The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliners manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. The aircraft was based on the Canadair Challenger design, which was purchased by Canadair from Bill Lear in 1976. The wide fuselage of the Challenger which seats 2 passengers on each side of the aisle suggested early on to Canadair officials that it would be straightforward to stretch the aircraft to accomomodate more seats, and there was a plan for a Challenger 610E, which would have had seating for 24 passengers. That lengthening did not occur, the effort being canceled in 1981, but the idea did not disappear. In 1987, studies began for a much more ambitious stretched configuration, leading to the formal launch of the Canadair Regional Jet program in the spring of 1989. The "Canadair" name was retained despite the fact that Bombardier had bought out the company. The first of three development machines for the initial CRJ100 performed its first flight on 10 May 1991, though the first prototype {C-FCRJ} was lost in a spin mishap on July 26, 1993 near Wichita, Kansas. The type obtained certification in late 1992, with initial delivery to customers late in that year. The CRJ200 is identical to the 100 model except for more efficient engines. Pinnacle Airlines had operated some with 44 seats, designated as CRJ440, with closets in the forward areas of the passenger cabin, though these were converted to 50 seat airplanes. These modifications were designed to allow operations under their major airline contract "scope clause" which restricts major airlines' connection carriers from operating equipment carrying 50 or more passengers to guard against usurpation of Air Line Pilots Association and Allied Pilots Association pilots' union contract. GoldenJet has purchased 19 of these from StarJet to replace its Bombardier Challenger 300 and Gulfstream G550, as-well as add more domestic and short-range routes. On January 5th, 2016, one more unit was purchased from ExpressJet and placed as a secondary aircraft for the new Keflavik - Stockholm route.
The 787-8 is the base model of the 787 family, with a length of 186 feet {57 m} and a wingspan of 197 feet [60 m] and a range of 7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles {14,170 to 15,190 km}, depending on seating configuration. It is the first of the 787 variants, and the third Boeing widebody after the 747SP and the 777-200LR with a wingspan wider than the length of the fuselage. The 787-8 seats 242 passengers in a three-class configuration. The variant entered service in 2011. Boeing is targeting the 787-8 to replace the 767-200ER and 767-300ER.
In April of 2013, GoldenJet has proposed the Boeing 787-8S, a solar-cell fitted Boeing 787-8. The solar cells are ultra-lightweight thin-film, laboratorically engineered to have maximum efficiency. The total weight of the panels/add. wiring is about 98kg. To avoid aerodynamic drag, the panels are hidden under protective glass covering made of the same general material as the fuselage itself. In total, the solar cells can save about 2000KG of fuel and weight per flight. Night flight is lowering the MTOW by 295kg. GoldenJet is the start customer of the variant, having ordered 12. One more 788s was ordered later in order to replace the aging McDonell Douglas MD-83, making the total aircraft count 13. On December 23rd, 2015, 20 more units were received. Three were sent to reserve, while the other 17 were placed on service on new routes.
