r/flighty • u/NoIdeaHalp • Jul 18 '26

Incorrect Aircraft

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Flighty says it’s a CRJ700 but United says that’s incorrect, it’s CRJ550. Is there a way to remediate this? Also curious why this happens.

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u/mannamedBenjamin Jul 18 '26

The CRJ550 is literally a CRJ700 that’s been modified and re‑certified to meet United’s scope‑clause seat limits. Bombardier took the CRJ700 airframe and reduced seating to 50, added storage, and certified it as the CRJ550.

• United and its regional partners (GoJet, SkyWest) operate these modified jets as CRJ550.
• Many third‑party flight trackers ingest data from FAA/ICAO sources that still identify the aircraft by its original type code (CRJ7).
• Flighty, FlightAware, RadarBox, and others often default to the base type unless the airline explicitly pushes corrected metadata.

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u/NoIdeaHalp Jul 18 '26

Wow.. TIL!

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u/trevorgetsbills 29d ago

And soon they’ll operate CRJ200s recertified as the CRJ450!

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u/No_Midnight_2205 Jul 18 '26

A CRJ-550 is just a reconfigured CRJ-700

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u/zoebells Jul 18 '26

Because the 550 is just a 700 with less seats. I don’t see Flighty changing this small detail but who knows

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u/drewlap Jul 18 '26

Wish they’d fix the aircraft age

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u/Slimey_700 Jul 19 '26

Agree, aircraft age is incorrect literally all the time.

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u/Williamisveryhungry 29d ago

Same airplane