Starting life as the Canadair Challenger business aircraft, the Canadair (now Bombardier) RJ is often considered to be the original regional jet (of the modern age, anyway). The original -100/200 models have now been joined by the stretched CRJ700 and 900 varients in the Gemini Jets range. Of course, the turboprop is still alive and well, in the form of the hugely successful Dash 8-400.
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