last edited by Adam Smith; Mar 3, 2017 at 9:35 pm Reason: Corrected typo