A few nice vacations to to images I found:
Expressjet ERJ N12567
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Expressjet ERJ-145LR N12567 heads into Montreal Airport
*Airplanes 101* (See Airplanes 101 Set)
Name: ERJ-145, (variants: ERJ-145std, -145EU, -145ER, -145EP, -145LR, -145LU, -145MK, -145XLR)
Manufacturer: Embraer (Brazil)
Main Role: small capacity short/medium range regional jetliner
Basic design: Two engined single aisle narrow body regional Jet.
Capacity: 50 passengers
Range: 2900km
First delivery date: 1996
Still in production in 2006: Yes
Easily confused for: CRJ-200, ERJ-135, ERJ-140, CRJ-700, F-70, F-100, DC-9, MD-80
Main Characteristics Look for a the ERJ-145's small tail and short tailcone with the APU exhaust jutting out. Also the distinctive 4 paned cockpit windows and very low to the ground pointy nose cone. Some 145s alsot have winglets. The fuselage is stretched compared to the 135s.
Examples of Main Operators: American Eagle & Continental Express are two of the biggest operators along with US Airways, Air france.Alitalia and others.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERJ-145
Shuttle America Embraer 170
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Star Alliance member United Express (Chautauqua Airlines/Shuttle America) sends in this EMB-170 from Chicago. N631RW was United's very first EMB-170.
www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Chautauqua Airlines-history-e170.htm
*Airplanes 101* (See Airplanes 101 Set)
Name: EMB-170
Manufacturer: Embraer (Brazil)
Main Role: medium capacity short - medium range regional jetliner
Basic design: Two engined single aisle narrow body regional Jet.
Capacity: Roughly 70 passengers
Range: 3300-3800km
First delivery date: 2002
Still in production in 2006: Yes
Easily confused for: 737, A318, A319, A320
Main Characteristics Look for a the EMB-170's small wing mounted twin engines. it's distinctive tail with a kink in the leading edge, the exposed silver coloured tail cone and the classic Embraer 4 paned cockpit window. Also this aircraft series has very large widely spaced passenger windows in comparison to other regional jets. It's winglets too are very pronounced. From a distance this plane can be easily mistaken for a 737.
Examples of Main Operators: United Express, Delta Connection, Air Canada, Lot, Alitalia among many others. It's quickly becoming one of the more popular aircraft types around.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMB-170
Hydro Quebec Dash 8
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I was a bit surprised to see this Dash-8-300 C-CJNL in Hydro Quebec's colours. Normally they fly a Q400 in and out of Montreal so this is my first siting of a -300. Nothing special but always fun to spot something you haven't see before or seen often.
*Airplanes 101* (See Airplanes 101 Set)
Name: Dash-8
Manufacturer: Bombardier (DeHavilland Canada) (Canada)
Main Role: small capacity, short range regional propellor aircraft
Basic design: twin engined top fuselage mounted, single aisle narrowbody propellor airplane.
