The jet's sterling safety record won't help Bombardier, however, as the Quebec manufacturer divested its aircraft programs to focus on private jets for business customers and the ultra-wealthy.

The type of jet involved in the crash was built by Canadian-based Bombardier as part of a line of smaller regional jets.

The Bombardier CRJ700 is a small single-aisle jet that can be arranged with seating for up to 78 passengers. American ...

Here are images of the two aircraft involved in the crash, taken from airline websites and directly manufacturers.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, ...

The Army helicopter and regional American Eagle jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate ...

Sixty passengers and four crew from the plane are presumed dead from the crash, which also killed the three military members ...

An NTSB-led investigation is in full swing to identify factors that led to the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American ...

More from the final moments of the doomed aircraft has emerged in a series of recordings from Air Traffic Control.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet killing three soldiers, 60 passengers and four crew members. Here’s what we know about the aircraft involved.