On October 14th, 2004, operating under the Northwest Airlink banner, Pinnacle Express Flight 3701 crashed close to Jefferson City, Missouri, while repositioning to Minneapolis. The aircraft involved in the accident was a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 (registration N8396A). Manufactured in 2000, the plane had accumulated 9,613 flight cycles and 10,168 flight hours up until the crash.
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Sources: United Airlines May Scoop Up The Early Boeing 777Xs Rejected By Emirates
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- July 27, 2026
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Emirates, the largest single customer of the Boeing 777X rejected the delivery of the first 10 airframes due to extensive rework that would be needed to bring them up to current standards. These planes have been parked for many years, leading to the Middle Eastern carrier standing its ground and the jets potentially being orphaned indefinitely. However, this has reportedly led to US carrier United Airlines to consider buying the airframes.