Bombardier CRJ900.

The Bombardier CRJ900 charter represents an uncommon proposition in the private and group aviation market: a full-size regional jet configured for up to 90 passengers, brought under exclusive charter for corporate groups, delegations, sports teams or high-volume leisure travel. Operated under a single booking, it removes the compromises of commercial scheduling entirely and delivers the efficiency of a proven regional workhorse on your terms.

History & Development

The CRJ900 is a stretched development of Bombardier’s Canadair Regional Jet family, itself descended from the Challenger 600 business jet lineage. Bombardier extended the CRJ700 fuselage to create a higher-capacity variant capable of serving thinner routes that wide-body aircraft cannot economically justify. The type has been operated by regional carriers across North America, Europe and Asia, accumulating an extensive service record in high-frequency, short- to medium-haul operations. The aircraft listed here entered service in 2015 and is powered by two General Electric CF34-8C5 turbofan engines, a reliable and widely supported powerplant known for its fuel efficiency at regional stage lengths.

Cabin & Comfort

In scheduled airline configuration, the CRJ900 seats up to 90 passengers. When chartered exclusively, that capacity translates into a genuinely spacious environment for a large group: rows of seats with no strangers, no public queues at the gate and no shared manifests. The cabin is a narrow-body single-aisle layout, practical rather than opulent, but the privacy and exclusivity of a full charter fundamentally change the experience. Catering, seating arrangements and boarding procedures are coordinated around your group rather than a mixed passenger load. For sports teams, corporate delegations or incentive groups, that operational control is often the primary reason to charter rather than block-book commercial seats.

Performance

The CRJ900 cruises at approximately 470 knots and carries a range of around 1,550 nautical miles. At that range, the aircraft is well suited to regional sectors of two to four hours, covering destinations across the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent’s western coast, East Africa and parts of Central Asia from a Dubai base. Two GE CF34-8C5 engines power the aircraft, offering a combination of reliability and commonality with a large global maintenance network. The type is approved to operate from the regional airports that serve many of the leisure and business destinations relevant to Gulf-based travellers, including shorter runways that larger narrow-bodies cannot use.

Ideal Routes from Dubai

With a range of 1,550 nautical miles, the CRJ900 is ideally positioned for regional group charter across the Middle East, GCC, East Africa and western South Asia. The following routes are representative of what the aircraft can operate non-stop from Dubai:

• Dubai – Riyadh — approximately 1 hour 10 minutes
• Dubai – Muscat — approximately 45 minutes
• Dubai – Karachi — approximately 1 hour 45 minutes
• Dubai – Nairobi — approximately 3 hours 45 minutes
• Dubai – Mumbai — approximately 2 hours
• Dubai – Tbilisi — approximately 3 hours 15 minutes

The aircraft is equally well suited to multi-leg group itineraries, such as a tour across Gulf states or a series of site visits across the region, where the consistency of a single chartered aircraft simplifies logistics considerably.

Charter the Bombardier CRJ900 with Prime Jet Services

Prime Jet Services arranges CRJ900 group charters from Dubai with attention to the operational details that matter: slot coordination, ground handling, catering brief and crew scheduling are managed as a single package rather than assembled piecemeal. Our broker relationships give us access to operators across the region, ensuring competitive positioning on pricing without compromising on the due-diligence standards we apply to every aircraft we place clients on.

If your schedule has flexibility, it is worth enquiring about empty-leg flights, which can offer significant savings on repositioning sectors where the timing suits your group. Contact the Prime Jet Services team directly to discuss your route, preferred dates and any specific requirements — we will respond with a tailored proposal rather than a generic quote.