BAe-146 / NorthwestBAe 146 Northwest airplane model. The improved Avro RJ85 first flew on March 23, 1992, and like the small RJ70 and larger RJ100, is a modernised development of the basic 146, with improvements including more reliably and efficient FADEC equipped AlliedSignal LF 507 engines, enhanced `Spaceliner' cabin and a digital flightdeck. , ,British Aerospace (and for a time the AI(R) consortium) has been quite successful marketing the RJ85 in particular to `blue