Here is a photo of a standard PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 series regional jet, from the American Airlines website. According to a brochure from Bombardier CRJ Series, the jet can hold up to 78 people. Per a flight manifest, American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas had 60 passengers and four crew on board.

The CRJ700 is a regional jet frequently used on short- to medium-haul flights. Reagan airport handles about 1,200 flights a day, almost all of which are limited to less than 1,300 miles because of the airport’s perimeter rule.

The airliner involved in the DCA crash came into service 20 years ago and averaged around 50 flights per year.

American Airlines said American Eagle Flight 5342, en route from Wichita to Washington, D.C. Reagan National Airport (DCA), was involved in an accident and landed in the Potomac R

Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year before the deadly crash.

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

The Bombardier CRJ700 is a small single-aisle jet that can be arranged with seating for up to 78 passengers. American Airlines says its version is set up to fit 65 passengers. Introduced nearly 25 years ago,

National Transportation Safety Board investigators have released images that show the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder after it was recovered from the Bombardier CRJ700 plane involved in the deadly midair collision with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday.

Bombardier CRJ700 flight, a popular aircraft in smaller air hubs, was carrying Russian and US figure skaters when it collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter mid-air

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

Mikey Stovall was returning with friends from a hunting trip in Wichita, Kansas; his parents are traveling to be with his widow and son, report says

Kansas officials are sharing what they know after an American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita crashed in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.