Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 500th Challenger Business Jet.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2000 Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group, with the third largest workforce (behind Boeing and Airbus) and the fourth largest in yearly delivery of commercial airplanes (behind Boeing, Airbus and Embraer). has marked a major milestone with the recent delivery of the 500th Challenger(R) widebody business jet. The 500th Challenger, a model 604, rolled off the Dorval production line May 25 and is being prepared to enter service later this year. The first delivery of the original Challenger 600 occurred in December, 1980. "The production of this 500th aircraft is a landmark event for the Challenger program and for the business aircraft industry as a whole," said Rob Gillespie, president, Bombardier Aerospace, Business Aircraft. "The Challenger has changed the face of business aviation - and helped to transform Bombardier into one of the world's leading aviation companies." For two decades, the Challenger has continuously set new standards for quality, productivity and value in business travel while capturing more than one third of the market for large business aircraft. The current production model - the Challenger 604 is the fifth evolution of the original Challenger and is proving to be the most popular yet. "Since deliveries began in January 1996, the 604 has become the best selling aircraft in the history of the Challenger program as well as in the large jet category," Mr. Gillespie noted. Since receiving Transport Canada Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. History type approval in August 1980, the Challenger has been sold to operators in more than 50 countries, and the fleet has amassed more than 1.7 million hours of operation with a dispatch reliability of 99.6 per cent. It has also helped spawn several new businesses for Bombardier Aerospace including interior aircraft completion, pilot training, aircraft servicing and Flexjet(R) fractional ownership In business, fractional ownership is a percentage share of an expensive asset. Shares are sold to individual owners. A fractional owner enjoys priorities and privileges, such as reduced rates, priority access on holidays and income sharing. . The Challenger program formed the basis for the pioneering and highly successful 50-passenger Canadair Regional Jet(R) (CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper ) airliner which, in just a decade, has transformed the commercial airline industry by offering superior performance, range and economics. As of June 1, 2000, a total of 397 CRJ airliners have been delivered. Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the leading business, regional and amphibious aircraft Noun 1. amphibious aircraft - an airplane designed to take off and land on water amphibian aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" manufacturer. With full design and production capabilities in three countries, it offers the most comprehensive families of 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 and regional jet aircraft and the widest range of business jets. It also provides the Flexjet fractional business aircraft ownership program, technical services, aircraft maintenance and pilot training for business, regional airline and military customers. Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and service 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 is also a provider of financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and asset management. The Corporation employs 56,000 people in 12 countries in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia, and more than 90 per cent of its revenues are generated outside Canada. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2000, totalled $13.6 billion Cdn. (R) Registered trademarks of Bombardier Inc. Information: Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Knaapen Catherine Chase Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace Montreal: 514/855-7988 Montreal: 514/855-7980 Note to editor: Photo available at www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.htm http://www.aero.bombardier.com |
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