Atlantic Coast Airlines Takes Delivery of a New Jetstream 41 Aircraft.DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1997--Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ) (NASDAQ/NM: ACAI), which operates in the Eastern United States as United Express, Thursday announced that it has finalized negotiations and taken delivery of a new 29-passenger Jetstream 41 aircraft from Aero International (Regional). ACA, which currently operates 31 J-41s, was the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. launch customer for the aircraft following its order in 1991 and delivery of aircraft in 1993. "We are pleased to be adding an additional J-41 to the ACA fleet," said Kerry Skeen, ACA's president and chief executive officer. "The company's profitable track record can be directly linked to the outstanding operational and economic performance of the J-41." The J-41 aircraft is powered by twin AlliedSignal TPE TPE Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE Terminal de Paiement Electronique (French) TPE Total Power Exchange TPE Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Tampines Expressway (Singapore) TPE Therapeutic Plasma Exchange 331-14 engines and is one of the most technologically advanced regional turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a aircraft in service today. The aircraft is equipped with a state-of-the-art avionics package from Honeywell and a sophisticated ground-proximity warning system. As with all of ACA's J-41 aircraft, the 32nd aircraft with be equipped with AlliedSignal's Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, Flight Management Systems and Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. equipment. Atlantic Coast Airlines Atlantic Coast Airlines (IATA: DH, ICAO: BLR, and Callsign: Blue Ridge) was an airline based in the United States owned by Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc.. It operated as United Express for United Airlines and Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. operates its hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport where it offers more than 200 departures every business day as United Express. Systemwide, ACA serves 41 destinations in 18 states with more than 470 non-stop flights. Its route system spans the East Coast from Maine to Florida. With the addition of this aircraft, ACA will operate a fleet of 65 aircraft including four 50-passenger Canadair Regional Jets, 32 Jetstream 41s and 29 19-passenger Jetstream 32s. CONTACT: Atlantic Coast Airlines Jennifer Heronema, 703/925-6019 |
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