Canadair regional jet 700 american overhead bin space. I flew to and from nashville and chicago in the same day on this aircraft. The crj 700 operated by envoy air as american eagle was better than i expected. Above bombardier crj700 overhead bins photo by altairkh on wikimedia commons. Bombardier crj900 overhead storage is similar to the overhead bins installed on the crj700 jet. While there are a few newer regional jets that are starting to have slightly larger spaces for carry on bags it s a good idea to follow these size guidelines as the majority of regional jets in circulation today will still have small overhead bins. I am a captain for comair airlines and have flown all three types 200 700 900 since 1996. There have been posts for a while now about reduced size tolerances for cabin baggage but until it happened to me this week i hadn t paid much atte. The crj 900 nextgen will have more space for a carry on bag but it is not like the boeing sky interior overhead bins on the 737 800 737 900 737max or the 787 dreamliner or the airbus a350 and a321lr xlr overhead bins but it will be better than any other regional jet s overhead bins. I was surprised to discover that my half full and well cinched rs convertible carry on would not fit in the overhead bins of a bombardier crj 700.
