Bombardier Aerospace Announces Additional Three-Aircraft CRJ Order From Delta Connection.Business Editors FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW The Farnborough International Airshow is a seven-day international trade fair for the aerospace business which is held biennially in England. The airshow is organised by Farnborough International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of British aerospace industry's body the Society 2002 FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002 FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW 2002 FOLLOW-ON ORDER BRINGS OPTION CONVERSIONS TO SIX FIRM AIRCRAFT THIS YEAR Bombardier Aerospace (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. .A) (TSX:BBD.B) today confirmed that Delta Connection carriers Atlantic Southeast Airlines For the defunct low-fare airline, see . Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is a fully certificated American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ) and Comair have exercised options for a total of two Bombardier CRJ200* and one 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700* regional jets. The transaction, valued at approximately $73.24 million U.S. ($111.33 million Cdn.), brings to six the number of option conversions Delta Connection has executed this year. Three firm orders for Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft were previously announced on May 14, 2002. One Bombardier CRJ200 and the CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 700 will be operated by ASA of Atlanta while the other CRJ200 will be flown by Comair of Cincinnati, both of which are Delta Connection carriers. All three jets will be delivered in September 2003. Delta Connection Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , ASA and Comair, have placed combined orders for 297 Bombardier CRJ* aircraft, comprised of 239 CRJ100/200 and 58 CRJ700 aircraft, of which 201 have been delivered - 198 CRJ100/200 and three CRJ700 - making Delta Connection the largest Bombardier CRJ fleet operator. Delta Connection has more than 230 Bombardier CRJ Series regional jets in service with wholly owned subsidiaries ASA and Comair, and independent regional carrier SkyWest Airlines. Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is a world leader in the design, and manufacture of innovative aviation products and services for the regional, business and amphibious aircraft markets. It also offers Bombardier Flexjet(R) fractional ownership, aircraft charter and management, technical services, aircraft maintenance and pilot training for business, regional airline and military customers. Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company, is a world-leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. recreational products. It also provides financial services and asset management in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 80,000 people in 24 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002 stood at $21.6 billion Cdn. Bombardier trades on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F). (R) Registered trademarks of Bombardier Inc. * Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. Note to Editors: Images of the Bombardier CRJ200 and CRJ700 aircraft are available on our Web site photo gallery at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.jsp For more information on Bombardier Aerospace at Farnborough 2002, please visit www.Aeroshow.com |
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